The Second-System Problem in Enterprise Transformation

The first transformation changes the system. The second one tests whether the organization has changed at all. There is a moment in almost every large transformation when the room gets very quiet. It usually happens after someone asks a deceptively simple question: “Why are we still doing this?” Why are …

What Federal Clients Need That Commercial Clients Don’t

As federal agencies push to modernize faster, the consulting model that works in the commercial market doesn’t always translate. The difference is becoming harder to ignore. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal agencies are being asked to do something that sounds straightforward but is anything but: modernize faster while operating inside a …

Digitizing a Bad Process Gives You a Fast Bad Process

There is a moment in almost every digital transformation when the technology starts getting all the attention. The platform has been selected. The implementation team is assembled. The business case is approved. Everyone is talking about automation, AI, dashboards, integrations and what the new system will make possible. Then someone …