The pace of innovation is accelerating all the time. Digitalization and Intelligent Automation (IA) is not only a trend, but also a necessity for any organization that wishes to remain competitive.
Digitalization and automation must be an area controlled by the top management of the company.
Still, many companies face a critical problem: They invest huge sums in digitalization systems, but then fail to realize their full potential.
Often the first wave and enthusiasm for digitizing business processes ends with the first “turnkey” project. Such a situation leads not only to wasted investment, but often to the loss of a loaded competitive advantage.
How to remain fully focused on business and prosperity from the point of view of business management, while managing and supporting the development of digitalization and automation?
Build the right competency team. Choose people with taste and innovative thinking and bet on regularity!
The Inactivity Trap: Constantly look for new ideas
- The dynamic world of technology and business models requires a constant search for new ideas and approaches. Stagnation means loss. Every day that your organization doesn't use technology to maximize efficiency and innovation is a lost opportunity.
Do not delay regular assessment: Key to sustainable development
- Regularly evaluating your digitization topics is not just a routine task; it is a necessity. Identifying weaknesses, identifying areas for improvement, and adapting strategies in real time are fundamental pillars to keep your projects moving and prevent them from “freezing”. And even if your team doesn't bring an idea to a regular meeting that is worthy of implementation, the meeting was still important and promotes continuity.
Accept responsibility: A necessary step to ensure success
- Establishing clear responsibilities and assessments is important. It's about the life and death of your digitization initiatives. Do not let the enthusiasm and initiative of the elected people nor the projects and investments falter on lack of management and control. Without responsibility for development initiatives and activities, there is no success. Try to evaluate success with uncompromising rigor. But at the same time with the support and interest of the top management of the company.
The basis is a well-functioning competency team for digitization
The right composition of your competency team is essential for the successful survival of a continuous development initiative. The team, which includes representatives from business, operations and IT, must proactively seek out new ideas and respond to “noise in the office”, while responding quickly to challenges and seizing opportunities. Without a properly composed and functioning team, your digitization efforts will inevitably get bogged down.
The team should be able to cover the following key roles:
- Leader: Ensuring coordination between all team members and liaising with other departments of the organization.
- Business/Operations: Identification of possibilities for transformation and automation of processes, collection of requests and communication with users.
- Technical team (IT): Ensuring the functionality and trouble-free operation of technologies, management and monitoring.
- Development Team: Development and implementation of solutions, preparation of environment for development and maintenance of technical knowledge.
- Analytical team: Process analysis, solution design, ROI evaluation and application testing.
And maybe you start with a simple consideration:
- Behind trade, let him be in Pepa Vomáček's team, who knows what he needs for faster bid creation, competitiveness and thus earn more money = met goals
- Behind operations (processus interno) It will be great if Jarka Okatá is part of the team, who knows the daily workings of people well and can react with ideas of what needs to happen in order to be able to provide the necessary inputs to the business faster.
- Behind IT Honza Pečný should be there, because he has an overview of our infrastructure and software and can respond to ideas, whether it can be solved with his own power and existing technology. Whether it's a change in scope or a larger intervention in technology -- a project.
Actions, not words
The challenge is clear: If you feel that it is freezing under your feet, overcome stagnation and turn your investments in digitalization into a success. “Freezing” in digitalization is not just a loss of money; it is a loss of development with an impact on the future of your organization. It is time to act, constantly innovate, regularly evaluate and accept responsibility.
OK, but do you still want help starting such a team?
We are a long-term partner on the path of digitalization. We strive to exceed normal expectations and provide support that includes any Facilitate the work of your competence team, establishing continuity of development and development of internal capacities through our educational programs. Together, we can overcome challenges and seize the opportunities that a dynamic digital environment brings. We want partnerships that go beyond one-off projects to ensure that your investments in digitalisation have lasting value.
