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Why should we use Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to enhance organizational effectiveness and facilitate organizational changes? Loft9 Change Management Consultants recently gathered for a Community of Practice (CoP) to explore creative ways of applying Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) on client projects.

Earlier this year, a Loft9 Consultant decided to pursue Acuity’s Certification for Change Management Professional. While she had experience working in excellent change management teams during organizational transformations and system changes, she did not have any formal training in change management. So she took action.

Introducing: process mapping Loft9’s Process Improvement Community of Practice (CoP) has had a full 2018 agenda. The group of associates met several times this year so far – outside of each individual associate’s billable client hours. The group set a goal to focus on...

The majority of our clients are asking about agile transformations not only in IT, but beyond! We’ve helped national and international clients leverage agile methods in marketing, HR, and product development to name a few areas. Other industry leaders are recognizing...

Many transformation initiatives begin with one specific goal – a problem deemed worth solving. Keeping up with technology trends and inserting a one-size-fits-all solution is not an effective transformation approach. Technology upgrade is not transformation“Executives...

As many of our clients are finalizing 2019 plans, we are hearing more and more about how agile methods and approaches are being built into budgets–company-wide budgets, not just limited to IT departments.  Adapting to Customer Needs The Harvard Business Review...

What’s the one thing that will make the biggest impact on an organization’s health and success? It’s a trick question – there isn’t one factor alone that will deliver success. Many individuals will make a case for culture, strategy, or leadership being the top of the...

Tracking and managing a project’s strategic objectives and high level milestones is a huge task in itself. Drilling down further and accounting for, and incorporating the smallest of details in a project, is another one. Balancing both is a constant challenge for...