IT Brief, Australia: Cognizant’s Head of Products and Resources, ANZ, says Organizational Change is Crucial to Digital Transformation

“Organisational change will make or break digital success,” writes Guarav Sharma. “Without the support of your most important assets – your employees – companies will find themselves one of the many who fails on their journey to digital change.” Excerpts:

“Equipping a workforce with brand new skill sets, developing new employee behaviours, or rethinking the traditional organisational hierarchy and culture —these are essential ingredients to a company selling its digital transformation, not just to the wider industry and its customers, but to its people as well.

In the onboarding process, it is vital to think beyond the C-Suite and take a more holistic approach to change management. Understanding that initiatives should be pioneered from the top-down is one thing, but implementing engagement and training processes for all employees, or leveraging internal collaboration tools such as Slack or Yammer, will ensure the best resources are allocated to help everyone feel involved.

Implementing a digital culture at the outset will aid at growing digital talent internally. If people have the correct training, tools, and leadership to set the example, engagement levels will be well on the way to embracing a new digital style of working.

The HR team will invariably play a crucial role in managing change during digital transformation. Not only will they be integral in seeking the additional talent needed to keep digital afloat, such as data scientists and design thinkers, but they will be a huge ally for shifting corporate values.”

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