How to Leverage IT in Double Jump Business Transformation

In the world where change is significantly speeding up so that business leaders couldn’t predict the future with a certain degree of accuracy, and the strategy can no longer stay static, the forward looking organizations are working diligently building their business capabilities via weaving all important business factors in adapting the “VUCA” business normality. So how can organizations leverage IT to double jump such an unprecedented business transformation -to make it radical digital with high-level agility? From an IT management perspective, are CIOs seizing the opportunity to support the organization to transform into the digital way to carries out its business?
Agile Transformation: There are many organizations apply Agile methodologies and practices to develop software, but very few organizations are being agile - following Agile principles and philosophy to run an agile organization. From doing Agile to being agile is a big jump for business transformation. An agile organization is one that is open to change and can adapt readily when change is needed. The defining characteristic of being agile is that it can adapt readily when change is needed. Agile success can improve the entire business competencies because they can do things quicker and better, and encourage improvement and innovation. IT Agility is about how IT will enable business agility, how fast IT will deliver the required effectively and efficiency. The more alignment between business and IT the more level of agility for both will be achieved. The challenge and direction now are to bring agility holistically to the entire business. Being Agile means to solve business problems more effectively and collaboratively, and often IT is an crucial component in managing effective solutions. Corporations that can't manage IT properly will eventually lag behind. the goal in this regard should be focused on business outcomes. For every IT project, which is also business initiative, they see the potential business impact and make it personal. Agile success can improve the entire business competencies because they can do IT quicker and better. Agile provides greater flexibility and it requires great discipline especially at team member level, beyond methodology and technology, it is a philosophy and a set of principle to run the business and make a long jump for the organizational maturity.
Digital Transformation: More and more organization art also at the strategic inflection point of the digital transformation, it is the broader and longer journey with many leaps and jumps (including agile), perils and pitfalls on the way. It implies the full-scale changes in the way the business is conducted, such as talent, skills, processes, technologies. Significantly, IT is impacting every business unit and is becoming the driver of business change and transformation. At the age of IT consumerization, businesses need to understand not only the power and the opportunity information could bring in, but also the potential risks they might get exposed to. IT plays an important role in interpreting business issues into a technology solution, also, leverage necessary resources to solve them. And more broadly, IT can weave all necessary business elements, either hard or soft, to orchestrate a digital symphony. A good relationship between Business and IT becomes visible by clearly defining tasks, authorities, and responsibilities. IT is an enabler and catalyzer for business to reach the era of radical digital. If we are living in an information explosive world where technology is pervasive and the masses are looking for their own experiences to introduce new technology into the business, leverage information in decision making. And every forward-thinking organization also declares it’s in the information management business to improve competency and long-term growth.
Either big leap or double jump, IT is an accelerator for speeding up the business, It’s about using information and technology to enhance agility and productivity, uncover customer insights, predict the business trend, catalyze innovation, create new business models. It is a continuous journey to develop the unique set of enterprise capabilities, integrate them across their organizations and transform businesses to reach the next level of efficiency, effectiveness, and maturity.
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