As the world steps further forward into the digital age, many organizations need to update their operations. But what, specifically, do we mean by "digital"? And why should an organization strive to become digital? What benefits are there? If there needs to be some kind of wide-ranging transformation, what needs to be transformed? Finally, how should that transformation be accomplished?
The discussion that follows is based partially on our work and partially on the thoughts of others aiding in and undergoing this transformation.
- Benefits;
- why maturing as a digital organization is important.
- what benefits come with "digital maturity"
- Digital maturity:
- how to identify the current digital maturity level of your organization
- how to transform and mature your organization
- effective strategies
Architecture
One of the main obstacles in maturing as a digital organization is the current architecture for collaboration between IT systems. We have written two articles regarding this. Be prepared, they are a bit heavy on the technology side.
- The need for a new architecture: We argue that the current architecture is contra productive to maturing as a digital company, instead it will make the IT landscape of the organization rigid and inadequate.
- Requirements on a new architecture: We present a list of requirements that an adequate architecture for a digital organization must fulfill.