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R3Now is dba IITRun
R3Now is dba IITRun

R3Now is dba IITRun

By Bill Wood|January 18th, 2020|

The name for IITRun started many years ago in association with R3Now and SAP's R3 product. Over the years, the R3Now tagline went from SAP with the Customer Point of View to Innovate, Integrate, and Transform. The passing of R3, and then ECC making way for S/4HANA, prompted changes: new branding, new insights, new approach. We needed something timeless but meaningful. Rather than a typical founder last name, or an invented word for a name, we chose to focus on how we help businesses succeed. We [...]

Make M&A Transition & Integration Easier
Make M&A Transition & Integration Easier

Make M&A Transition & Integration Easier

By Bill Wood|May 21st, 2019|

Merger & Acquisition Integration is hard work, but the rewards can be significant. Fortunately, we can accelerate the first hundred days to gain rapid benefits. Anyone who has done M&A work knows it can be difficult. Mergers and Acquisitions involve integrating the people, existing processes, technology, assets, products/services, cultures, and a whole host of other key items. None of this effort is trivial. Mix in aggressive TSA (Transitional Service Agreement) terms from an acquired d [...]

The Customer Experience Economy: Who Will Survive the Next 12 Years?
The Customer Experience Economy: Who Will Survive the Next 12 Years?

The Customer Experience Economy: Who Will Survive the Next 12 Years?

By Bill Wood|May 18th, 2019|

The need for change has never been clearer. At the same time, knowing the changes to make, with limited resources, has rarely been more obscure. Things change. It’s a fact of life. Whether the seasons, our age, or the weather, change keeps happening. Today, with all of the latest hype around Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics and Digital Transformation, the reason for change to begin with gets lost in the buzz. You gloss over the “Why?” as you fall to the clamor that you ju [...]

Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target
Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target

Business Model Transformation at Apple, Google, Facebook, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Lowes, Pfizer, Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline, and Target

By Bill Wood|January 29th, 2019|

As a McKinsey CEO survey showed, 80% of CEO's see their business models at risk from competitors [FN1]. Changing your business to compete requires transformation of business models for "growing the core, expanding geographically, diversifying into adjacencies, and taking opportunities that arise from value-chain disruptions and integrations." [FN1] Because of this, delaying needed change is no longer an option. Accelerating and Incubating Organizational Transformation Many organizations are [...]

Transform Your Enterprise with Digital Business
Transform Your Enterprise with Digital Business

Transform Your Enterprise with Digital Business

By Bill Wood|January 25th, 2019|

Research shows that "need seeker" business cultures are high on the innovation scale. By focusing on customer needs, or solving their problems, you create an innovation culture. Need Seekers and Innovation A Need Seeker is a term that PwC's Strategy& uses in their innovation research. Need Seeker organizations gain deep insight through direct customer engagement. They develop new products and services through that end-user need awareness. Of the customers evaluated for the study referenc [...]

People and Technology Collaboration and Integration
People and Technology Collaboration and Integration

People and Technology Collaboration and Integration

By Bill Wood|January 23rd, 2019|

Technology integration can take you a long way, but you need people integration for long-term success. Challenging the Status Quo with New Business Models and Technology Integration X-as-a-Service models are the future. Whether you are a manufacturer, service provider, content provider, or any other type of business, recurring revenue models are here to stay. As noted by Harvard Business Review (HBR): Today many industrial companies are beginning to offer their products as services—a move th [...]