The Sum of Change
The Sum of Change presents organizations with many opportunities to improve how the organization improves itself and to enjoy exceptional return in investment. The Sum of Change also presents considerable barriers and obstacles that, unless addressed well and promptly will impede orderly progress toward objectives.
Two inherent elements of the Sum of Change form the focus of this session:
First, the sheer volume and variety of business improvement raises saturation and receptivity issues which, if not handled well can cripple well intentioned initiatives. Although business leaders have the absolute right to demand change; demanding change with little or no regard for the impact upon the organization is not leadership, it is sheer folly.
John explains why receptivity and saturation issues occur and what can be done to minimize such impact without undercutting authority to demand change.
Second; Reusability is a curious notion. In corporate and government settings, the degree of actual reuse is abysmally low whereas reusability potential is almost always high. This means opportunities to save time and money and improve quality and satisfaction are wilfully ignored due to Ego, Politics, NIMBY attitudes, Control/Power conflicts, etc. or are simply overlooked because no one thought to ask... “If reuse has such strong value propositions, why don’t we reuse more often?”
John pulls apart the notion that each business improvement is new, unique and different. He shows how projects might enjoy lower costs, shorter timelines, higher quality and fewer mistakes.
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Project Cost
Number/Failures
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$500 Million+
21/21
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$100 / 500 Million
110/108
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$5 / 100 Million
800/710
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Under $5 Million
2,500/2,125
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Corrective Possibility
1=Fast/Simple
5=Slow/Complex
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Receptivity / Saturation
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Medium
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Medium
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High
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Severe
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2-4
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Reusability Potential
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High
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Very High
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Ultra High
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Sky High
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1-2
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Anyone who listens to John’s views and observations comes away with the realization that he has shone a light on aspects of corporate transformation / business improvement that have overlooked, ignored or taken for granted for far too long.
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