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Sara helps organizations of all sizes streamline their enterprise technology in ways that benefit their employees and the bottom line. Through the process of digital decluttering, organizations can:
- Reduce IT spend on recurring software subscriptions
- Reduce duplication of features and functionality to streamline business processes and boost productivity
- Extract the full value of investments in officially sanctioned enterprise technology
- Provide employees with easier-to-understand guidelines and training on use of enterprise digital tools
- Consolidate critical data and information into fewer locations to reduce security risks and pave the way for AI in the enterprise
- Involve people from across the organization in technology decision-making to reduce inter-departmental friction and duplication of effort, and uncover synergies
About Sara
Sara's journey as a digital transformation leader began in the early 2000s while working for large, research-focused international health organizations at the height of the HIV pandemic. Over the next 15 years, her work increasingly focused on designing technology systems and strategies for improved data capture and use and improving knowledge flows across teams, organizations, and time zones.
She co-founded Ideal State in 2016 and has been a featured speaker at industry conferences including KMWorld, APQC, NTEN, and Digital Workplace Experience on the topics of digital transformation and knowledge management and holds a master of public health (MPH) degree from the University of Washington.
As lead strategist for many of Ideal State's client projects, Sara blends the practices of knowledge management, human-centered design, and change management to help her clients tame their IT landscape while maximizing ROI and user satisfaction.
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