Change Management for the Modern Workplace
Work has fundamentally changed. Trends that were steadily taking hold have jumped on a rocket ship. Co-workers now need to be able to collaborate anytime, anywhere, on any device. Companies that embrace the Modern Workplace will maintain, even accelerate productivity, and attract the best talent, employees looking for employers who “get it”.
It’s not about the technology
Most consultants and internal I.T. start with the technology. “Build it and they will come” has never succeeded. Users stick with what’s familiar because it has worked for them so far. Why change?
Because the world has changed. Your associates and teammates have been tossed into a new paradigm of work and collaboration. Most have struggled because they are trying to work the same way they always have. New work models are an epic cultural shift that has caught most companies, and I.T. teams, unprepared.
While we would never argue against embracing a cloud-centric technology strategy, failing to appreciate the challenge and angst of your user community will be problematic and costly. Business decision makers determine the pace of change for their teams. If they choose to move slowly, your company will be paying twice, once for cloud, and once to maintain the aging legacy technology infrastructure.
Adoption and Change Management Specialists
Organizational Change Management is the discipline of effecting the adoption and embrace of change. The methodology of Change Management incorporate these critical elements:
- Clearly tie the change to business goals
- Identify who will be affected by the change, both directly and indirectly
- Analyze the impact and benefits of the change
- Develop and implement a communication strategy
- Train the stakeholders
- Provide a support structure during the implementation
- Measure progress and uptake
- Make adjustments to the implementation strategy
There are quite a few service providers who can move your workloads to the cloud. Very few understand the people aspect. We have decades of corporate I.T. experience to draw on. We’ve seen what works well and what hasn’t. We’ve taken over many failed implementations from providers who couldn’t effect change.
An End-to-End Partner for your Cloud Journey
We at Vaillus I.T. are certified in Microsoft’s Change Management Framework. We work closely with all of your stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of any workloads you move to the Microsoft Cloud. Our well-tested Project Management methodology incorporates Change Management, as well as Knowledge Management, to ensure your migrations stay on track and are embraced company-wide. Without this rigorous approach and a people focus, migrations drag on, strain budgets, fray nerves, lose momentum, and ultimately fail.
While some service providers take you to the cloud and drop you there, we ensure a smooth transition, user adoption, and a path forward to take full advantage of all the benefits of being a cloud-centric enterprise.