Let's start with the facts.
At any given time,
one in three large organizations
have a transformation program underway.
We expect this number to increase in the coming years due to projected
growth in project related jobs and project based organizations.
As a result,
transformation programs are becoming increasingly
essential to deliver strategic value.
Yet despite best efforts,
the success rate of transformations remain alarmingly low.
Only 22% end up being successful.
And conversely,
this means that 78% of all transformations,
maybe including yours,
are at the risk of failing.
This stark reality emphasizes the need to rethink how we understand,
design,
drive and execute transformation programs.
At Implement Consulting Group,
we have 25 years of experience in helping organizations
beat the odds and unlock the full potential of their transformations.
Therefore,
we know it's a challenging but possible endeavor.
Our experience has taught us that the road to
success starts with recognizing that transformation
programs are not merely large versions of projects.
The execution of programs transcends conventional project execution.
This is due to their immense size,
high complexity and the impact they have
on everything and everyone involved,
which demands a
completely different level of approach governance and involvement.
Currently, we experience a paradox.
The increasing demand for transformation programs are not matched
by the improved execution capabilities and management approaches,
as well as previous experience suited for this endeavor.
As a result,
far too many transformations get solved to a bad start,
which they struggle to fix throughout the
entire lifetime of their transformation.
At Implement,
we have experienced this paradox far too often,
throughout our 25 years of working with transformations,
and we are committed to changing this narrative.
We aim for improving time to impact,
decision making,
transparency and stakeholder involvement,
while actually limiting rework,
scope changes and programming transformation risk.
We have learned that what further adds to the complexity of succeeding
with transformation programs is that there is no silver bullet.
Each transformation operates within a specific context,
in a one-size-fits-all approach.
Therefore,
your chance for success is very closely linked
with your ability to implement practices
tailored to your specific context.
Everything you do must be aimed at reducing program complexity
and increasing transformation predictability.
In our framework for driving transformation programs,
we call it Implement TPM. We have collected all
of our experience and how to do exactly that.
We have created a program management framework that
actually works not just in theory,
not just in theory,
but in real life transformation.
It sets the boundaries for navigating complexities
of program management and enables organizations to
unlock the full potential of their transformations.
TPM is based on three core disciplines.
Build for high impact,
drive progress,
and engage to change.
To truly succeed with a transformation,
all of these three must work closely together as an ecosystem.
Built for high impact is all
about setting the ambition,
designing the future state,
and outlining the strategic path towards it.
Drive progress focus on ensuring robust governance,
structured management,
and effective project execution,
while engaged to change
aims at preparing the receiving
organization through change communication,
stakeholder management,
and specific change management.
Each of these disciplines consists of three specific objectives.
Achieving all of these objectives
will help reduce program complexity and increase transformational
predictability and thus improve the likelihood of success.