Convincing Your Executives to Embrace Digital Organizational Transformation Now
Updated: Oct 12
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Digital Transformation is Real and is Empowering Organizations
The message is clear; ignore digital transformation at your peril. Executives who don’t yet have it on the agenda need to know that no one is exempt. If it’s not on your agenda, then you can be sure it’s on your competitor’s.
Digital leadership is no longer just the remit of big players like Airbnb, Apple or Google; new business models are affecting every industry and size of organization as enabling technology becomes widespread. In the car industry for example, Volvo’s vision is “Driving will be entertainment" as they move towards becoming a digital entertainment business as driving becomes autonomous (source Volvo Cars).
Drive Digital Change or Miss Out
Digital transformation is real and is empowering organizations to make radical system wide innovations so they can do operate differently. But as an executive you may ask if everything’s working well in my organization and are we making a profit, why do I need to change anything?
Organizational models are changing rapidly and you need to stay ahead of the competition or miss out, maybe not immediately but in a year or so as you realize your market share is diminishing to your competitors who did offer their customers a mobile app, a smart meter or a new easier way of doing business – but you did not.
Embracing digital transformation doesn’t mean you have to be a technology expert. Here are our top tips:
1. Get a key organizational and technology partner, SAPDAY would be a great start to engage with, we can bring digital expertise to your organization. SAPDAY would be a great organization to start your engagement with as we advocate a “Start Small. Think Big. Act Now.” approach
2. Enlist support from SAPDAY to gain executive sponsorship for digital change from your CEO, the Board and anyone else who has to the power to evolve the organization
3. Include your internal teams as they will be the ones to accept, adopt and embrace digital change
4. Don’t worry if you have legacy systems – talk with SAPDAY about how you can quickly make technology advances without a large investment
Are You Using Technologies from SAP to Drive Business Transformation and Unleash Innovation?
No longer just an ERP company, SAP is the driving force in business transformation tools, cloud software, mobility and AI.
You may have implemented an ERP, the solution perhaps met your organization’s needs and requirements at that point in time. Maybe you’ve been running your systems for a while, and it’s performing adequately, with predictable support and maintenance requirements and an acceptable level of stress on technology resources.
But organization's needs are constantly changing in an ever changing world. There may already be warning signs that your system and resources are struggling to keep up with the new requirements for your organization.
The fact is, it’s no longer enough to merely perform – now, you’re being called on to transform. Focusing on maintenance and support doesn’t cut it in today’s dynamic environment.
Don’t Get Stranded – Get Strategic
Our increasingly hybrid technology landscape requires technology departments to ensure consistent service delivery while managing a complex portfolio of hardware, software and services. On top of all that, the organization demands that CIOs and their teams make a strategic contribution. You have to enable organizational transformation and create the foundation for innovation.
How do you know if your technology department's structure and process maturity are up to the task?
See if you can honestly answer these key questions:
How do my ERP support costs compare to others?
Is my team able to contribute value added activities to the organization?
How does my organization benchmark against high performers?
Are my “run” costs in line or over budget?
Does our value add significantly outstrip our budget?
Are we able to keep pace with the rate of change in our industry?
Strategic outsourcing with a managed services partner can help you answer these questions and set the stage for successful organizational transformation. While internal technology and organizational teams have the knowledge, SAPDAY brings you distinct SAP technology skills, best practices, and industry solutions expertise that help you and your team take it to the next level.
Maximize Your SAP Investment with The SAPDAY Center of Excellence
The SAPDAY Center of Excellence (CoE) brings your organizational and technology talent together and applies industry best practices to create added value, enable innovation and go from performing to transforming.
The SAPDAY CoE:
Brings organizational and SAP experts to your organization such as CFO’s, People and Culture Professionals, CIO’s etc. to provide you with industry best practice, benchmarking against your peers and transforming your SAP investment
Unifies technology skills and processes with your operations
Actively looks for value opportunities and builds in ROI by design
Recognizes increased capacity for enhancement and optimization
Reduces operational costs through Incident and Problem Management
Helps you anticipate industry changes and market shifts
Increases value from your SAP investment
This approach also supports faster learning curves for internal technology teams and naturally opens up opportunities for them to focus on more strategic, transformative projects.
CEO's are looking for The Edge
Innovate or…
As technology plays an increasingly important role in the business, CEO’s are looking for The Edge to remain ahead of your competitors, to engage your people through more digital means and continue to provide a return to shareholders.
CIOs and Technology Leaders need to enable this digital transformation for the organization, with limited resources. SAPDAY will provide the flexibility to support internal teams in keeping up with changing business requirements.
The SAPDAY CoE helps all leaders understand how best to improve your organization's transformation value focus and establish the roles, responsibilities, processes and tools that deliver faster time to value. “Start Small. Think Big. Act Now.”
About the author
David Vest
Vice President
SAPDAY New York, USA
email: davidvest@sapday.com
