Preface: In the process of digital transformation, do you need to take a step back and re-adjust your digital transformation strategy? See if these red flags have appeared.
The new coronary pneumonia has forced many organizations to implement and accelerate their digital transformation plans. However, having a strategic plan and a good strategic plan are two different things.
It is more conservative to say that the epidemic has accelerated the digital plan.
According to McKinsey statistics, in just two months, the application of digitization has been advanced for 5 years.
According to a recent survey by OpsRamp, although the IT budget in 2020 is expected to drop across the board, 73% of IT leaders still hope to accelerate or maintain their original digital transformation plans during the COVID crisis.
This situation puts IT leaders in a dilemma: They must achieve a successful long-term strategic vision while achieving rapid change.
Digital transformation strategy: issues that need attention.
Although the hype surrounding digital transformation has been going on for years, the epidemic has overwhelmed companies. But digital transformation is not only a technological trend, it is also a business mindset that can promote the company's long-term growth.
Evaluate the organization’s current digital strategy and see if there are 5 signs that need to be corrected:
Your digital strategy is separate from your business strategy
. Companies that adopt a silo strategy may think that they are experiencing digital technology changes, but in fact they are more likely to experience IT technology changes. Changes in digital technology have brought tremendous changes to your business, and changes in IT technology have updated the underlying pipeline that makes it possible.
You cannot promote innovation and development throughout the business.
The role of the CIO is also changing, from a supporter to a strategist, and from a responder to an enabler. If you are still regarded as a technical service provider, rather than as a consultant on how to integrate digital plans with business strategies, you will not be able to achieve real change. Future CIOs should work with other C-level leaders on an equal footing and actively formulate digital strategies to promote business growth.
Your company relies on you to maintain all IT equipment.
Similarly, if your main responsibility is to own and operate IT technology in all enterprises, and manage internal employees or contractors, you will not have time to do higher-level strategic activities . You need to consider giving some tasks to your trusted partner so that you can free up time to complete more valuable projects.
One disadvantage of the shift from a single cloud strategy to cloud computing is the inability to control the physical IT infrastructure. With a cloud computing vendor alone, if a partner encounters technical problems, data leakage, or contract failure, then you yourself face greater risks.
With a multi-cloud or hybrid cloud strategy, you can divide your business into different vendors to support failover. This combination provides maximum flexibility.
You haven't assumed the situation of data leakage.
The asymmetric attack surface of the cloud brings new network security risks that the local data center does not have. Many CIOs have discovered that hackers can hack an entire organization as long as they trick an employee in a phishing plan or improperly configured system files.
So you need to take a zero-trust approach, that is, you don't trust anyone, or even any user in the organization. This is especially important when your employees work remotely and access various wifi networks and devices during a flu epidemic.
Proposed feasible digital transformation methods.
If your company falls into one or more of these categories, your digital transformation plan may need to be upgraded. To make major decisions, you must first study and test several solutions, and then implement these promised solutions in the manageable phase.
With the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the competition for digital transformation has intensified. However, taking the time to formulate the strategy correctly is more important than making hasty decisions.