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The system is live. Now get people to work in it.

Every workaround is a vote against the new system. A user adoption strategy starts with what’s behind them. We find out, then show people why the switch is worth making.

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Sound familiar?

“The new system is live, and people have built workarounds around it.”
“The usage dashboard looks fine. The real work still happens in email.”
“People say the old system was better, and nobody has asked them why.”
“Training covered the clicks. Nobody explained the reasons.”

What good looks like

People use the system because it helps them, and they can say how. Someone heard their complaints and either fixed them or explained them. People drop the workarounds because they no longer need them.

How to build a user adoption strategy for a new system

A new system is live when it’s switched on. It’s adopted when people stop using the workaround. A user adoption strategy closes that gap.

  1. 1

    Find out what the workarounds protect

    Every spreadsheet on the side exists for a reason: a missing field, a slow step, a report people trust more. Find out, then fix it or explain it.

  2. 2

    Lead with the reasons, then the buttons

    People learn the clicks faster when they know why the system changed. Our digital log card training started with the reasons, not the buttons.

  3. 3

    Train for tasks, not features

    Show people how to do the five things they do every week, in the order they do them. Leave the rest of the features for later.

  4. 4

    Support people at the moment of use

    Training happens once. Short guides and quick answers when people are actually using the system matter more.

  5. 5

    Measure real use

    Logins tell you little. Look at which tasks are done in the new system, where people drop out, and which workarounds survive.

Which moments apply

Proof

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