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The culture for a successful digital business transformation
We face a digital business transformation. We are worried whether we will be successful in doing this since we are noticing the following:
- We don’t have enough available resources to do this, so we must ration them.
- There are doubts that we will be able to successfully execute it which lessens the engagement of our employees.
- We will leave the initiative to do it to our IT department.
- We do not know whether our organizational digital culture is developed enough.
Digital leadership
We, as leaders, do not exactly know what to do to improve the digital focus of our organizational culture so we can involve our coworkers for the following reasons:
- We do not yet have a good understanding of business performance in the digital economy.
- We do not know which dimensions of the modern organizational culture should be systematically strengthened.
- We don’t have enough knowledge about the key characteristics of the modern organizational culture which we can use to help us.
Digital academy
We want to train our leaders to acquire suitable digital competencies which will enable successful digital business performance. We wonder:
- How to create a good quality program in our internal digital academy?
- How to systematically asses the competencies of the participants before training and after training?
- Which key digital competencies are important for the successful business performance of our organization in the digital economy?
Successful management of the digital business transformation
I am the manager of the digital business transformation, in charge for its preparation and implementation. I am interested in the following:
- Will I be able to handle it using my skills and knowledge?
- Will my coworkers be able to offer suitable support?
- Which digital competencies should I develop in connection to that goal?
Employment in an advanced digital company
I wish to work in an advanced digitally focused company. I have the following questions in connection to this:
- Do I have suitable digital competencies?
- Which additional knowledge and business behaviors should I develop in connection with this?
- How can I objectively assess myself to reach the most credible result?
Employment and development of digital talents
We know that we must employ new digital talents and systematically develop our own talents, so we want to know:
- How do we recognize true digital talents from a range of different candidates?
- What are the key digital competencies that employees must develop so we can be successful in our digital business transformation?
- How to systematically and comprehensively develop our human resources since we can see that there are not enough potential employees with quality digital skills in the market?
Organizational culture on mergers and acquisitions
We have performed a merger or we acquired a digitally advanced organization and we have the following questions in connection with this:
- Which common areas should we work on in the future to best align our operations and values?
- How can we find the biggest differences in culture between the companies?
- How can we systematically asses the differences and similarities of our cultures to be able to plan suitable activities for developing a (new) common organizational culture?
Searching for a strategic technology partner
We are aware that we need a strategic technology partner for a successful business transformation, but we do not know:
Career or professional development
I strive for career advancement or professional growth so I can be more successful in reaching my business goals. This is why I want to know:
- How can I systematically evaluate my potential/competencies?
- What is the level of my current competencies?
- Which competencies should I learn or develop in the future?
Implementing a successful digital project
We want to execute a successful digital project, so we want to know the following:
- What are the competencies of the members of the anticipated team for executing this project?
- How to develop the missing competencies of all project participants?
- Which additional digital competencies should such members posses or develop (what do the trends, benchmarks and good practices say about it)?
Competencies for a digital business transformation
We want to execute a successful digital business transformation, but we do not know whether we have the suitable and competent personnel to accomplish that? We want to know:
- How to systematically asses the digital competencies of our employees?
- How to select the candidates that are the most appropriate for this task?
- What are the key digital competencies for a successful digital business transformation?
Selecting a third party digital solution provider
We want to select a third party digital solution provider to complete a common digital project. We wonder:
Digital competency profiles
Our company wants to systematically develop the digital competencies of our employees and establish digital competency profiles in connection to that. We wonder:
- Which key digital competencies are important for the successful business performance of organizations in the digital economy?
- How to develop advanced digital competency profiles?
- Where should we place our priorities, connected to the future development of competencies?
Training program for developing digital competencies
We wish to create attractive training programs for our customers or members. They should be based on the characteristics of the digital economy so we can offer an even higher value of our programs. We want to know:
- Which key digital competencies are important for the successful business performance of organizations in the digital economy?
- How to develop high quality digital competency programs?
- How to certify candidates or develop tailor made training programs of strengthening digital competencies using credible assessments?
Employment of digital talents
Our credible assessments aim to verify candidates and we will offer it to employers with the aim of providing even more added value. This is why we want to know:
- Which are the key digital competencies that we would test in candidates?
- How can we get a credible assessment of their digital competency level?
- Which key business roles are important for successful business performance in the digital economy?
Attractiveness of the employer for digital talents
We know we should employ the best digital talents to ensure a successful future business performance and we should ask ourselves:
- Does our culture reflect the culture and values of the best potential employment candidates?
- Is our company digitally attractive to the best young talents?
- The development of which digital competencies should we provide for them?
The development of digital competencies of HR experts
We want to upgrade our professional competencies in areas that are important for successful business performance and HR management function in the digital economy. We want to know:
- Which are the key digital competencies that HR experts require?
- Where and when can we carry out a credible assessment of good quality?
- How can we systematically develop them?
Validating digital competencies of human resources during the diligent review upon purchasing the company
We are interested in buying a certain company and wish to check whether the organization’s employees are suitably prepared for the digital future. We wonder:
- How can we systematically asses the actual competencies of (key) employees in the chosen company?
- What kind of credible tests can we use to obtain the most objective and reliable information?
- Which are the key digital competencies that are important for the successful business performance today and in the future?
