Observation – Software User Adoption
Have you noticed that you spend a large amount of time documenting process flows but fail to measure their IT implementation? How do you know if the end-users are enacting the system as designed and contributing to the business goals?
We know that process documentation is necessary to ultimately guide system end-users once implementation is complete. However, many fail to realize that metrics need to be prepared to adequately determine if the new process flows are followed by system end-users. User Adoption metrics is the link between the new process design and the organizational change effort.
Software User Adoption – Consider This
.Important user adoption metrics determine how much deviation there is between end-user behavior and the intended new process. Knowing these levels of deviation will help you determine how to influence and guide end-users toward the new process. The right metrics don’t necessarily need to be complex or sophisticated to provide accurate insight into the impact of current business processes (e.g., how long it takes to perform a particular process).
Things to Think About
Brainstorm both intended and unintended behaviors and outcomes during implementation in order to create the proper software user adoption metrics. Here are some examples of insightful metrics:
- How many resources touch a process from beginning to end?
- List which resources touch that process.
- What is the scope of the process activities performed by each resource?
- Are there fewer or more resources (or handoffs) required due to automation?
Remember, when planning user software user adoption metrics, determine what is valuable to know about a particular process. Metrics must be designed to ensure that the behavior of the new processes delivers the intended results. With proper metrics and planning, you will have the insight needed to reinforce desired behavior.
