DeepRoots : An Introduction

DeepRoots™ was created in answer to a simple question,

"Why do so many process improvement and transformation efforts fail to create lasting change in an organization?"

Through years of working with clients we had seen this happen too many times. We realized that the reason was that the focus was typically in all the wrong places. While there was significant focus on technology and process and structures, there was very little focus on the two things that really made the biggest difference - building business-driven capabilities and developing the people that would deliver them.

DeepRoots™ was created to change that.

The goal of our DeepRoots™ methodology is to create lasting organizational change through a focus on these two simple, yet powerful anchors:

• Creating a clear and actionable vision of the change desired and the capabilities needed to achieve that change
• Engaging and empowering teams at all levels of the organization to realize that vision

From this simple foundation, six core principles and an execution methodology evolved. Together, they are the building blocks to mobilize IT teams around a common vision, to rapidly develop core capabilities that deliver measurable value and to create lasting, organizational change for the better.