Rizing Evolution – The Future Proofed Enterprise Podcast
Episode 6 Summary: Technology Alone Won’t Make You a Hero – Part 2
Summary
This episode of “Rizing Evolution – The Future Proofed Enterprise” podcast explores the critical role of people, processes, and organizational culture in successful technology implementation. The panel emphasizes that technology alone cannot drive transformation or make someone a hero in the enterprise space.
Key points discussed included:
- The importance of understanding root causes of problems before implementing technological solutions
- The need for leaders to take responsibility for change management and user adoption
- The significance of social aspects and human factors in technology implementation
- The critical nature of proper planning and execution when rolling out new processes and technologies
The experts stress that while new technologies offer great potential, it’s the organizational readiness, leadership, and focus on people that ultimately determine success in digital transformation efforts.
Relevant Quotes
Lars Bergmann:
“If we as the technologists are the folks bringing change and transformation to folks, we’re the ones that have to get it done correctly because it’s very business.”
Megan Butler:
“With all these new technologies coming out, they’re doing great things, but it really is the people, the processes, the structures and the culture in organizations that are either going to move us forward with technologies or not.”
Dean Edmondson:
“I love to be able to ask why and it’s once, but at least three times to figure out what the root cause of what the problem is so that we can focus on trying to fix the problem.”
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