𝐃𝐨 Y𝐨𝐮 K𝐧𝐨𝐰 T𝐡𝐞 D𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 B𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 A 𝐏𝐎𝐂, A 𝐏𝐎𝐕, An𝐝 A 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 In Your Digital Transformation Effort?

 

The above is from Carl March of EV.......

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐏𝐎𝐂, 𝐚 𝐏𝐎𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭? Ensure that you are using the right one at the right time for the right reasons in your 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

“𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆.”

 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 (𝐏𝐎𝐂)
A 𝐏𝐎𝐂 is a realization of a certain method or idea, typically derived from an experiment, in order to demonstrate its feasibility. It is also usually small and may or may not be complete.
Pros include:

• Inexpensive
• Quick
• Minimally invasive
  Cons include:
• No value realized
• Barriers limit creativity

 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 (𝐏𝐎𝐕)
A 𝐏𝐎𝐕 s helps one to better understand the anticipated value a solution will bring to an organization so one can justify adoption and measure success. It also provides a detailed business use case to explore why an organization should adopt the PoC solution.
Pros include:

• Value oriented
• Relatively quick
  Cons include:
• Some cost
• Expertise to build business case

 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭
A 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 is an initial small-scale implementation that is used to prove the viability of a project idea. It enables an organization to manage risk and identify any deficiencies before substantial resources are committed to scaling.
Pros include:

• First value realized
• Inertia breaker
• People, process, tech involvement
  Cons include:
• Requires sponsors
• Disruption to status quo

What are your thoughts? What would you add to the conversation?

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.
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