The evaluation of the power of organizational culture during the diligent review upon purchasing the company
We are interested in buying the chosen company and we want to check whether its culture is suitable, since it will be the foundation for the success of our common business in the future. We want to know:
- How can we systematically evaluate all key characteristics of their organizational culture?
- What are the deficiencies/challenges in connection to this?
- What kind of credible test can we use to obtain the most objective and reliable information about the characteristics of their organizational culture?
Alignment of organizational culture: Our customers and us?
We are aware that the alignment of our organizational culture with the culture (values, beliefs, behavior) of our key customers is crucial for our long term success. This is why we want to know:
- How we check the so called cultural alignment between the culture of our customers and the culture of our organization?
- Is our organizational culture focused on customers and other stakeholders (even compared to the best organization in our industry)?
- What are the biggest gaps between our cultures and what should we do with the goal in the future to achieve as much alignment as possible?
Organizational culture for the competitiveness of our organization
We want to compete with the best performers in our industry and we are beginning to notice that we are not as competitive, so we want to know:
- Which elements of our organizational culture should we develop in the future to be more successful?
- What are our biggest advantages and challenges connected to the development of the required organizational culture?
- What is the modern organizational culture in the best companies like?
A successful CEO in the digital business environment
I have been a very successful CEO so far and I want to keep my business performance in the digital economy. This is why I want to:
- Acquire new digital competencies.
- Recognize and employ true digital leaders.
- Develop a modern organizational culture together with our HR department.
Business analyst in the digital economy
I want to take a leap in my business analyst career, but I’m not sure about the following:
- Which area of business analysis are my skills most suitable for?
- How do I determine areas in which my knowledge is lacking?
- Which digital competencies should I be developing?
ROI of digital projects
I am in charge of investments and therefore I wish to make the right decisions for investments in digital initiatives/projects, but I am not sure about the following:
- Are we capable of calculating the ROI of digital projects?
- What kind of knowledge do we need to successfully execute digital projects and reach the desired ROI?
- Does our organizational culture support and accelerate the realization of digital projects or does it hinder them which makes the ROI take longer?
Development of a modern organizational culture which is crucial for successful business performance in the digital economy?
We want to know about modern organizational culture elements, since we want to achieve successful business performance in the digital economy. This is why we ask ourselves:
- What is the modern organizational culture that is needed for doing business in the digital economy like?
- Which elements of our organizational culture should we develop in the future to be more successful?
- What are our biggest challenges connected to the development of the required modern organizational culture?
Staying competitive in the digital economy
I am aware that the continuous development of our employees is crucial for the competitiveness of our company. This is why we want to prepare a suitable development plan for digital competencies for our key business roles together with our HR department. We require help during this process since we don’t know:
- What are the key digital competencies which can at least help us retain and if possible improve our competitive position in the digital economy?
- What is the level of those digital competencies in our employees?
- Where should we place our priorities, connected to the future development of competencies?
Challenges of engaging digital talents
We want to keep the best employees, because we are aware that human capital is crucial for our success, today and in the future. We are worried about the following:
- Do our best talents recognize enough opportunities for their professional and personal development within our organization?
- What is the level of their experiences (so called employee experience) with the organization?
- Do they have the suitable opportunities to express their talents and can we ensure an attractive work for them?
Modern strategic planning/strategic planning in the digital economy
We want to know what makes modern strategic plaining different and which new developments must we follow to successfully execute our strategy in the digital economy. This is why we want to know the following:
- What else we should include in our current procedures of strategic planning?
- Which digital competencies do we need to be able to include it?
- Which new elements of the modern digital culture must we develop to support the execution of the strategy?
Our brand in the digital economy
We are planning a rebranding because of the changing requirements of our buyers and different characteristics of doing business (in the digital economy). This is why we want to know:
- What is our organizational culture: mentality, reasons, viewpoints and values of employees that are crucial for the successful positioning of the new brand or brands?
- What is our customer focused culture like and where are our key challenges or blockers?
- To which elements of the organizational culture should we devote our focus, assets and activities in the future?
A successful leader in the digital business environment
I am aware that leadership is a matter of the business context in which the leader operates. This is why I want to know how the roles and competencies of the leader change in the digital economy. I wonder:
- Which key competencies should a leader have to be able to facilitate successful digital business operations and organizational culture that supports it?
- Which digital competencies that are important for leaders am I strongly proficient in and which ones are lacking?
- How to systematically develop them, today and in the future?
The digital strength of our organization
We want to know if it can be measured, how well we are prepared to digital business operations and which level of business transformation have we achieved. We do not know the following:
- Is there a model of assessing digital maturity and competencies along with a professional test – assessment that we can rely on?
- Can we compare ourselves with others based on the acquired data and what is our position in relation to other organizations (what does the benchmark or comparative analysis in our industry state)?
- What should we do to systematically improve our business performance in the digital economy?
Business processes in the digital economy
I want to upgrade my process owner role for doing business in the digital economy, but I am not sure about the following:
- Which new areas are important in connection with processes?
- How do I determine areas in which my knowledge is lacking?
- Which additional knowledge areas and business behaviors should I develop?
Data for timely decision making
I know that data is one of the key elements of doing business in the digital economy, but I do not know:
- Does the culture of our organization favor it?
- How to convince leaders so they are even more engaged in data supported decision making?
- Which new knowledge and business behaviors should I develop in connection with this?
