Keynote: Be Wise, Not Sorry
Your Transformative Guide to Smarter Software Selection
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, technology takes centre stage. Whether it’s streamlining processes, enhancing decision-making, driving revenue and profit or enabling new products, services and channels to market, software applications form the bedrock of most organizations.. From predictive AI to generative AI and deep learning, the quest to harness the power of the cloud knows no bounds.
Let's be honest: buying software can feel like navigating a minefield. Recent Gartner surveys revealed shocking truths: only 48% of digital initiatives achieved their business outcomesand a staggering 60% of businesses regret their software choices! That's a huge hit to your bottom line and a major roadblock to progress.
But fear not! We’ve done our own investigating and we will pull back the curtain on the biggest blunders in software selection. We'll expose the hidden pitfalls that can derail your projects and leave you regretting your decisions and missing your objectives.
The good news? You can avoid these costly mistakes! With 74% of supply chain leaders betting big on technology for growth, getting your software selection right is no longer optional – it's your competitive edge.
Join us for some unconventional wisdom as we reveal the secrets to:
- Identifying the critical steps you must take up front
- Avoiding the common traps that lead to wasted time and money
- Selecting the best software partner to fuel your business goals, long term
- Ensuring you achieve the game-changing ROI you deserve
- Managing the risks of selections and engagement that may jeopardise success
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Workshop Series: Selecting Enterprise Software solutions
Workshop 1: The 4D Approach
NEEDS-VALUE-RISK-LONGEVITY
How to engage with software solution vendors in a true partnership driven competitive evaluation where the ownership of the outcomes are shared and value is delivered. We examine the approach, the key activities and governance to ensure objectivity and adherence to timelines.
Workshop 2: Vision, Needs & Outcomes
How to: (1) develop vision, business needs and outcomes from solution investment. (2) ensure alignment and support from leadership team, (3) draw out cross-functional interdependencies and technical/architectural requirements.
Workshop 3: Planning the Process
How to: plan resources, activities, timescales, choose likely vendor partners and prepare for vendor engagement around: Needs, value, risk and longevity.
Workshop 4: Co-Selection
How to run “Art of the possible” sessions: exploring the possibilities, crafting options and assessing fit to needs/outcomes and suitability of vendor in a partnership.
Workshop 5: Vendor Deep Dives
How to (1) construct vendor evaluation model and (2) conduct an objective evaluation of fit to: needs, value, risk and longevity.
Workshop 6: Value
How to (1) assess the value expected from a programme (2) work with vendors to conduct an objective assessment of their unique contribution to that value and (3) execute a proof of value workshop.
Workshop 7: Risk
How to assess the risks (1) expected from a programme (2) associated with specific vendors and develop mitigation plans, (3) consider those risks in the selection process.
Workshop 8: Contracting & Preparation For Delivery
How to (1) set out what the right deal is (2) prepare for and execute negotiation and contracting for long term partnership. And then how to get ready for the delivery phase.