Re-design From a Blank Slate
A relentless barrage of "why’s" is the best way to prepare your mind to pierce the clouded veil of thinking caused by the status quo. Use it often.
~Shigeo Shingo
When you hire BPM consultants to help you redesign your processes, they will usually start with a presentation of the implementation methodology, a recommendation of the software package to use for modelling and a timesheet estimate for the blueprint project (AS-IS, TO-BE and gap analysis)
As a result, many organizations start a process re-design by having a look at their current process, the AS-IS situation.
My challenge: this AS-IS approach is a waste!
When starting from the current situation, you are basically throwing resources back at yourself, ending up either:
1/ being convinced that you were right to start a re-design project or
2/ getting comfortable with the current status quo.
So, get over your legacy mindset and take a completely fresh view of what you do - you might be surprised about how many bright ideas are lurking in your -apparently dormant- organizational layers.
I would even argue whether a proper methodology is needed! Of course you need clear steps on how you execute the re-design (as in: how do you manage transition?), but business process design does not work best with a methodical approach.
More on this next week :-)
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