One framework for organizing and planning for operational change is to look for needed adjustments in three overarching categories: people, processes, or technology.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some organizations look at the question from a nonprofit business process improvement<\/a> perspective, asking what adjustments will make a process faster and easier. Some organizations look at it from a people angle, thinking about the staffing, skills, and change management needs of their team to address a challenge. Others think about it with a technology mindset, looking for new products or updates to existing tools that will help things run more smoothly.<\/p>\n While focusing on any one area can yield results, changes in one area often impact and require changes in the other areas. That\u2019s why I recommend organizations look at all three areas holistically to achieve greater results.<\/p>\n Here at Heller Consulting, we help nonprofits address operational excellence by considering all three areas: an organization\u2019s people, business processes, and technology. This approach ensures that changes are more successful, becoming a part of the way the organization does its work and delivering the intended benefits.<\/p>\n For example, developing a new business process may be an important step in improving efficiency or delivering a service. But you must also make sure that you have staff with the right training to carry out the business process, along with the right tools and technology to support the steps. Bringing in a new staff member may bring critical capacity to your team, but without the business processes and tools to ensure the role is successful, the team member may not be able to make the intended impact. And any change in your technology often requires training or adjustment in your business processes.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why a holistic approach to change makes operational improvements most effective. Discover tips and insights on how to align technology, people, processes, and data. Read The Nonprofit\u2019s 2022 Guide to Digital Transformation<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We\u2019re finding that more nonprofits are seeing the value of working with our team through an operational assessment that uses this holistic approach. This audit starts with the organization\u2019s goals, and then considers what adjustments in the three areas will best help them meet their goals.<\/p>\n While we look across all three impact areas, the emphasis of the assessment can begin to narrow its focuses depending on the organization\u2019s specific needs and goals. For example, an organization might have grown tremendously over the past several years, but still have the same small group of people in development operations and must determine how to grow the team effectively. The operational assessment can help to identify what roles are needed, how many staff members should be added, and what processes and technology might need to be implemented or modified to support the new staff structure.<\/p>\n So, the methodology for the operational assessment doesn\u2019t change, but it can shift emphasis based on each organization\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n In an operational assessment, we work collaboratively with our nonprofit clients to help them:<\/p>\n The organization can then put the action plan to work, or we can help with operational streamlining services that include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here at Heller Consulting, we help nonprofits to not only select and implement technology, but also improve business processes to use technology in a way that helps them deliver on their missions.<\/p>\n Learn more about our operational assessment service, which can help your organization work more efficiently and effectively: Contact us<\/a> today.<\/p>\n Want more nonprofit tech resources delivered to your inbox? Fill out the quick form below!<\/p>\nA holistic approach to nonprofit operational change \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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