Transformation Expertise
- The Parts Most Companies Skip
CDS Transformation Consulting is a boutique firm specializing in the work most transformations skip -
Change Management
Data Strategy and Governance
Strategic AI Prioritization
…because that's exactly where they fail.
70 % of Transformations Fail
The # 1 Reason?
Ineffective change management
And yet most companies either skip it entirely, or treat it as a side task for the project manager — a few emails and some keystroke training…
and then they are surprised when projects fail
Workshops
All of our workshops are designed to provide immediately actionable steps. Right here. Right now. Right in the workshop.
1-Day Workshops
Workshop 1: Flipping the Script on Resistance to Change
Learn how the Four Categories of Resistance (called Friction) can cause innovation to fail
Practical actions to predict Friction in each corporate function
How to proactively flip Friction into Employee Engagement (hands-on group exercises)
Workshop 2: Organizational Change Management (OCM) as Your Secret Weapon
The majority of enterprise transformation failures are attributed to ineffective OCM - Don’t let that be your transformation
Learn the Ten integrated internal campaign components that drive successful enterprise change
Interactive workshop with hands-on exercises
Workshop 3: Digital Upskilling
Learn how to create an engaging function-specific upskilling program using your existing Learning Management System (LMS)
Create a Corporate Challenge / Hack-a-thon to showcase employee-led solutions using newly learned skills
Make it fun through gamification
9-Week Bootcamp
Comprehensive 9-Week Immersion Bootcamp for Executive Leaders
Designed for executives charged with leading transformation for their function during enterprise-wide, technology-enabled transformation, including AI
Learn an end-to-end transformation playbook covering People, Process, Data, Organizational Change Management, Prioritization, Building a transformation Roadmap and effective execution techniques
Immersion aspect teaches and applies concepts while creating camaraderie through a shared experience journey
Provides opportunities for your Data team to partner with functional SMEs and participating executives for data readiness activities
After years as a Finance executive, one consistent truth stands out - everything that happens in a company has a financial impact, and data is the connective fiber linking all of the pieces together.
And yet, it is the human side of the journey, the people, that make bringing the vision to life meaningful. And challenging. And fun.
As we are reimaging our businesses, determining the optimal balance of Human + AI, traditional systems, process reengineering/optimization, controls and governance (and yes, that includes AI and data governance), while simultaneously evolving our workforce to approach situations with a growth mindset, it takes a more comprehensive approach. One that keeps the human top of mind. And one that keeps the financial impact in sight as well.
Everything we do at CDS Transformation Consulting has an underlying aspect of Organizational Change Management. And that is because “OCM” really could stand for “OutCome Management”. Poorly orchestrated OCM is the #1 reason why transformation initiatives fail. Data is the #2 reason. Let’s make sure we do these strategically, and keep a focus on value creation - for our people and the bottom line.
Technology matters. People matter more.
Meet Christina
Our Founder
Consulting Services
CDS offers traditional consulting services in addition to our kick-start workshops.
Our workshops teach you how to do it. Our consulting services are available when you need a little help getting started, a coach while figuring it out, or need help throughout the journey. We get you. And we are here to help.
Change Management
Change management is more than a few emails and a set of FAQs
Done correctly, it is a fully orchestrated campaign that can increase value creation, not just “get through” transformation initiatives
Trade resistance for employee engagement
Data Strategy and Governance
Data governance sounds boring, but:
It is the key to achieving ROI from AI
Clean upstream processes and data literacy drive data clarity
Executing on governance allows you to monetize your data assets
Strategic AI
Understanding which AI initiatives to prioritize can make all the difference in achieving ROI
Taking a portfolio approach can build momentum while the organization builds AI literacy
Orchestrating success by focusing priorities. Does everyone know the desired outcome - is it Financial? Or efficiency and scale? Or employee or customer satisfaction?
AI Governance and Strategy
Return is important. We hear you. Governance is important too.
Do you have an AI governance structure in place?
Is it nimble enough to handle the pace of AI evolution?
What makes
CDS Transformation Consulting
Different?
We are a boutique firm. Built on actionable strategies that work.
We don’t try to compete with the big firms. We don’t provide 100+ page decks mapping every current process, its pain points and a complicated strategy to fix them.
We’ve lived many of the processes…processes developed over many years, often without budget…so the dedicated, seasoned teams ‘made it work’. We get it. We don’t need to rehash it.
Our founder was brought in to take companies from that stage to the next phase, often leap-frogging…and we learned strategies that worked really well. We have further supplemented those strategies with case studies and lessons learned from other experts and peers to provide practical, immediately actionable steps as part of a larger strategy to move your company forward.
There are things that you can start now. Not next month. Now.
Foundational things will take time. They will take funding. They will take effort. Even these areas, can start now. Practical, immediately actionable steps can help you take control of the strategy, clarify the vision, and optimize the funding.
Ready to get started?