Does your organizations leadership see digital transformation as fundamental to success?

A digital transformation has now become a strategy that many organizations must take on. The slow implementation of additional technology solutions is no longer a sustainable practice to run an organization. Moving forward with a digital transformation allows organizations to scale and remain competitive in their respective industries. Although it is truly something that will allow for organizational advancement, such a drastic change in how an organization conducts business has to be considered at all levels of your organizational structure. An organization as a whole need to see the benefits and needs to see how establishing new methods will allow everyone to optimize and become more successful. Yet, there are many circumstances where organizations are not ready for such a drastic transformation due to their lack of dependency on technology. To truly assess if this is right for you and your organization, you must reflect on how much your organization relies on technology and how it influences the way your organization works.

Does a digital infrastructure influence the way that the organization attracts, trains and retains staff?

With the average age of the available workforce decreasing, technology is a huge driver for most individuals. The accessibility to advanced and effective technology allows organizations to attract new talent because it allows them to have exposure to new methods to operate and complete their tasks. Technology is an organizations best partner when it comes to training and retaining staff as well. Technology now allows individuals to work smarter and not harder. Providing methods for your staff to complete their work in more effective and optimized ways, will allow for higher levels of job satisfaction, increase in the output of results, and ultimately creates an environment which staff does not want to leave.

Does a digital transformation fit your culture?

Culture is the single most important aspect of any organization. Technology can be an incredible partner in productivity and efficiency in your organization. The unfortunate truth is that technology can also be counterproductive. Often times technology comes with too many features, too many add-on’s, and too many processes that can keep your organization from accomplishing their goals. It is important to take a look at the tools and solutions to ensure you’re making the right decision when implementing them into your organization. Solutions should help streamline you processes for efficiency and effectiveness. If they are counterproductive, they will not benefit your organization and ultimately result in conflict for your staff.