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Large transformation projects fail at an alarming rate, but what if it didn't matter?

In this segment, I share my thoughts on why organisations continue to fail to transform. These failures serve to keep the failure rate around 85%, but what if they never intended to succeed? What if these transformation efforts are merely performative signalling, and the lack of real scope and intent is deliberate? 

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Does your organisation have a business architecture function with an enterprise vantage? Where does Enterprise Business Architecture belong in your organisation? It's not where you might think, and it probably isn't where it resides now.

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In this short segment, I discuss why consultants are more than just people who tell you the time from your own watch. 

Join me. No watches were harmed in the making of this segment. 

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What should be the role of an Agile product owner and a scrum master? And what should a small company do that finds it difficult to cost-justify paying for a full-time scrum master? This question was asked recently on LinkedIn. 

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Your organisation understands the role of a strategy or innovation consultant, but do you create this competency inside your organisation, or do you seek help from outside? What are the pros and cons of these approaches?

In the segment I share my perspective on this whilst sharing some stories from my travels along the path. 

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Who owns your customers? In this segment, I make a case that every company needs a CXO, a Chief Experience Officer.

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There are many ways an enterprise architecture discipline can be structure in an organisation, but I suggest that some configurations are more effective than others. The position I take is that business architecture and information architecture are not merely business-oriented functions. They should be owned and operated by the business and be paired with solution or technology architects on the technology side. 

Listen, and let me know your take. 

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How does your organisation live up to the promise of a frictionless customer experience? In the segment, join me as I discuss what it means to be frictionless and what frictions might be getting in your way. 

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In this segment, we discuss the business of corporate culture and its effect on enterprise business transformation. 

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My name is Bry Willis.

Here you can find my thoughts on topics ranging from business transformation strategy to enterprise business architecture to transformation implementation and adoption.

I view transformation through a customer experience lens to solve business challenges and leveraging technology to enable solutions.

Here I share decades of my experience in corporate and management consulting contexts, from my beginnings as a technologist through to my time as a consultant and advisor.

So join me on this journey and see where it takes us.