{"id":15225,"date":"2020-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/professional-services-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:13:58","slug":"professional-services-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/professional-services-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional services: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div class=\"feature-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/changepoint-blog\/hubfs\/changepoint-logo--navy-background.jpg\" alt=\"Professional services: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ok, David Bowie wasn\u2019t talking about technology evolution and professional services in his hit song, \u201cChanges.\u201d BUT, there\u2019s an undercurrent to the song\u2019s lyrics that hits a little too close to home with professional services today.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The biggest congruency? The chorus:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCh-ch-ch-ch-changes\/<br \/>\nTurn and face the strange\/<br \/>\nCh-ch-changes\/<br \/>\nJust gonna have to be a different man\/<br \/>\nTime may change me\/<br \/>\nBut I can\u2019t trace time\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The evolution of technology is disrupting traditional professional services. Client demands are higher than ever and those demands are calling for new delivery methods, new levels of service offerings, and new supplier-client relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Trends like X-as-a-Service (XaaS), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile solutions, and business analytics are probing PSOs to offer ongoing services to clients that often require different payment methods and a new way of business for traditional PSOs.<\/p>\n<p>Are your teams ready to \u201cface the strange\u201d\u2014the unchartered waters that lie ahead? Not only are professional services teams going to have to learn to accommodate new client demands, there\u2019s also a level of adjustment that will have to happen internally. In some cases, it\u2019ll have to do with redefining the payment cycle and resource allocation, and in others it\u2019ll have to do with implementing its own digital transformations in order to better serve clients\u2014using new technology to deliver new engagements<\/p>\n<p>So, is your PSO ready? Want to double check? Learn more about the shifting landscape in <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/key-trends-affecting-your-pso-_whitepaper_psa_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What\u2019s Hot in Professional Services: Key Trends Affecting Your PSO<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, David Bowie wasn\u2019t talking about technology evolution and professional services in his hit song, \u201cChanges.\u201d BUT, there\u2019s an undercurrent to the song\u2019s lyrics that hits a little too close to home with professional services 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