Digital transformation is key to business success. However, more than 80% of projects fail in implementation and companies stumble along the way for reasons that have been repeated in recent years.
In the following article, we will discover the main challenges that companies face associated with digitalization and how to successfully overcome them.
Common challenges or barriers include: resistance to change, lack of a clear strategy, the problem of integrating new technologies with existing ones, lack of a clear budget for investment in technologies, absence of departments or managers of technologies or organizational transformation, etc.
The importance of the strategic transformation plan
The importance of digital culture (capabilities)
The role of leadership in digital transformation
The process of selecting the methodology and technology for transformation
How to measure the success of digital transformation
Lack of a clear strategy framed in a plan:
Clear objectives: Define specific, measurable and achievable objectives.
Action plan: Develop a plan that includes deadlines, responsibilities and necessary resources.
Team selection: Assemble an internal and external team, including a change management leader from within the company.
ROI justification: Demonstrate how the investment in digital transformation will generate a return on investment.
Strategies to transform resistance to change:
Transparent communication: Generate a clear system of business communication, where the benefits of the transformation are explained and how it will affect the employees of the organization.
Training: Offer training programs so that employees acquire new skills.
Competencies and rewards: Generate competencies associated with the management of improvements, changes and quality of services.
Reward the delivery and fulfillment of stages. Involvement: Involve employees in the change process from the beginning of the project so that they feel part of the solution.
Process innovation and integration of new technologies:
Process map: Analyze the value chain and identify critical processes that require redesign or innovation.
Assessment and capabilities: Analyze existing technical capabilities and systems, first to achieve stability and second to identify areas that need improvement.
Scalable solutions: Opt for technologies that are easy to integrate and can grow with you. Try to build the foundations to generate an ecosystem and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems can be a solution.
Selection of technologies and the supplier: Prepare an acquisition plan to acquire the technologies and the supplier or integrator to execute the plan.
Support and help desk: Have a team of internal or external experts to help you implement and maintain the new technologies.
In resume, digitalization is a journey full of challenges ranging from resistance to change to system integration, failures and past attempts to incorporate solutions that failed to adapt or meet the organization's objectives.
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