8 Perspectives of a transformation*

Immerse yourself in history

Transformations are complex undertakings. Organizations that want to change sustainably and effectively in line with a target vision need to make more than just one isolated adjustment. It is therefore worth looking at such a transformation from different perspectives;


In the following, we will outline such a journey along a typical transformation. We will experience interactions and perspectives from and between 8 different people (groups) and see what problems and surprises arise during a transformation and how these can be dealt with. On the way, we will observe and illuminate what we have experienced from a bird's eye view and "think out loud" about what we can observe in a concrete scenario;

People

In the following, we introduce you to the first people who play a key role in the story and from whose perspective the agile transformation is illuminated.



Background with silhouettes of people behind an office building facade/window front. In the foreground is a circle with all the personas describing their point of view in the story. The two people who are relevant in this chapter are highlighted. These are Katharina and Manfred.

Chapter 1: Let's go

The first chapter looks at the perspective of Katharina, the external consultant. You will experience how her assignment comes about through to the first change measures that are undertaken with her support.


Background with silhouettes of people behind an office building facade/window front. In the foreground is a circle with all the personas who describe their point of view in the story. The person who is relevant in this chapter is highlighted. This is Manfred.

Chapter 2: The realization

Put yourself in Manfred's shoes. He is the product owner of the teams, who is just moving into his new role as division manager. Experience the same events as in chapter 1, this time not from Katharina's point of view, but from Manfred's.


* At this point, we would of course like to point out that both the title of our story and the cover image were inspired by the movie "8 Blickwinkel" (2008). However, the story itself bears little resemblance to the movie.