The Feld Group Institute https://feldgroupinstitute.com/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-fgi-favicon-32x32.jpg The Feld Group Institute https://feldgroupinstitute.com/ 32 32 Digital Transformation: The Challenge of Company-Wide Alignment https://feldgroupinstitute.com/digital-transformation-the-challenge-of-company-wide-alignment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-transformation-the-challenge-of-company-wide-alignment Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:00:11 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=2197 Most company leaders are aligned on WHY they need to transform digitally.  Some are aligned on WHAT “digital transformation” really means. But very few are aligned, across the company, on HOW to orchestrate and execute digital transformation. If company leaders had any lingering hesitation about fully committing to the need for fundamental technology-enabled transformation, the […]

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]]> The Value of Business Architecture https://feldgroupinstitute.com/the-value-of-business-architecture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-value-of-business-architecture Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:30:29 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1895 Align Technology and Business Strategy  In the 1960’s and 70’s information technology was perceived as a support organization that minimized cost by automating labor intensive business functions, especially in areas like finance, accounting, and payroll.  Today, not only is IT the digital fabric that connects the enterprise together, it also plays a pivotal role in […]

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]]> Aligning Business Value: We Need A Common Language https://feldgroupinstitute.com/aligning-business-value-we-need-a-common-language/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aligning-business-value-we-need-a-common-language Wed, 05 May 2021 19:13:44 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1843 Language is our most important tool as human beings. It is essential to our interactions and has the ability to bridge gaps created by space, time, and culture. Unfortunately, in our organizations, language can be a burden, exacerbating those gaps and even widening the chasms that have formed organically between lines of business, teams, and […]

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]]> Building a ‘Team-of-Teams’ Culture in IT https://feldgroupinstitute.com/building-a-team-of-teams-culture-in-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-a-team-of-teams-culture-in-it Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:45:38 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1800 The traditional hierarchical organizational structure in which most of us continue to work is a remnant of the early industrial age. This management approach was developed in the early twentieth century to address business efficiency and profitability in business cycles measured in years.  Typical working environments in enterprises of the day involved applying many linear […]

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]]> The Time Is NOW: An Executive Summary For Leaders https://feldgroupinstitute.com/the-time-is-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-time-is-now Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:00:30 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1753 During the spring, as the coronavirus spread, changing modern life and work as most of us have known it, we were all required to mobilize and transform at a scale and pace not previously imagined.  Enterprises that were in the process of transforming before the pandemic have fared better during this disruption than those that […]

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]]> Leading the Acceleration of Digital Transformation Part 8: The WHO – Reimagining The Frontline Workforce https://feldgroupinstitute.com/digital-transformation-acceleration-eight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-transformation-acceleration-eight Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:00:23 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1724 REIMAGINING THE FRONTLINE WORKFORCE This is the final post of a series, where I’ve been using the framework of WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHO from my book Blind Spot: A Leader’s Guide To IT-Enabled Business Transformation – enhanced with stories and analogies – to help business leaders to understand the Digital and IT transformation journey in […]

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]]> Leading the Acceleration of Digital Transformation Part 7: The WHO – Structure, Leadership, Culture, Workforce https://feldgroupinstitute.com/digital-transformation-acceleration-seven/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-transformation-acceleration-seven Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:00:55 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1705 THE TEAM WITH THE BEST LEADERSHIP WINS. This is the seventh part of an ongoing series, where I’m using the framework of WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHO from my book Blind Spot: A Leader’s Guide To IT-Enabled Business Transformation – enhanced with stories and analogies – to help business leaders to understand the Digital and IT […]

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]]> Leading the Acceleration of Digital Transformation Part 6: HOW Do We Get The Value For Our Investments? https://feldgroupinstitute.com/digital-transformation-acceleration-six/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-transformation-acceleration-six Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:00:09 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1678 This is the continuation of the fourth part of an ongoing series, where I’m using the framework of WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHO from my book Blind Spot: A Leader’s Guide To IT-Enabled Business Transformation – enhanced with stories and analogies – to help business leaders to understand the Digital and IT transformation journey in very […]

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]]> Leading the Acceleration of Digital Transformation Part 5: HOW Accounting Practices Shaped Our Legacy IT “Hairball” https://feldgroupinstitute.com/digital-transformation-acceleration-five/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digital-transformation-acceleration-five Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:00:55 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1672 This is the continuation of the fourth part of an ongoing series, where I’m using the framework of WHY, WHAT, HOW, WHO from my book Blind Spot: A Leader’s Guide To IT-Enabled Business Transformation – enhanced with stories and analogies – to help business leaders to understand the Digital and IT transformation journey in very […]

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]]> Back To The Future Series: Alignment https://feldgroupinstitute.com/back-to-the-future-series-alignment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-to-the-future-series-alignment Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:28 +0000 https://feldgroupinstitute.com/?p=1665 Charlie Feld has always stressed the importance of making sure leaders have a shared vision throughout a transformation. 20 years ago, I had the good fortune to work for a company where Charlie Feld was the CIO and I can share first hand the positive impact of maintaining this alignment. Charlie spent much of his […]

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