Various motives can drive a company to undergo a large-scale “transformation” of its systems – upgrade technology, improve business processes, change an operating model. Whatever the goal, transformation efforts typically focus on the process and infrastructure changes required to improve system functionality and expand organizational capabilities. Often overlooked, however, is another key element of effective transformation – data. Without complete, accurate and useful data, transformation efforts aren’t likely to reach their goals. A data-driven approach to transformation provides the foundation to support process and infrastructure changes and meet ongoing data requirements.

In the MIKE2.0 Methodology we provided some ideas around how organizations can take a data-driven approach to mitigate risk and provide greater information-based functionality. Some good areas to go to find out more include:

• The Solution Offering
• Guiding Principles of Data Driven IT Transformation

The Exec Summary provides a presentation that summarizes the approach. We”ve used this approach effectively and would love to hear any feedback on similar experiences or the approach.