I first wrote about Centers of Excellence about 5 years ago and it remains one of the most popular topics here. This post summarizes and updates thoughts on Centers of Excellence (CoE) as a way to build a capability to deliver value when specialty skills are needed. It covers: The rationale for creation The qualities …
Growing Centers of Excellence
Continuing a series of posts addressing some of the lessons and take aways from recent experience in establishing Centers of Excellence. I believe different enterprises are at different levels of sophistication in their use of centers of excellence (CoEs) and view them at different levels of strategic importance. Organizational Maturity Models are a good approximation …
Why Create Centers of Excellence
I've been focused on setting up centers of excellence recently. I will be sharing a series of posts addressing some of the lessons and take aways from that experience in a few upcoming Centers of Excellence posts. The first question many customers ask is why would I want a center of excellence? The best answer …
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