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Reviews and Endorsements for Business Transformation Management Methodology:'The goal of business transformation initiatives is to create agility in order to adapt to market changes. To achieve desired outcomes it is necessary to accurately manage interdependent risks associated with changes in the strategy, operating processes as well as the organization's culture. In my opinion this handbook encompasses all relevant aspects of a professional approach to business transformation.'Reza Nazeman, CIO Europe, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft'The handbook brilliantly combines art and science marrying the experience and expertise of highly successful practitioners with multi-disciplinary methods, underpinned by the best practices of the leader in enterprise technology solutions. In my 20 plus years transforming global enterprises, I finally see an honest and vivid acknowledgement of the significant role transformation plays in today's business context and the keys to success spelled out.'Lilian Corvington - Global Director EVO Program at Vodafone 'Business transformation is a complex endeavor and a continuous challenge for many organizations nowadays. Therefore, it is important to have a holistic and applicable methodology that successfully guides decision makers through transformation initiatives. This is exactly what this handbook provides.'Nicolas Steib - Global Head of Services Delivery at SAP 'Achieving successful transformation requires that strategy, marketing, enterprise modeling, HR, business processing, IT... share the same global approach and the same language. This requires a new discipline which will merge specialized practices into a single consistent set of simplified practices. This handbook will help you to implement these convergence efforts.'Jean-Rene Lyon - Director of the Center of Excellence in Enterprise Architecture in Paris'A must-have for any business transformation professional. Many congratulations to Axel Uhl, Lars Gollenia and their extended team for the wealth of business transformation guidance they have provided throughout this book...With only a third of business transformations being completed on time, on budget and to expectations, this book needs to descend into the laps of 1000s of managers and leaders everywhere because clearly something has been missing to-date...this book contains a holistic approach to transformation that can be applied in many different environments...The authors have not reinvented individual management disciplines, but they have provided a framework that integrates them, which is critical for transformation success; and they have delved deep into each management discipline throughout these 348 pages of business value.'Rob Llewellyn - independent consultantReviews and Endorsements for Business Transformation Essentials:'There is a very broad range of transformation programs described in this book - covering more than eight different industries and various functions within organizations. The remarkable amount of expertise gathered here makes this work a must read for every transformation practitioner.'Amadou Diallo, Chief Executive Officer, DHL Freight'This case book indeed provides illustrative studies of many different facets of real-life transformation programs. The industry-specific aspects are especially enlightening and enable strategic decision makers as well as managers to gain knowledge from well-documented initiatives.'Hans-Peter Wolf, Member of the Board, Allianz Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG'The sound analysis of transformation initiatives, as well as descriptions of methodological perspectives presented in this book illustrate very well the breakthroughs and the pitfalls in the metamorphosis of organizations. Through a set of key learnings and recommendations, the authors offer valuable lessons for everyone involved in such complex undertakings.'Jorg Staff, Member of the Board, Fiducia IT AG'Many organizations nowadays struggle with the chall

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Axel Uhl is Head of the Business Transformation Academy and a member of the Business Transformation Services Leadership Team within the Services Division of SAP. Dr Uhl is a professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Prior to joining SAP, he held senior management positions at Novartis, KPMG, DaimlerChrysler and Allianz. He has a PhD in Economics, and Master degrees in Business Administration, Educational Sciences and Information Technology. Lars Gollenia is Head of the Global Business Transformation Services at SAP and a member of the SAP Services Delivery Executive team. Lars is the co-founder and sponsor of the Business Transformation Academy, a leadership network comprising leading academics and selected executives. He has held positions in the management consulting space. Gollenia is a Graduate in Business Administration from the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany and studied economics and international management at Harvard.

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