Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
Rapid response
Change management | Operations | C-Suite
June 16, 2023 – Many organizations get bogged down at the beginning of a transformation of their business, wasting valuable time, energy, and momentum. But moving quickly from the very start is essential to building value, find partners Louisa Greco and Zachary Silverman, who estimated that successful corporate transformations typically implemented initiatives that delivered 57 percent of value within six months and 74 percent by the end of the first year.
To read the article, see “Ready, set, go, and keep going: Why speed is key to a successful transformation,” May 4, 2023.
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Visual form
Milestone column chart.
Layout / body structure
A single chart places four time buckets from three months through twelve months across the bottom, and each bucket is drawn as part of a 100 percent frame so the filled portion can be compared stage by stage.
What is being compared
It compares how much transformational value top-quartile companies have achieved at three, six, nine, and twelve months after launch.
Measurement system
The measure is percent of first-year transformational value, with a full-height 100 percent bracket shown on the right side as the frame of reference.
Visible structure inside the graphic
Each time bucket has a pale full-height background column and a dark filled segment showing value captured by that point, so the accumulation of value over the year is visible as the bars step upward.
Main takeaway from the visual
The chart makes the first year look front-loaded, with the filled bars rising sharply early in the sequence rather than staying flat until the end.
Key standout values or extremes
The source text anchors the sequence with 57 percent of value delivered within six months and 74 percent by the end of the first year, which matches the visibly taller six- and twelve-month fills in the chart.
Controls / sequence, when applicable
This is a static chart image with no in-chart controls to operate.
Companion media, when applicable
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