Barriers to Business Reengineering Success

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• 1.1. Objectives and Assumptions
• 1.2. Report Structure
• Chapter 2: Business Reengineering Projects
• 2.1. Definitions
• 2.2. The Development of Business Reengineering
• 2.3. The Principles of Business Reengineering
• 2.4. Business Reengineering Project Management
• 2.4.1. The Hammer/Champy Methodology
• 2.4.2. The Davenport Methodology
• 2.4.3. The Manganelli/Klein Methodology
• 2.4.4. The Kodak Methodology
• 2.5. Conclusion
• Chapter 3: Barriers to Business Reengineering Implementation Success
• 3.1. Potential Project Implementation Success
• 3.2. Risks Associated With Business Reengineering Projects
• 3.3. Business Reengineering Implementation Barriers
• 3.3.1. Hard Implementation Barriers
• 3.3.2. Soft Implementation Barriers
• 3.3.3. Relationships Between Hard and Soft Barriers
• 3.4. Areas Generating Barriers to Business Reengineering Implementation
• 3.4.1. Project Related Causes
• 3.4.2. People Related Causes
• 3.4.3. Organization Related Causes
• 3.4.4. Environment Related Causes
• 3.5. Examples for Root Causes to Implementation Barriers
• 3.5.1. Root Causes to Information Technology Barriers
• 3.5.2. Some Root Causes of Internal Individual Resistance
• 3.6. Conclusion
• Chapter 4: Change Management Intervention Models
• 4.1. Change Management Interventions
• 4.2. Change Management Literature Review
• 4.2.1. Psychology of the Individual Change Approaches
• 4.2.2. Social Psychological Change Approaches
• 4.2.3. Cultural Change Approaches
• 4.2.4. Innovation Approaches
• 4.2.5. Global Change Approaches
• 4.2.6. Practitioner Approaches to Change
• 4.3. Selected Intervention Models
• 4.3.1. Selected Individual Change Interventions
• 4.3.2. Selected Social Psychological Change Interventions
• 4.3.3. Selected Cultural Change Interventions
• 4.3.4. Selected Innovation Interventions
• 4.3.5. Selected Global Change Interventions
• 4.3.6. Selected Practitioner Interventions
• 4.4. Conclusion
• Chapter 5: A Framework for the Identification and Removal of Barriers to Business Reengineering Success
• 5.1. The Framework

Objectives and Key Themes

This report aims to provide practical insights into managing barriers to successful business reengineering projects. It explores the challenges and obstacles faced by companies implementing reengineering initiatives and suggests approaches for overcoming them.

• The complexities and challenges of implementing business reengineering projects
• The identification and analysis of barriers to successful reengineering implementation
• The role of change management in addressing people-related barriers
• The development of a framework for managing barriers during reengineering projects
• The importance of organizational culture in fostering a collaborative environment for successful change

Chapter Summaries

• Chapter 1: Introduction

  This chapter sets the stage for the report, outlining its objectives and assumptions, as well as the structure of the subsequent chapters.

• Chapter 2: Business Reengineering Projects

  This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of business reengineering, including its definition, historical development, key principles, and various project management methodologies.

• Chapter 3: Barriers to Business Reengineering Implementation Success

  This chapter delves into the various barriers that can impede the successful implementation of business reengineering projects. It categorizes these barriers into hard and soft (people-related) categories and explores their underlying causes, which stem from project, people, organizational, and environmental factors.

• Chapter 4: Change Management Intervention Models

  This chapter examines different change management intervention models that can be employed to address people-related barriers to reengineering. It reviews existing literature on individual change, social psychological change, cultural change, innovation, global change, and practitioner approaches to change.

• Chapter 5: A Framework for the Identification and Removal of Barriers to Business Reengineering Success

  This chapter presents a practical framework for identifying and removing barriers to successful reengineering implementation. The framework serves as a guide for managers and change agents to proactively address potential obstacles throughout the project lifecycle.

Keywords

This report focuses on key topics such as business reengineering, change management, implementation barriers, organizational culture, intervention models, and project success. The report explores the challenges of organizational change and the importance of fostering a collaborative culture to overcome resistance and achieve desired business outcomes.