Chris DeBrusk On Leading Successful Tech Transformations

Chris DeBrusk, who was visiting clients in Australia, shared his observations and learnings from leading successful technology transformation, in an interview with The Australian.

“There will have to be contingency in your plan and you should understand that contingency is based on the risk of the plan and how you are approaching it", said DeBrusk. "There is definitely a bell curve of people who execute perfectly (not that many), people that really fail (there’s not that many), and there’s a lot in the middle – they get it done but it’s more painful and it takes more effort and more money than they anticipated. In many cases that’s a planning issue, it’s not an execution issue – or it’s a bit of both."

The article also references key statistics from Oliver Wyman’s recent value-based transformation article, which states that large technology transformations typically experience a cost overrun of about $1bn and delays of more than two years, and 40 per cent of unsuccessful programs had severe financial, operational, and reputational repercussions for the companies undertaking them.

Read the full article, here (paywall).