A Lean Approach to Change Management
Difficult economic times demand new ways of doing business. Planning is a challenge, but even greater challenges lie ahead when it is time to implement a transformative plan. Applying lean management techniques to managing change can reduce waste, increase efficiency and ensure that momentum is maintained toward a successful transformation.
Content: Article | Authors: Christian Hagen, Kevin Cheung, Mike Sansone, Pushkin Pant, Sunita Dudeja | Source: Kearney | Subject: Change Management
Hitting Back: Strategic Responses to Low-Cost Rivals
Successful low-cost competitors don’t just sap margins incrementally. What makes them so dangerous is their ability to redefine the entire competitive landscape. The low-cost competitor transforms its value chain to reduce prices drastically. With low costs as a pivot, it shifts the ground beneath larger, less flexible opponents and turns their mass and momentum against them. Responses often come too late to be effective, and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Bob O’Meara, Christian Hagen, Jim Morehouse, Todd Huseby | Source: Kearney | Subject: Strategy
Low Cost Competitor Value Chain
Strategies for Competing with Low Cost Rivals
A Blueprint to Fix IT Complexity
Many IT organizations are buckling under the pressure of corporate expectations–not because of a lack of know-how, but because of excessive complexity that has developed over time. By building an IT application blueprint, you can remain flexible enough to meet the changing needs of the business.
Content: Article | Authors: Christian Hagen, Dan Starta, Prabhakar Bhogaraju, Tejal Thakkar | Source: Kearney | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business