A special digital projects team
This type of model is ideal for organisations
just starting their Digital Transformation
journey. This entails creating a stand-alone
team that will be tasked with collecting
information from various departments and
geographies. The team will need to facilitate
communication and ensure representation
from both business and IT. The aim of this
team is to ‘jump start’ innovation, and this
might be accomplished by engaging in
hackathons and ideation. IT and business
will have to contribute equally in terms of
expertise and commitment to drive digital
literacy across the organisation.
An office of innovation
and transformation
In this model, a central group will provide
the governance associated with the DX
goals of the organisation. Members will work
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ORGANISATIONS
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with different departments to identify what
functions can be transformed and identify
use cases accordingly. IT will engage with
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the business to ensure IT performance and
provide support for program management
and vendor or partner assessment.
Embedded digital business
This model also requires establishing a task-
specific group, which will be responsible
for the overall digital strategy of the
organisation. The group will act as an
overseer of progress and performance. An
embedded digital business model will give
a greater sense of ownership to different
departments. IT will play a critical role in
terms of enabling the digital ecosystem and
establishing integration and data strategies.
Organisations can start by establishing a
digital business unit and evolving into an
embedded digital business. This will also
require an overall cultural shift within the
organisation, and IT will need to be more
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