Digital technologies are driving unprecedented levels of business transformation. You need to ask five questions to determine if your company is on the right track to digital transformation Consulting.
- Do you keep an eye on industry changes that might affect your business and do you take proactive steps to monitor them?
Utilize web-based tools for tracking the impact of converged technologies on all aspects. This will give your industry a holistic view and help you make better strategic choices.
- Do you encourage collaboration within your organization?
It is important that your company has the resources and the environment to allow the sharing and exchange of knowledge and information. This allows your company to tap into one its most valuable assets – the tacit wisdom (the accumulated knowledge, skills and experience of your workers).
- Do you engage in regular conversations with people outside of your company’s?
It is critical to adopt digital thinking and think about how your business can interact with (interacts, listen, learns and co-creates) with the rapidly expanding knowledge base outside of your organization in order for your company to keep up with changing customer requirements and provide valuable feedback.
- Do you want to disrupt the business model of your company?
Traditional business models and tools are not flexible enough to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by today’s digital world. Understanding how the components of your business model work together is key. Once you understand this, then you can use digital technologies and create a disruptive model.
- Do your employees have the potential to inspire others?
You must encourage employees to use social media and mobile devices in their day to generate innovative ideas that will simplify, accelerate and enhance the business processes of your company.
Do you know if you have answered yes to all the above questions. If so, your business is one among the few that can see the value in adopting a different mindset in today’s fast-paced digital age. If you answered no, it’s not too late! Follow the five steps below to begin the transformation of your existing organization into an entirely digital one.