10 advices for a successful digital convertion

Carlos Bayona, CEO of Digital Enterprise, lists the ten keys that every company must consider if it wants to undertake the digitalization process.

1. Technology is not enough

Many companies believe that with new technology they will achieve effective results. It is not like this. If you want more productivity and competitiveness you must make a change in management. The technology must be to make use of it but the changes are made by us.

2. Presence of the directive

Digitizing a company should not be the responsibility of a single department. The board should also be aware of their impressions as well as to support what is necessary.

3. Vision of the company

Before digitizing our company, we must be clear about the purpose of this step, as well as this must be aligned with the general objectives of the company.

4. Starting situation and objective

It does not hurt to have a projection of the company for the moment of the digitalization, considering also the current situation and verifying if it is beneficial or not the change.

5. Transformation plan

You must have both long-term and short-term plans that keep your company protected in some way during the change.

6. A promoter

Having someone to lead the projects can help you with all the processes involved in the transformation of your company.

7. Commitment

Your work team must be committed to the change that the company is about to execute. In this way, they will help you to do it as well as be attentive to any inconvenience that may occur.

8. Urgency

For every day that you spend thinking whether to do it or not, it's time that you lose competitively speaking. It is not that you should address the change immediately without plans or strategies but, if you are going to do it, you should consider the time that you stop investing in it.

9. Economic impact assessment

While money is important, we must also consider quality. We can not get carried away by the cheapness of a project but rather if this is the one that suits us or not.

10. Objectives and goals valued

We must consider that the digital transformation of our company must be done hand in hand with both processes and personnel. Our staff must also be trained for new functions or processes and these, in turn, should help us reduce costs and ensure quality.

Source: Tecnoalimen.