As we see it, there are three types of benefits that you can drive from your business systems:
- Those that help you run your business.
- Those that help you grow your business, and
- Those that help you transform your business.
It’s amazing that so many organisations don’t know where to start. So here are some ideas:
- Start with your strategy in mind – what are you wanting to achieve?
- Identify areas where quick wins can be made.
- Plan for and monitor longer term activities.
- Make people accountable as well as responsible for driving the required outcomes.
- Acknowledge and celebrate wins.
- Use select meaningful performance indicators.
- Ensure that your data and information quality is high – poor data leads to poor decisions.
Remember it’s not just about the numbers. A quote from Seth Godin “Organisations that do nothing but measure the numbers rarely create breakthroughs”.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/08/colors-or-numbers.html
