The IT Project Alignment Step
3 week stakeholder aligment and task priorization activty
Why an alignment step
Did you know that more than 70% of all IT projects fall short of their objectives?*
- Solve a root cause of project failures
- Set the prerequisite for high utilization
- Align objectives and interests, and create the prerequisite for the right solution design
- Prioritize outcomes with the hightest ROI
- Maximize employee motivation and value creation
* according to David L. Rogers “The Digital Transformation Roadmap”, 10/2023.
How it works
Methodical alignment of goals, interests and solution
- Clarifying business objectives of the IT project with the project sponsor(s).
- Targeted discovery interviews with project sponsor, project lead, and stakeholders (e.g. managers, users, customers, partners).
- Structuring and aggregation of data along 12 types of insights.
- Review different perspectives and agree on a new effective system supported by all employees.
- Joint prioritization of functional, emotional, and social aspects of the IT project with all stakeholder groups.
Expected Results
Set your IT project up for success
- Successful IT projects
- Active support by all stakeholder groups
- Higher internal stakeholder motivation
- Effective solutions, maximized utility, and higher cost savings
- Higher value creation
Our Solution
The Alignment Step
- Introductory meeting with project sponsor
- Kick-off workshop
- Selection of interview/group interview participants
- Conducting of interviews or group interviews and documentation
- 7 stakeholder interviews (internal and external)
- Analysis and aggregation of interviews
- Presentation of aggregated data
- Prioritization of the tasks to achieve most efficient processes
Special offer for partners of Frends
Get the IT integration project started on the right foot by sponsoring the initiation of the Alignment Step.
- Briefing call with Frends’ partner
- Discovery interview with the project sponsor
- Evaluation and documentation of the interview
- De-brief with data presentation
Duration: 1 week