Underscore Transformation

Underscore Transformation

By Jason West & Joe AlesBusinessCareersManagement
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Underscore Transformation episodes

  • The Problem with Business Transformation

    Season One of the Underscore Transformation Podcast is based on our recent white paper covering the first stage of transformation: Scoping. The 10 Points covered in the Scoping Checklist are:

    1. Programme sponsorship
    2. Problem definition
    3. Preparing for change
    4. Requirements gathering
    5. Vision, objectives and design principles
    6. Governance and decision making
    7. Methodology and approach
    8. Programme management capability
    9. Solution design capability
    10. Business case

    We’re always looking for ways to improve our content and would love to hear your feedback. If you would like to join the conversation, please contact Jason West to join our WhatsApp group.

    Follow us on social media: @UnderscoreComms, find us on LinkedIn, or get in touch via email at [email protected]

    Visit our website to find more content on transformation, resourcing, and talent development. 

    This episode was recorded and produced by Matt Gore of icon business media.

    24 min
  • Programme Sponsorship

    This season of the Underscore Transformation Podcast is based on our recent white paper covering the first stage of transformation: Scoping. The 10 Points covered in the Scoping Checklist are:

    1. Programme sponsorship
    2. Problem definition
    3. Preparing for change
    4. Requirements gathering
    5. Vision, objectives and design principles
    6. Governance and decision making
    7. Methodology and approach
    8. Programme management capability
    9. Solution design capability
    10. Business case

    We’re always looking for ways to improve our content and would love to hear your feedback. If you would like to join the conversation, please contact Jason West to join our WhatsApp group.

    Follow us on social media: @UnderscoreComms, find us on LinkedIn, or get in touch via email at [email protected]

    Visit our website to find more content on transformation, resourcing, and talent development. 

    This episode was recorded and produced by Matt Gore of icon business media.

    15 min
  • 10 steps to scoping a successful business transformation – the debate

    Thank you to our guests in this episode:

    • Andy Welch, Portfolio Director – LinkedIn
    • Kathryn Marshall, Chief HR Officer – LinkedIn 
    • Mark Harrison, Change and Delivery Director – LinkedIn 
    • Richard Phelps, Management Consultant – LinkedIn
    • Sharon Bridgland-Gough, Chief HR Officer 
    • Mark Chillingworth kindly hosted the discussion - LinkedIn


    The 10 Points covered in the Scoping Checklist are:

    1. Programme sponsorship
    2. Problem definition
    3. Preparing for change
    4. Requirements gathering
    5. Vision, objectives and design principles
    6. Governance and decision making
    7. Methodology and approach
    8. Programme management capability
    9. Solution design capability
    10. Business case

    We’re always looking for ways to improve our content and would love to hear your feedback. If you would like to join the conversation, please contact Jason West to join our WhatsApp group.

    Follow us on social media: @UnderscoreComms, find us on LinkedIn, or get in touch via email at [email protected]

    Follow us on social media: @UnderscoreComms or find us on LinkedIn

    Visit our website to find more content on transformation, resourcing, and talent development. 

    We’d like to thank Icon Business Media and Vicky Matthers Photography for supporting the event. 

    1 hr 7 min
  • Underscore Transformation Season One - Trailer

    Underscore Transformation is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the mystery and mystique that surrounds business transformation. Each week, Underscore's co-founders, Jason West and Joe Ales, will discuss the common challenges and pitfalls you can expect to find if you are leading, managing or simply experiencing business transformation. More importantly, we will be joined by some of the greatest minds in business transformation to find out what can be done to avoid them. Each season is based on a different stage of the transformation process. In season one, we'll be focusing on the Scoping phase - looking at the 10 critical success factors to scoping a successful transformation programme (for more information, please download our whitepaper the Transformation Scoping Checklist). Future seasons will explore the Build, Transition and Sustain phases. 

    4 min

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