Launching the Transformation Scan - Steering Transformations to Sustainable Results

Most company transformation initiatives fail.  Studies of several large consulting organizations and academic reviews show that dependent on the type of transformation, up to 70–90% never achieve their intended impact.

At the same time, economic uncertainty, competitive pressure, and rapid innovation leave companies no real choice.

As a result, the gap between companies that consistently make change work and those that don’t is widening fast – with very real consequences for performance, resilience, and relevance. We all know, under these circumstances, standing still is not an option.

Not a surprise that lots of companies wrapped up 2025 with a focus on getting results out of strategic transformation initiatives in 2026 and enforce required corrections to ongoing transformations.

Interestingly, most organizations are quite good at explaining why transformations fail. They are also reasonably aligned on what should be done.

Where things break down is the “how”. Organizations are often puzzles on:

• how priorities are set and decisions are made

• how people are taken along

• how progress is tracked and steered over time

• how key roles can better perform in a transformation

• how to scale from initial changes to bringing sustainable benefits that matter

This is where our Transformation Scan comes in.

We launched the Scan to help organizations set up, correct, or stabilize their transformation portfolios, key initiatives, and support structures – in a pragmatic, joint and sustainable way, not only addressing what needs to be done, but specifically also how to reach sustainable results. Obviously, the focus with the Scan is not on frameworks or tools – but on what needs to be done in your context. The obvious, the scan is adjusted and can be used for all types of transformations, whether Digital & AI, operational, customer experience, cultural and other types of organizational transformation.