Ben Gibbins’ Post

The TEKsystems: 'State of Digital Transformation, 2024' report, makes for a really, really interesting read! Some really interesting insights into how organisations are planning to invest and transform, the returns they're expecting and what they're prioritising to ensure their digital transformation efforts are set to be successfully delivered. I wanted to highlight a few areas from within the report, as many of the findings really resonated with conversations I've had with retail/consumer technology and digital leaders in recent months. The survey found that the top Digital Transformation goals are to:- - Improve Customer Experience and Engagament: 35% - Replace or upgrade legacy IT systems: 34% - Reduce operational ineffiency: 31% - Enhance employee performance/productivity: 30% - Transform existing business processes: 29% Other notable DX focusses noted were: increase innovation, bolster cybersecurity, increase speed to market of products and services, and introducing new products and services. The Top Digital Transformation Challenges were listed as:- - Complexity of current environment / siloed mindset: 32% - Gaps in technical talent: 27% - High or unforeseen costs: 26% - Cultural and capability issues: 25% - Change Management and implementation complications: 24% - Economic uncertainties: 24% - Lack of internal alignment: 22% - Alignment of DX initiatives to business strategy: 20% - Lack of Snr level support: 13% Also interesting to read was the sheer lack of confidence many organisations have in their existing teams to successfully deliver their transformational roadmaps: - 10% suggested a need to completely revise their talent base, - 33% stated that they need many new types of talent in volume, - 49% believe they require some new types of talent in a few areas, - 8% feel as though they have all the skills they need. Needless to say, the digital transformation goals of the surveyed organisations will be virtually impossible to achieve without first: - strategising around how to tackle the expected challenges - building an appropriate talent acquisition strategy and an effective, skill-relevant delivery capability. Permanent and Flexible resource planning key. The link for the article is in the comments. I'd be interested to understand your thoughts 👍

The TEKsystems: 'State of Digital Transformation, 2024' report, makes for a really, really interesting read! Some really interesting insights into how organisations are planning to invest and transform, the returns they're expecting and what they're prioritising to ensure their digital transformation efforts are set to be successfully delivered. I wanted to highlight a few areas from within the report, as many of the findings really resonated with conversations I've had with retail/consumer technology and digital leaders in recent months. The survey found that the top Digital Transformation goals are to:- - Improve Customer Experience and Engagament: 35% - Replace or upgrade legacy IT systems: 34% - Reduce operational ineffiency: 31% - Enhance employee performance/productivity: 30% - Transform existing business processes: 29% Other notable DX focusses noted were: increase innovation, bolster cybersecurity, increase speed to market of products and services, and introducing new products and services. The Top Digital Transformation Challenges were listed as:- - Complexity of current environment / siloed mindset: 32% - Gaps in technical talent: 27% - High or unforeseen costs: 26% - Cultural and capability issues: 25% - Change Management and implementation complications: 24% - Economic uncertainties: 24% - Lack of internal alignment: 22% - Alignment of DX initiatives to business strategy: 20% - Lack of Snr level support: 13% Also interesting to read was the sheer lack of confidence many organisations have in their existing teams to successfully deliver their transformational roadmaps: - 10% suggested a need to completely revise their talent base, - 33% stated that they need many new types of talent in volume, - 49% believe they require some new types of talent in a few areas, - 8% feel as though they have all the skills they need. Needless to say, the digital transformation goals of the surveyed organisations will be virtually impossible to achieve without first: - strategising around how to tackle the expected challenges - building an appropriate talent acquisition strategy and an effective, skill-relevant delivery capability. Permanent and Flexible resource planning key. The link for the article is in the comments. I'd be interested to understand your thoughts 👍

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