DeepRoots  Execution Methodology

The DeepRoots™ Methodology is designed to identify specific IT capabilities required to meet business objectives and drive the development of those capabilities by focusing on behavioral and organizational change.

Aligned with Dr. John Kotter's work on Leading Change, this is achieved through a seven stage, iterative methodology represented by the diagram below:

The power of our DeepRoots™ methodology to drive cultural change comes from several carefully designed elements:

• Focused on What: The methodology begins with a clearly defined business objective and then continually identifies what barriers exist to achieving the objective. This keeps the teams focused on what needs to be done and keeps them from immediately jumping to solutions.
• Increasing Levels of Granularity: Starting at the highest level (business objective) and digging incrementally deeper to develop increased levels of detail engages stakeholders at the appropriate level and ensures buy-in through each stage of development.
• Increasing Levels of Participation: As additional detail is developed, additional teams are added and expanded to increase participation and investment from across the enterprise ensuring that by the time of adoption it is an enterprise effort.
• Exponential Execution: The methodology keeps the effort small and focused at the beginning, but adds development depth and teams exponentially as the effort progresses. The result is a program which starts slowly and controlled to ensure the proper foundation, but then executes rapidly delivery significant results in a short period of time.