Businesses are under more pressure to stay on top of technology to remain competitive.
They are in a race for market share, revenue, staff resources, compliance and more. This is a huge challenge. Organisations need IT partners with expertise and services to unlock advantages and drive organisational success.
Rapid advancements in technology are changing business landscapes everywhere.
These changes run the gamut from the additional requirements of modern cyber security protection, to the opportunities of IoT, Data Analytics, Process Automation, and now AI.
Businesses are under more pressure to stay on top of technology to remain competitive. They are in a race for market share, revenue, staff resources, compliance and more; That is a huge challenge.
There has never been a time where it has been more important to align IT execution to business strategy.
IT execution is more holistic than simply deploying new technology.
How the technology is used will define success. Utilisation is the actual adoption and use of current and new technologies. Unfortunately, many organisations struggle to use of the technology they already own. That is a huge opportunity to gain value without massive cost.
The right applications and technology choices are vital. Understanding what will drive the outcomes you want, selecting the right ones and understanding how they will change your processes will enable you to run faster in the right direction.
Technology is an investment. It is a significant number in every organisation’s financials, but one that is vital to success. You are in a race. Using technology to its potential isn’t optional if you want to succeed. History is littered with examples of organisations that didn’t prioritise technology
Having clear objectives is crucial. They can’t be about the latest and greatest or any other rationale. What matters is that they align to the business goals. Adoption and use of technology is only about one thing – achieving your business goals. This should be at the start, middle and end of any technology project.
That’s why we put it all together and say “The Use of Technology will Define your Success”
Kinetics CEO Andrew Hunt states that “We observe that our clients succeed faster when we help them develop technology strategies, select vendors, implement and manage change to achieve business outcomes”
Our consulting practice has developed three key services to deliver on these needs.
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Fractional IT Leadership.
(An IT leader who is external to the enterprise yet acts as an accountable leader) Fractional leadership refers to an arrangement where an organisation hires part-time leaders to fulfil specific leadership roles. These fractional leaders typically have expertise in areas such as executive management, finance, marketing, human resources, or technology. This has led to the term “Fractional CIO” or “fCIO”. Fractional CIO’s are a much closer fit to our ITMaaS service – the article How to succeed as a fractional CIO from CIO.com explains it well: “A fractional CIO is typically an experienced IT extension of the executive team” “A fractional CIO’s responsibilities typically include IT team management, budget development and supervision, specifying technology investments, and providing guidance on IT systems and governance, he says. Other responsibilities may include addressing digital transformation initiatives, guiding application development, and identifying security issues.”
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Digital Enablement is key to the success of modern workforces as they consume technology.
While many workers are expert on the tools they use every day, it is almost impossible for them to stay current as those tools evolve. Adding digital literacy training gives them the confidence to absorb changes in the software they use every day and to take advantage of the new capabilities of each new software version.
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Change Management is the deliberate action to build acceptance of new technologies within an organisation.
Having the right solutions is only half of the challenge.
It starts with culture and understanding the willingness and acceptance of change within IT users inside a business, then moving on towards taking those users on the change journey. It is crucial to set the right level of expectations and to build willing allies to shepherd the change into business operations.
Achieving the expectations of new systems is always dependent on the people using them. It is vital that the users welcome the innovations, that they are trained, and they are confident. If they are unsure, or if they think the solution makes them less productive, then they will start working in unexpected ways.
Kinetics has a long history of working with the leaders within a business to take their teams on the change journey, and to build a consensus that drives adoption. Skilling the workforce and lifting their confidence is the absolute key to success.
All businesses rely on technology more today than ever. Advancements are coming rapidly and the organisations that can take advantage of these will be ones that prosper.
