Overcoming COVID-19: Steps to Digital Transformation—Part 2

We continue our exploration of how companies can best achieve a successful digital transformation.

More and more, companies are looking to digitization to overcome the headaches that COVID-19 has presented them. The digitization of company operations, particularly when time is of the essence, is no easy matter. Last week we covered 3 measures companies should be taking when preparing to go digital.

However, there remain many more considerations companies need to be carefully evaluating as they move ahead with the technological advancement of their IT infrastructure. After all, the very nature of comprehensive digital progression is in how multifaceted it is. It’s not just the technology, it’s also the personnel, the culture, the commitment, the goal-setting, and so much more.

This week, we at Innovexa Solutions bring you 3 more steps companies should be taking to ready themselves for digital transformation.

Involve Everyone

Technology impacts everyone in a company, so take everyone into account. Moreover, the shift in mindset we mentioned last week can’t be achieved without everyone fully on board. The best way of getting them there is to make them feel valued and involved.

That will, in turn, make them invested in the transformation. So, be sure to give everyone in your a company a clear sense of the changes they can expect, why they’re important, and what they can do to make the process go smoothly. And that transitions perfectly to our next step.

Seek and Encourage Feedback

Don’t only involve employees by telling them what to do and what to expect, also ask for their feedback. Feedback for your planning phase and further feedback as you implement the various stages of that planning. Digital transformation is not an area where you should be avoiding criticism or greater scrutiny of the process.

No stone should be uncovered when tackling something as demanding, holistic, and complex as digitization. By getting everyone’s feedback, you’re ensuring that you aren’t overlooking anything in your transformation efforts.

Drive Change in Company Mindset

As important as it is to involve everyone and to get their feedback, it can ultimately be of little value if not counterproductive if the people in your company don’t embrace the right kind of mindset. Specifically, a digital mindset.

A mindset of dynamism that is always looking to incorporate technology into the operations of their company. And it’s up to leaders in your company to present, encourage, and monitor this kind of thinking to make sure it’s thriving within the company. Without it, all the technology in the world won’t amount to anything.

Key Takeaways:

• Takeaway 1: Everyone in your company should be involved in your digital efforts.
• Takeaway 2: Make sure that you’re getting feedback on your company’s digital transformation by all its employees throughout the process.
• Takeaway 3: It’s up your company leaders to layout a vision for digitization that sees all company personnel make a shift in their thinking to a mindset that’s digital and technology centric.

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