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Change & Digital Transformation

Transformation roles are among the hardest to brief and the easiest to get wrong. The title says programme director; the real need might be a change leader who can bring a sceptical business with them. My job is to find out which, then find that person.

Roles I place

  • Transformation Directors
  • Programme and Change Managers
  • SAP Programme and Delivery leads
  • PMO leads
  • Business Change and Digital leads
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Hiring guide

Hiring in change & digital transformation, honestly assessed.

Only a small proportion of organisations achieve value from transformation at scale. Senior people who have done it well are scarce, and the SAP maintenance deadline adds pressure.

6%

of organisations get value from AI at scale, according to McKinsey

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2027

when mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC ends

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~60%

of SAP migration projects run late and over budget, according to ISG

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What this means for a senior hire

Test whether candidates changed how work is done, the adoption they achieved, whether they agreed value measures before go-live, and how they kept a sceptical top team engaged. Decide early whether you need an interim leader to stabilise the programme or a permanent one to own the outcome.

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