In each phase, from planning and assessment to implementation, several factors must be carefully considered, including technical infrastructure, process, application, change management, data management and project management.

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In the process, Microsoft forgot the basic tenets of change management.

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One of the reasons that change initiatives fail is because senior management fails to engage in the communication process.

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