Innovation
Culture Change
People
Technology
Process
Time to
Value
Figure 1: People, Process and Technology Intersections
People, process and technology make up the WHAT of any
transformation, including cloud adoption, but they are not
the WHY. There are different WHYs you might identify, but
the ones we have commonly seen over the years are:
• Culture Change is at the intersection of people and
process. Companies need to break away from the sta-
tus quo and the “we have always done things this
way” mentality.
• Time to Value is realized by getting the best out of
process and technology. It is not just about the auto-
mation of software deployments but rather about
improving the entire value chain.
• Innovation is driven by people applying technology
to come up with new ideas. Cloud certainly allows
companies to experiment and innovate much faster
than they were able to before.
Make sure you are clear on WHY you want to go to cloud,
before you embark on the journey.
3. Make Sure the Timing is Right
Humans are creatures of habit, and change is hard. For
some people, it is never the right time for change, and anal-
ysis-paralysis is prevalent in a number of organizations. On
the other hand, just because cloud might be the right
answer for you, it might not be the right answer right now.
For example, if you have a long-term contract with your
data center provider and still have a few years left, now
might not be the right time for cloud. Or, if you just made a
significant investment in your on-premises infrastructure,
you may have to wait a couple of years before taking on
additional financial obligations.
But the biggest reason the time may not be right is that the
organization is not ready for the change. For example, you
might be going through a number of changes already
(acquisition, re-org, new ERP system implementation), and
do not have the capacity to absorb more structural changes.
Cloud transformation involves exercising every one of your
organizational muscles, so you need to be truly ready to do
that. The simple “sure, sure, we will just deal with it when it
comes” approach is not going to work. You need to be truly
prepared to face the challenges ahead.
So, are you ready for change, and is everyone aligned with
what it is?
4. Execute Well
To do something well, you have to know what you are doing.
These are the WHAT and HOW parts of the WHY, WHAT,
HOW trifecta. You have defined what cloud means to you,
why you want to do it and prepared yourself for the journey.
Now, let us take a look at what you should focus on and the
actual execution.
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