“Transformation is, at its heart, a reconfiguration of power, so people are thinking ‘what does this mean for me?’” This week we are joined by another special guest, Nick Ranier, a senior transformation leader with extensive experience of enterprise wide transformation. Nick shares his experience of running transformation portfolios across a wide range of settings. He also shares his perspective of why culture, organisation and people are critical to the overall success of any transformation initiative. *Episode breakdown* Below is a brief overview of some of the topics that Jason and Nick discuss and at what point to find them in the podcast: - 01:20: Nick shares his background & experience - 03:46: Nick's experience transitioning from operational HR to transformation - 06:05: Sponsorship in transformation - what makes an effective sponsor (and what to avoid)? - 14:50: Problem definition - is this a problem we need to fix, and how do we define it? - 17:35: Benchmarking - where do you get the data? - 21:15: Gathering requirements - uncovering the business needs - 25:00: Capability requirements - what capabilities are needed to deliver change? - 28:10: Preparing for change - what's the minimum requirement? - 39:15: Methodology & Approach - the difference between projects, programmes & portfolios - 51:10: Vision, objectives and design principles - why things can go off track without a vision - 58:15: Governance and decision making - how do you structure the change? - 63:45: Solution design - moving from an operations to a solution architecture mindset - 71:02: Capability design - the need to build internal capability - 74:00: Business case - what are the most common mistakes and how to avoid them?