CIOs must make critical choices that benefit their organization’s new form, not just the interests of the people involved. Credit: Thinkstock The digital transformation journey for any enterprise is protracted and complex. Technology leaders often underestimate the complications associated with it. For such initiatives to conclude successfully, enterprise technology decision makers must overcome inertia, build momentum, and bring about changes across their large organizations. To bring about enterprise-wide changes, CIOs at times need to take tough decisions that may not go down well with employees. Nonetheless, these decisions are in the interest of the organization for digital transformation to lend a much-needed competitive edge. “The changes required for effective digital transformation are essential to create a new, advanced organization,” says Pankaj Setia, chairman of the center for digital transformation at India’s top B school, IIM Ahmedabad. “The interdependencies between digital technologies and people are very intricate and any CIO must make choices, which may include making changes to the work structures, transforming relative role hierarchies, and altering reporting structures.” CIO.com spoke to top IT leaders about three tough decisions they had to take while digitally enabling their enterprises, and the strategies adopted to get them accepted. Reducing technical debt […]
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