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Are you listening to your customers? Putting your customer at the center of your transformation.

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Zita Lopez Academic Faculty Member| University of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
When you think of Transformation, what do you think of first? Technology or People?
Are your strategies human-centered or business centered?

Join us this Wednesday November 5th at 1pm, where I will share how Human-Centered- Design can improve not only your customer satisfaction but also your ROI. 

We will talk about Why Transformation Fails, what is Human-Centered-Design, hands-on Customer Journeys and the first steps to a HCD Transformation Journey.

Register here before November 5th, 2025: https://www.projectmanagement.com/webinars...-transformation

See you soon!
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Kimberly Whitby
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Online Community Specialist| PMI Newtown Square, Pa, United States
Hi Zita - although I'm not a project manager, my initial thought is that digital transformation is more about people than technology. I wonder if others in the community feel the same....
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Nov 05, 2025 2:07 PM
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They did Kimberly Whitby ! In the poll most of the participants chose people over technology! Thank god this community does feel this way.
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Zita Lopez Academic Faculty Member| University of Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
Nov 05, 2025 11:35 AM
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Hi Zita - although I'm not a project manager, my initial thought is that digital transformation is more about people than technology. I wonder if others in the community feel the same....
They did Kimberly Whitby ! In the poll most of the participants chose people over technology! Thank god this community does feel this way.
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Chia Fang Chang
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PM Consultant| CLOUD SAFE CO., LTD. New Taipei City, NWT, Taiwan
Hi Zita,
Thank you for sharing this!
This looks like a very practical and timely session!

In many of the tech-heavy environments I see, we often jump straight to tools and platforms, especially with the rapid pace of innovation in AI. But, like you highlight, real transformation should start with people – their needs, behaviors, and the way we govern change.

When the mindset, ethics, and governance don’t keep up with the technology, the consequences can be serious: misuse of AI, erosion of trust, and hidden costs from rework or failed initiatives. I’m very interested in hearing more about how Human-Centered Design can anchor transformation around the customer while still supporting sustainable business outcomes.
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal

Great topic, and very timely.

In many transformation programs I've observed, the first instinct is to focus on technology, processes, and tools.

But every successful transformation I’ve seen, whether digital, organizational, or cultural, begins with something much quieter and far more structural:

  • Human meaning, not technical mechanics.

Human-Centered Design reframes transformation around experience, purpose, and shared understanding.

When teams see through the eyes of the people they’re serving, complexity becomes clearer, resistance decreases, and value creation becomes real instead of aspirational.

What often derails transformation is not lack of technology, but lack of empathy, alignment, and sensemaking.

In that sense, Human-Centered Design is not a methodology, it’s a discipline of clarity and connection.

Looking forward to your session and to seeing how HCD can be embedded into project and program work to strengthen ROI, customer value, and team engagement.

Thanks for leading this conversation — we need more of it.

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