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08/04/2025
Transforming with Confidence: A Strategic Approach to IT Change
Embarking on a transformation or migration project is a high-stakes endeavour that redefines your business's future, for better or worse. Yet, many organisations struggle with unforeseen challenges, unexpected costs, and stakeholder misalignment that can derail planned initiatives.
Being aware of the obstacles that arise at every stage of IT transformation and migration and, more importantly, how to overcome them is vital. Best practices must be deployed to ensure seamless, effective, and value-driven IT change. Your approach must enable your organisation to anticipate risks, engage stakeholders from the outset, and make accurate, data-driven decisions at every stage. By incorporating this into your transformation project strategy, you’ll ensure your organisation is fully prepared before a project even begins, with a clear understanding of who is impacted, what the current landscape looks like, and how to navigate change efficiently. With the right strategy, transformation doesn’t have to be disruptive, it can be an opportunity for innovation, efficiency, and long-term success.
With worldwide IT spending projected to reach $5.61 trillion in 2025, a 9.8% increase from 2024, according to Gartner, organisations are under growing pressure to maximise the value of their investments. A significant portion of this increase will come from rising costs, making it more critical than ever to get transformation and migration decisions right the first time. Missteps in what, how, and when you migrate or transform can lead to unexpected expenses, inefficiencies, and operational disruptions. By adopting a Shift Left approach, businesses can anticipate the risks that arise in areas such as licensing, contract terms, and a lack of re-factoring from the outset, ensuring that IT investments drive efficiency and long-term success rather than unnecessary cost overruns.
The High Stakes Risks of IT Transformation
Major IT transformations carry significant risks that, if not carefully managed, can have long-term negative consequences for an organisation. When a project fails, the financial and operational repercussions can linger for years, making it difficult (sometimes impossible) to recover and restart.
While IT migration and transformation projects can be vital for business growth, competitiveness, and long-term success, they are also inherently complex and prone to failure if risks are not proactively addressed. Executive leaders must anticipate challenges and align key stakeholders from the beginning. Unexpected cost overruns, late-stage redesigns, and poorly managed execution are among the most common features of a failed transformation project. Inadequate planning is often the primary cause of migration failure with 59% of organisations experiencing delays due to poor preparation. With the right approach, these risks can be mitigated.
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In this guide, we uncover the key obstacles organisations face at every stage of IT transformation and migration and, more importantly, how to overcome them. You’ll gain insights into industry best practices and the proven methodology that Synyega employs to ensure seamless, effective, and value-driven IT change.
