Digital infrastructure management
This section examines how digital maturity evolves across industries. Survey data categorises organisations into stages of digital transformation, highlighting trends influencing competitive edge.
Digital maturity
A pie chart categorises organisations' digital maturity:
- Emerging (2%): Just beginning digital transformation.
- Developing (6%): Early stages, experimenting with digital integration.
- Maturing (36%): Established processes, integrating advanced tools, exploring automation.
- Advancing (34%): Significant digital integration, utilising automation for innovation and efficiency.
- Leading (22%): Pioneers in digital innovation, leveraging sophisticated architectures and advanced automation.
This distribution shows a range from initial steps to leading digital excellence.
Emerging and developing stages
Investment:
- Allocate initial funds to essential digital tools and platforms.
- Begin with fundamental digital tools to support basic connectivity and integration.
People & Team:
- Build a small, skilled team with fundamental digital skills.
- Focus on hiring individuals with basic digital and API knowledge.
Tooling & Interfaces:
- Implement essential digital connectivity tools and basic automation.
- Use simple tools to start establishing a digital infrastructure.
Process & Operations:
- Develop simple, standardised processes.
- Standardise initial digital processes to ensure consistency.
Measurement & Reporting:
- Establish basic metrics to track progress.
- Begin tracking performance with straightforward, easy-to-measure metrics.
Maturing and Advancing Stages:
Investment:
- Increase funding for scalable, secure, and interoperable digital tools.
- Invest in more advanced digital tools that support scalability and security.
People & Team:
- Expand the team with experienced professionals and continuous learning opportunities.
- Upskill current team members and hire additional talent with advanced skills.
Tooling & Interfaces:
- Integrate comprehensive management tools and advanced automation.
- Implement advanced tools for better management and automation of digital processes.
Process & Operations:
- Refine processes to incorporate digital solutions.
- Enhance current processes to integrate digital tools and automation fully.
Measurement & Reporting:
- Use advanced analytics to measure and improve performance.
- Implement sophisticated analytics tools to gain deeper insights performance.
Leading Stage:
Investment:
- Fund cutting-edge technologies.
- Invest in the latest technologies to stay ahead of industry trends.
People & Team:
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration.
- Promote a culture of ongoing learning and collaboration across departments.
Tooling & Interfaces:
- Innovate with state-of-the-art digital tools.
- Continuously upgrade to the latest tools to maintain a competitive edge.
Process & Operations:
- Explore new business models and strategies.
- Experiment with innovative business models and strategies for further growth.
Measurement & Reporting:
- Utilise sophisticated frameworks to optimise performance.
- Employ advanced frameworks for comprehensive performance optimisation.
Benchmarking and collaborative learning:
All stages:
- Encourage sharing best practices and success stories from advanced organisations to guide less mature ones..
Investment in training and development
All stages:
- Invest in targeted digital connectivity and automation training programmes to ensure all employees contribute to digital transformation.
Summary
The analysis outlines digital maturity stages, highlighting the importance of digital integration and automation. The following sections will detail strategic steps for achieving complete digital transformation.