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Operating Model / Rescuing Failed Digital Factory Transformations

Achieve actual business outcomes instead of innovation theatre

A digital factory is a separate digital unit that builds digital solutions for business units using modern agile ways of working and multidisciplinary pods. This is how you fail! The problem is that by never touching the core business, no true transformation occurs, it is pure innovation theatre. This is a distraction, rather than a driver of value to shareholders.

How we can help

While this model is the simplest to implement, it is also the simplest to undo. If your digital factory transformation has stalled or failed to deliver the expected results, our team can help you get back on track. This may involve re-aligning the digital factory with the business goals and strategy, establishing cross-functional teams that include representatives from the business, technology, and operations, and setting up governance processes to ensure transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Bring the digital factory into the business

Digital factories are often disconnected from the core business, leading to a lack of integration and collaboration, and consequently, digital solutions that do not meet the needs of the business or its customers. To address this, bring the digital factory into the business and establish cross-functional teams with representatives from business, technology, and operations. This ensures digital solutions meet customer needs and are fully integrated with core business operations, delivering value to customers.

Move from project funding to persistent funding

Reliance on project-based funding can lead to a lack of continuity and focus on short-term goals. Our team can help you move to persistent funding, providing dedicated resources for product and platform teams. This approach enables teams to focus on delivering continuous value to customers, aligning with business goals and customer needs. We'll work with you to establish a funding model that supports your teams and drives long-term value creation.

Set up Transformation Office

It's essential to establish a Transformation Office that can provide guidance, support, and oversight. Our team can help you set up a Transformation Office that is responsible for driving the transformation forward, tracking progress, and identifying areas for improvement. We'll work with you to establish clear roles and responsibilities, set up governance processes, and provide training and coaching to ensure that your Transformation Office is effective and efficient.

Companies we've helped

How we helped a leading office supply retailer build their digital roadmap in 8 weeks

We guided a leading office supply retailer to build their digital roadmap in 8 weeks.

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Staples

Staples

Rangle and Staples make it easier to work, learn, and grow in their stores

Reducing new product launch time from six months to two months.

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Fast Retailing

Fast Retailing

Transforming one of the world's largest retail companies into a digital-first organization

How a design system helped transform one of the world's largest retail companies into a digital-first organization.

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Google
BMO
RBC
BlueCross BlueShield
Pacific Life
DB Schenker
Google
BMO
RBC
BlueCross BlueShield
Pacific Life
DB Schenker
Google
BMO
RBC
BlueCross BlueShield
Pacific Life
DB Schenker

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Working with Rangle helped us avoid a lot of the early mistakes we could have made and put us on a fast track towards launching our product.

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— Maryam Nabavi, CEO and Founder of Babbly

Real transformation, not theatre

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Whether you're rescuing a stalled SAFe rollout, recovering from a digital factory that didn't deliver, or moving to a product and platform model, we help you build the cross-functional capabilities that actually compound.

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