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Four Real-World Transformation Stories
This paper, published in the Fall 2024 Enterprise Technology Leadership Journal, explores four real-world stories of organizational transformation, focusing on the challenges faced by leaders and the strategies used to overcome them. Each narrative illustrates unique obstacles in implementing significant changes in culture, processes, and technology within organizations. The paper aims to provide valuable insights into the roles of change agents, the importance of continuous education, the power of strategic communication, and the necessity of aligning leadership around a shared vision.
This paper, published in the Fall 2024 Enterprise Technology Leadership Journal, explores four real-world stories of organizational transformation. It focuses on the challenges faced by leaders and the strategies used to overcome them. Each narrative illustrates unique obstacles to implementing significant changes in culture, processes, and technology within organizations. The paper aims to provide valuable insights into the roles of change agents, the importance of continuous education, the power of strategic communication, and the necessity of aligning leadership around a shared vision.
Ongoing training and support are crucial for maintaining alignment and momentum during organizational changes, especially when new leaders join the transformation effort.
Effective communication strategies, including addressing concerns of skeptics and linking transformation efforts to specific business outcomes, are essential for building support and driving change.
Starting with small, successful pilot projects can be more effective in gaining organizational buy-in than proposing large-scale transformations from the outset.
Aligning senior leadership around a long-term vision and developing future leaders are critical for sustainable transformation and embedding change in the organization's culture.
The four stories cover different aspects of transformation challenges: sustaining progress during personnel changes, implementing DevOps and CI/CD practices, driving cultural shifts, and aligning executive support for digital modernization. For each challenge, the paper presents key learnings and practical strategies that leaders can apply in their own transformation efforts. These include approaches such as continuous education, clear communication of expectations, building strong leadership coalitions, collecting metrics to support claims, and identifying influential champions within the organization.
Leanne Harper is a results-driven, trusted executive with proven success enabling complex technology solutions in highly regulated industries. With twenty-five years of experience in the financial services and healthcare industries, she has led global teams to improve the stability of critical IT platforms, implemented new and enhanced products that delight customers, and implemented multiple programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements—while inserting fun through gamification along the way! Leanne holds a patent and is a strong supporter of the armed forces, including receiving a Secretary of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) award in 2018. She is motivated by challenging the status quo, cultivating high-value and innovative solutions, and prioritizes advocating for talent to reach their career goals. Leanne lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and has two adult daughters and a son-in-law.
George Kraniotis is a distinguished software development executive with over seventeen years of transformative experience in the financial services industry. His career at Discover Financial Services has been marked by innovative leadership and a steadfast commitment to driving technological advancements. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Software Engineering at Discover, Kraniotis oversees the Core Platform, which supports all Discover cardmembers. Kraniotis is a recognized thought leader, having spoken at the IT Revolution’s DevOps Enterprise Summit in both 2022 and 2023. His presentations reflect his deep understanding of agile methodologies and his ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business strategies. Kraniotis has a Master’s in Business Administration from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor’s in Management Information Systems from Bradley University. George is also an accomplished coauthor, with the publication “How to Talk Business: A Short Guide for Tech Leaders” providing valuable insights into bridging the gap between technology and business.
Kamran Kazempour manages the Software Delivery & Developer Experience team for the Wallet, Payments and Commerce group at Apple. For over a decade, Kamran has been a leader and advocate for DevOps best practices and Lean principles across his organization. A Canadian from British Columbia, Kamran lives in California with his wife and their two children.
After founding and operating a global ecommerce managed services business for fifteen years, Sam Yeats played a critical role in leading organizational and technical transformation within Australia’s largest telco. His efforts in integrating modern software delivery practices and pioneering new ways of working have been instrumental in managing change on a substantial scale. With the founding of TeamForm, Yeats continued his commitment to transforming businesses. This enterprise SaaS product fills a vital niche between HRIS and portfolio/work management, emphasizing the system of teams connected to organizational outcomes and strategy. Serving a notable portion of the ASX20 in sectors across banking, retail, insurance and telecommunications, TeamForm’s success in Australia and its expansion into the UK and US markets underscore Yeats’s visionary approach to business solutions.
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