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Open Text Metastorm ProVision 6.2 Strategy Implementation

By : Bill Aronson
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Open Text Metastorm ProVision 6.2 Strategy Implementation

By: Bill Aronson

Overview of this book

Open Text ProVision® (formerly known as Metastorm ProVision®) is an Enterprise Architecture (EA) solution allowing for effective planning and decision making throughout the enterprise. It enables an organization to have a central repository of information about the business, reducing organizational risks and better optimizing business resources. Implemented well, it enables better and more actionable decisions exactly when you need them.This book combines theory and practice to provide a step- by- step guide to building a successful customer- centric model of your business. The approach is simple and down to earth, and along the way, with various real-world examples, you will learn how to make a business case, use a framework, and adopt a methodology with Open Text ProVision®. This book draws on the experience of ProVision® experts around the world. By combining theory with practice from the field you can avoid common mistakes and develop a successful customer centric strategy for implementing ProVision®. Each chapter builds on the previous one to give you the confidence to implement a central repository, dealing with both the technical and human issues that you might face.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Open Text Metastorm ProVision® 6.2 Strategy Implementation
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
References
Index

Chapter 7. Obtaining Buy-in

Business is emotional. According to Gartner, there is now strong evidence that emotional engagement is four times more important than rational engagement. The purpose of this chapter is to reinforce the message that a successful strategy depends on the buy-in of people across the whole organization. If you have not done so already, read the Six step process section in Chapter 5, Implementing Effective Governance. It is an essential technique for obtaining a buy-in.

In this chapter, we will explore more techniques that win hearts and minds, and ensure alignment between the commercial and cultural aspects of the business. These include:

  • Top 10 tips for process modeling

  • Using Appreciative Inquiry to engage staff

  • Distinguishing between change and transformation

  • Understanding the outside-in (customer-centric) approach

While our focus is on implementing strategy, some of the lessons learned here can be applied in many different situations.