1. Can we design our wayCan we design our way
out of Cancer?out of Cancer?
Information Technology at the Canadian Cancer
Society’s BC & Yukon Division
Can a new model save an old cause?
Assignment #4: Digital Strategy Canvas v1.0 / Wendi Davies
2. The Canadian CancerThe Canadian Cancer
Society is Canada’s largestSociety is Canada’s largest
Cancer charity.Cancer charity.
Mission
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national
community-based organization of volunteers whose
mission is the eradication of cancer and the
enhancement of the quality of life of people living
with cancer.
Vision
Creating a world where no Canadian fears cancer.
3. Strategy and FocusStrategy and Focus
End of Life
Survivorship &
Thrivership
Support
Working
Volunteering
Giving
Healthy Living
Occupational &
Environmental
Carcinogens
Tobacco Control
Diagnosis &
Treatment
Early Detection
Screening
4. This year the CanadianThis year the Canadian
Cancer Society turns 75.Cancer Society turns 75.
Amidst a changing landscape and increased
competition will we reach 100?
Or, can we achieve our mission so we can retire early,
with a Cancer-free Canada?
5. Like many non-profits,Like many non-profits,
we face a number ofwe face a number of
challenges.challenges.
8. If the organization as aIf the organization as a
whole is a “customer” of IT,whole is a “customer” of IT,
what is the value?what is the value?
9. What is IT’s current valueWhat is IT’s current value
proposition?proposition?
• Business Canvas Model by Alexander Osterwalder &
Yves Pigneur. Capturing the current state.
• The canvas creates questions and invites inquiry…
• Instead of hard revenue, we aim for Organizational
Contribution
10. VALUE
PROPOSITION
CHANNELS
RELATIONSHIPS CUSTOMERSKEY
PARTNERS
KEY
RESOURCES
KEY
ACTIVITIES
Information Technology
Reliable
Technology
to enable
work
Technical Support
& problem-solving
Hardware
Suppliers
Personal
Assistance
Managed
IT Services
Recruiters and
Consultants
Software
Companies
National IT
Software
installation &
updates
Timely,
effective
help
Low cost
support for
all staff
Technical
guidance
and
translation
Per-incident
basis
Defined term
ProjectsProject
Execution
Capital
Infrastructure IT is 2.5- 3% of
Revenue
General
Internal
Staff
Managers &
Directors
Volunteers
Helpdesk ticketing
system
Email & Intranet
announcements
Telephone and in-
person visits
Donors to
the Society
Board
Members &
Partners
Infrastructure Platforms &
Software
Staff, Volunteers,
Partners
Capital and
operational funds
Tacit knowledge
Risk
Management &
Information
Security
Software-as-a-
Service
Outsourced &
Managed Services
Project
Costs Some IT projects
enable Mission
IT is Efficiency
focussed
11. IT’s current valueIT’s current value
propositionproposition
Information technology provides high-touch, cost
effective technical support and administrative
systems to a general, mass customer base.
13. VALUE
PROPOSITION
CHANNELS
RELATIONSHIPS CUSTOMERSKEY
PARTNERS
KEY
RESOURCES
KEY
ACTIVITIES
Information Technology: Questions & Inquiries
Reliable
Technology to
enable work –
but what more?
Technical Support &
problem-solving – we
are good at this!
Hardware
costs will go
down – but do
we need all
this stuff?
Personal Assistance –
what about self help and
community?
Managed IT
Services will
become more
competitively
priced
Recruiters and
Consultants want
to work with us
Software
Companies will
keep offering
non-profit
discounts
National IT will
allow us to lead
or diverge
Time for R&D and
new products is
scarce
Timely, effective
help (through a
high-cost method)
Low cost support for
all staff, how about
solutions for an
entire organization?
How about
change
leadership &
innovation?
Per-incident basis –
can this be
automated?
Is Program management
a better model?Concurrent
Projects hard to
prioritize and
manage
Capital
Infrastructure – $$
forklift upgrades
IT is 2.3- 3% of
Revenue
General staff –
stressed,
pressured,
trying
Managers &
Directors – no time
to learn or
envision
Volunteers &
Donors– why isn’t
this experience
better? CCS is
slow to evolve
Helpdesk ticketing
system – where are
the metrics?
Email announcements
– is there a more
engaging way?
How can the
experience be instant
& rich?
Board Members &
Partners – “Is it
done yet?”
Technology– can it
change with us?
Staff, Volunteers,
Partners – how to
engage them with the
business?
Capital and
operational funds
threatened with
declining revenues
What about DATA?
Customer Specific
Value Propositions?
Software-as-a-
Service; does this
constrain or enable
us?
Project
Costs
Some projects enab
Mission – most kee
the lights on
What about
DATA?
Who is the
priority? Who
helps us
innovate and
meet our
challenges??
Clearer tie to an
Org Canvas!
How do we focus on
VALUE as well as
efficiency?
Gartner says 3.5% is average “steady
state” – what about $$ for R&D,
innovation or growth?
Outsourced Services – these are
“administration costs” for a non-
profit.
Where are
strategic
conversations??
14. What is the SWOT for thisWhat is the SWOT for this
model?model?
• Strengths and Weaknesses for IT today
• Opportunities and Threats in the Organizational
context
15. Initial SWOTInitial SWOT
Internal
Factors
(Departmental)
External
Factors
(Organizational
Environmental)
S
TRENGTHS
W
EAKNESSES
O
PPORTUNITIES
T
HREATS
• Value Proposition
achieved with
conservative funds
• Partners are diversified
• Resources are in place
• Channel works for
current service delivery
• Costs are generally fixed
• Customer relationships
are established
• High-touch support is
more costly per incident
• Some internal knowledge
“lost” to outsourcing
• Capital costs amortization
affects bottom line
• Channels lack diversity
and customer focus
• Overall benefit to the
organization is limited
• Commoditization of IT can
further reduce costs
• Co-creating technology
solutions with customers
could increase value
• Untapped data potential
exists
• Applying new technologies
to ‘old’ challenges
• Value Proposition is
undervalued vs.
expectations
• Declining revenues may
further limit IT
investment
• Customer needs intensify
or diversify, exceeding
resource capability
16. Maybe a new design isMaybe a new design is
needed?needed?
17. We can harnessWe can harness
technology in the fighttechnology in the fight
against cancer.against cancer.
18. Integrating technology more fullyIntegrating technology more fully
into our mission.into our mission.
Creating a world where noCreating a world where no
Canadian fears cancer…Canadian fears cancer…
Worth the effort.Worth the effort.
19. SourcesSources
• Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon Division Strategic Plan 2010-
2015 (May 2013 edition)
• www.charityintelligence.ca Ci_Cancer_Report_April_2011.pdf
accessed May 2013
• Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon Division Financial Report 2006-
2012, IT costs as % revenue.
• Interviews with Cheryl Swallow, Director Finance and Administration,
Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon Division
• Business Model Canvas and SWOT by Wendi M. Davies, Manager,
Information Technology, Canadian Cancer Society BC & Yukon
Division
Assignment #4: Digital Strategy Canvas v1.0 / Wendi Davies
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