{"id":30170,"date":"2019-11-14T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=30170"},"modified":"2019-11-14T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T10:00:37","slug":"decision-incs-ceo-on-what-an-organisation-needs-to-achieve-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/11\/14\/decision-incs-ceo-on-what-an-organisation-needs-to-achieve-a-sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Decision Inc&#8217;s CEO on what an organisation needs to achieve a sustainable future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nicholas Bell, the CEO and founder of Decision Inc, a global leader in information-driven transformation, defines the fundamental methodology an organisation needs to adopt in order to achieve a sustainable future state.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital Transformation is only as\nsuccessful as the groundwork that supports it, and the vision that drives it.\nOrganisational longevity hinges on the ability to build a business that\u2019s\ncapable of leveraging digital and data intelligence to deliver transformational\ncustomer experiences. However, achieving this goal asks that the organisation\nclearly defines its future state \u2013 the optimal position for their business to\nremain relevant in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This definition demands that the\nbusiness answers tough questions around its digital business investment goals\nand existing state, while re-examining how it approaches implementation, spend\nand customer. These thoughts and processes are critical to understand in order\nto drive the transformation to becoming an Intelligent Enterprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has to answer very specific\nquestions that include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does\n\u2018future state\u2019 mean to the business \u2013 where does the business need to be\ntomorrow in order to remain competitive and relevant in a constantly changing\nmarket? <\/li><li>What does\nthis future look like and how should it be measured?<\/li><li>What is the\nlong-term vision that refines and defines this future state and how will this\nshape decision-making and measurement parameters today?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer lies in the data. In the\norganisations ability to understand the role of data and how it can be\nleveraged to achieve a sustainable and achievable future state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data is the key to unlocking\nunderstanding around existing business systems and capabilities, employee\ncompetencies and requirements, and harnessing emergent technologies. It is the\nplatform from which the enterprise can deep-dive into its existing\ninfrastructure and skills challenges and thereby paint a picture that not only\nreflects today, but a realistically achievable tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the one question that\nshould rule them all is the one that asks how? How can the organisation get to\nits desired future state and fully realise its potential within a highly\ncompetitive and challenging market that\u2019s undergoing endless and unexpected\ndisruption? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The X Factor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate goal of the\norganisation is to achieve a future state that ensures relevance. This is not\ndefined exclusively by the use of data and analytics. The tools that refine and\nharness data and analytics are varied and adaptable to situation and\ncircumstance. The true value lies in the ability to work with the existing\ntechnology, human capital and investment potential to deliver a future-proof\nsolution that will drive the reality of the future state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To this end, Decision Inc has\ndeveloped a proven methodology for implementing the organisations\u2019 Intelligent\nEnterprise journey. This is easily illustrated through a simple equation that\ndefines the journey within achievable and relevant parameters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows for the organisation to\nbuild out greater insight into the end state where the variable state is lower\nand certainty substantially higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X (start) + Y (route) = Z (end\nstate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example: 8 + X = 15 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start + route = end state&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scenario 1:\nClear start and end<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a clear understanding of our\nStart Point and our End State, the process is now to define how to apply\nresources and build a change and implementation program to drive the\ntransformation by working towards a measured outcome <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scenario 2:\nUnclear Start Point but clarity on the End State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The challenge often comes when we\ndo not have 100% clarity of our start point. Our data platforms health, data\nquality, organisational maturity, understanding of our current state. This risk\nfaced is that if we assume we are better than we are, and build a change\nprogram to achieve our end objective we may not actually land up at our\nintended solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example what happens if we\nassumed the start was eight, but it was actually four? Going seven steps\nforward would not enable us to get to our intended End State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scenario 3:\nUnclear End State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All too often, organisations kick\noff change and technology projects without a very clear definition of the End\nState and what they intend to experience when they get there. This leaves the\norganisation chasing a target that isn\u2019t clear and can be biased heavily by\npeople\u2019s opinions of what the End State should look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scenario 4:\nGeneral uncertainty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many companies embark on\ntransformation programmes without clarity on all three options. This is often\nwhere the business and its people feel pressure to do something, even though\nthey don\u2019t know what they want from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reality is that most companies\nonly look at the future state around 40% of the time. Everybody is focused on\nthe now. With good reason. The influx of technology, data and platform keeps\nthousands of digital balls in the proverbial air and the enterprise is expected\nto juggle these with a dexterity that few have the time or ability to develop.\nBut every business needs a clear idea of the end game in order to know where\nthey are going and how they are supposed to get there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now is the time to begin at the\nend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are witnessing more disruption\nin human history over the next 10 to 20 years than what we have seen in the\nlast 20,000 years. Prediction: 60% of Fortune 1000 companies will be out of\nbusiness in just 10 years.\u201d \u2013 Singularity University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the organisation can build out\ngreater insights into the end state, then its variable state will be lower and\ncertainty substantially higher. Decision Inc\u2019s transformation methodology is a\npackaged approach to the assessment of the organisation\u2019s current state and the\ndevelopment of a robust and agile framework that helps it to achieve its future\nstate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The methodology encompasses every\naspect of the process from change management to problem resolution, to\nrealising full enterprise potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Realising\npotential<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every business in every market is\nin a significant state of flux and the problem for many is that there is a\ncritical shortage of expertise and skills in the market to enable organisations\nto lead these changes. Decision Inc\u2019s global Knowledge Platforms provides\nclients with proven approaches that have been built in multiple markets and\nbring the best learnings and shared insights to the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world where all organisations\nmust start the journey to being more intelligent the change framework and\napproach is a very important tool to ensure that the investment decisions the\nbusiness makes in technology, process, capability and change is aligned to the\ncompany\u2019s future strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicholas Bell, the CEO and founder of Decision Inc, a global leader in information-driven transformation, defines the fundamental methodology an organisation needs to adopt in order to achieve a sustainable future state. Digital Transformation is only as successful as the groundwork that supports it, and the vision that drives it. 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