The success of innovation depends on people

Start looking at tech projects differently

We’ve developed a methodology, based on vast experience and best practices, to deal with the right types of projects involving technology, in the right manner. It starts with the understanding that it’s an organizational change, using technology as an enabler. You’re not replacing the system, but you’re changing it. To improving performance of your own employees and your customers, and generate value for your company.

So the process of innovation and the result of it, should be focussed on the performance of your organization, thus of the people. To enable them to meet the objectives as set by the organisation. Leaving out all types of fuzz, unnecessary activities and bureaucracy frustrating people in collaborating and meeting their objectives together.

It starts with the need to provide clear objectives and a route to meet those, to deliver true value at the end of the project.

The best tools won't make you perform better

A team of skilled people handling the right ones will

It doesn’t make sense

There aren’t many people who can actually drive a Formula 1 car, let alone race it. The mechanics and parts are rare as well. The importance of the data science team, to continuously improve the performance of the team, is overlooked.

So why are so many digital Formula 1 cars being sold, and so few drivers, mechanics and data scientists developed to work with this?

Or worse, wheels put under things, believing it’s a F1 car. Or home-crafted where people didn’t understand what to build. Isn’t it something else you need to do first, to become better and faster?

This sounds funny but it happens a lot. People buying ‘state of the art’ IT solutions, believing they are digitally transforming. For challenges that weren’t defined, in an organisation that isn’t skilled (yet), targeting undefined goals, not supporting the strategy. And then fail.

Technology can be bought by everyone. Improving your business using technology, is where the real challenge lies.

Time to do this different to really make a difference.

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Let go of the industrial thinking

People are no machines, nor machine parts

This is a fundamental mind-shift in how you deal with projects. In the past decades, we’ve been developing all kinds of methods, where the process and the approach were giving us a sense of insurance and control.

Only 29% of all projects are perceived successful, of which 60% were extremely tiny projects and 2% had a grand impact. Where the definition of success can also be questioned. Where McKinsey’s research shows that only 14% of the transformational projects have delivered their value.

More than 70% of the success factors were about people and their behavior. Where traditional project methodologies are designed on controls, reports, and checklists. So the process itself and less on the outcome.

There is a lot of heavy dynamics: your customers, suppliers and your own people. This is a fundamental principle on which our approach is based. Traditional approaches work for simple projects. Transformational projects require a completely different mindset and approach.

“The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between the way nature works and the way people think” – Gregory Bateson

Best practice can be worse practice

SCRUM, Design Thinking, Prince2, can't be applied to any type of project

We look at what makes sense for you to do, to break down a system to get to the level of control and predictability. Do the right things, in the right way at the right time. Not only looking at the type of challenge you’re solving but also the context.

Doing this will result in highly predictable projects. This will make your organization successfull in delivering the right solution, within time, budget and at the right level of quality.

When actually starting with designing the solution, it is all being done outside in, from a human perspective. To make it really work for people.