Forum One

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some common focus areas for investments in government digital transformation might include using and optimizing data and analytics collection, updating IT infrastructures, migrating data and files to a cloud storage, and facilitating change management. How long do these projects typically take? It really depends on the project.

Government 88

Government Digital System Fund 88

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. Learning Management System (LMS) roll outs that catch employees unaware can have a potentially devastating impact.

Communication 50

Communication Phase Change Management Training 50

Gyrus

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In the introduction to the Change Management Strategies Series I mention three major factors effecting change. These include an organized implementation plan, communication, and management buy-in. Encourages input from all resources involved in the project. This blog will focus on an organized implementation.

Organization 45

Organization Phase Change Management Software 45

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I believe teamwork is rare because our organizations are built in opposition to working as a team. Management philosophy is stuck in the past. The problem is that with the quickly changing landscape of today’s challenges the assembly line concept is not agile enough to adapt to those changes.

Structure 97

Structure Leadership Team Phase 97

DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Let’s walk through the essentials you’ll need to orient your team during your search and then list some top providers across several specializations. The most effective nonprofit consulting projects will address immediate problems and provide long-term strategic value that helps you grow. Discuss the project with your board.

Consultant 52

Consultant Nonprofit Strategy Philanthropy 52

sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But it is not just a new buzzword, a box to be checked, or even a singular phase in the grant cycle. Knowledge work is growing because it sits at an important intersection between grantmaking and equitable change. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector.

Knowledge 67

Knowledge Philanthropy Change Work 67

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2016

Agreement consideration should include environments required for pre-go-live phases – such as sandboxes, conversion, development as well as post go-live staging and training environments.Multiple, flexible environments also allow for easier phasing and roll-out increments. Project Services. Project feature phasing.

Phase 20

Phase Structure License Training 20

Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Request for proposals, or RFPs, help define projects, set expectations, and ensure the right clients and/or vendors are selected to help businesses grow effectively and efficiently. JB: We generally recommend that organizations focus on high-level requirements gathering before authoring and issuing the RFP to more fully define the project.

Process 92

Process Interview Phase Map 92

sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Most organizations fall into one of three cloud mindsets,” said Kelley Hecht, team lead for nonprofit industry advisors at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which commissioned an innovation study about the state of nonprofit cloud technology adoption. Make Evangelists of Early Users Change is difficult, Myers says, and it requires buy-in.

Nonprofit 92

Nonprofit Adopt Chart Press 92

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This is a critically important phase for your organization, and it’s often the most intimidating. Your AMS is the software you use to manage all aspects of your association, and you need to get the implementation right. Once everyone was in alignment, the association was able to roll out change management programs.

Associations 78

Associations System Phase Goal 78

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

What makes an IT project successful? But as many of us have found out the hard way, on-time and on-budget projects do not necessarily mean a new system will realize proposed goals and yield expected value…or that users will even adopt the system as desired. Has this team clearly defined and agreed to desired project outcomes?

Project 37

Project Articulate Nonprofit Adopt 37

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

What makes an IT project successful? My last post covered a few common denominators I see in successful IT projects at nonprofit organizations: executive vision and involvement, defining requirements, and proactive risk identification and management, all of which provide a solid foundation for executing a project.

Project 35

Project Adopt Change Management Team 35

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

And so I am not new to the idea about what it means to lead when the tide has shifted, but what I really had to come to understand over the last several years was what it means to really lead and manage your time and manage your team when your reality continues to change and the only thing that feels constant is change.

Management 89

Management Work Video Slides 89

NTEN

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I had a pretty good handle on process modelling, but I glossed right over the critical change management aspect. Given the organization-wide scope of my proposed project, effective change management practices were key to the success of the project. It only took 2 years.)

Case Study 98

Case Study Studies Story Mali 98

NTEN

MAY 4, 2011

As you read it, perhaps you'll begin to spot the biases your team might suffer from. As an application service provider with roots that stretch back to the early days of the Web, we've been through several phases of change and development. Test small, incremental changes instead of overhauling everything.

Data 63

Data Change Analysis Metrics 63

Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’m sure many of you have followed the launch (and re-launch ) of HealthCare.gov over the last few weeks, as this must rank as one of the most highly publicized (and scrutinized) technology projects in recent memory. IT projects are never easy, and the complexity of this initiative is staggering (not to mention the politics involved).

Lesson 35

Lesson Learning Test Project 35