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The Context for Transformation

We recommend moving past a conven- tional functional orientation to a con- nected “organizational fabric” overlaid on the existing company hierarchy. This more agile organizational con- struct helps mobilize resources and enable connections dynamically, fos- tering good execution in the compa- ny’s transformation efforts. Finally, we delve further into transformation net- works and what they mean for execut- ing organizational change, and explain how they work in a networked and agile way, drawing resources from across the business to create new processes and better capabilities. In the book’s conclusion, we revis- it many of our core ideas and offer our final thoughts on taking a connected approach to organizational change. We provide an executable orchestra- tion-centric approach to transforma- tion that practitioners can use, relying on the example of a fictitious company and how they put the tenets and frame- works of Orchestrating Transformation into action. Throughout, we highlight steps companies should take that re- flect the best practices uncovered in our research for taking a connected approach to change. Finally, we look to what innovations like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain portend for digital business transforma- tions and how they will be undertaken in the future. In the book’s epilogue, we check back with Ann-Christin Andersen to see how things are progressing on TechnipFMC’s transformation journey.

The Research Research was foundational to the insights in Orchestrating Transformation. It includ- ed secondary and primary research, and was supported by research partners Cice- ro Group, Evalueserve, the Gerson Lehrman Group, and Lightspeed Research. First, extensive secondary research went into formulat- ing the broad theme of the book: orchestration. Begin- ning in May 2017, the DBT Center studied the literature on change management and organizational behavior. We combed management journals, business press, and IT-focused sources for examples of companies undergoing transformations, both successes and failures. Further reading on each of those organizations, in some cases supplemented by executive interviews, allowed the authors to compare them based on the challenges they were facing and how they were organizing for change. The DBT Center also con- ducted an online survey to uncover more widely: 1) the challenges organizations are facing as they transform their

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