Creating Implementation Readiness Why installation isn’t enough to get to ROI, and what to do about it http://www.imaworldwide.com/myadmin/customdata/for... It’s no secret that most new technology falls short of delivering all the anticipated benefits that were used to justify the investment. In fact, our field research at Implementation Management Associates (IMA) over the last 30 years indicates that 70% of major system installations fail to achieve the promised benefits. [FULL STORY]

Effective Sponsors are the Greatest Influence on Success Three ways sponsors impact your initiative http://www.imaworldwide.com/myadmin/customdata/for... While the term “sponsor” is widely-applied across organizations, it’s not often that the roles and responsibilities of sponsors are consistently understood. This can be an enormous barrier to organizational change, because effective sponsors are the single most influential factor in achieving the return on investment for an initiative. [FULL STORY]

IMA is an international consulting company that guides organizations through all types of complex or large-scale change and implementations. For almost two decades, our proprietary Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM) has been extensively applied to the successful implementation of a wide variety of business-critical projects across all industries.

Application of AIM drives comprehensive change, reduces risk, and helps ensure timely Return on Investment.