A ROADMAP FOR A DIGITAL FIRST BUSINESS - PDF DOWNLOAD

It used to take a company 20 years to be worth a billion dollars, now it can take just two. Industry commentators have stated that the future belongs only to the fast. New challengers, including "born in the cloud” start-ups, are disrupting markets by deploying new technologies quickly to achieve agility.


For many larger organizations, the challenge is how to execute similar changes in a considered way. To reap the benefits of digital transformation, companies must understand that realizing agility and competitive advantage will look different given their greater complexity and reach.

In an age of “disruption” leaders have an opportunity to reframe their ambitions. To stay competitive, organizations should pivot their thinking toward “rapid incrementalism"— looking at what defines success and altering existing structures to make the most of what they have.

Instead of viewing constraints as limiting or restrictive, businesses need to realize that they can drive incredible innovations and value for the business. Embracing constraints in their thinking creates an opportunity to be truly creative, an opportunity to believe and achieve new things. To stay competitive, organizations should pivot toward "rapid incrementalism"—incrementally altering existing structures to make the most of what is already in place.

The good news is that intelligent technologies like machine learning, big data analytics, and the flexibility of hybrid cloud computing can help. With the aid of technology, organizations can become agile and access unprecedented amounts of data on their customers, their industry, and themselves.

And those organizations that are truly forward-thinking can harness that data, supported by a cloud-first infrastructure and predictive modeling, to anticipate and respond quickly to trends.

Microsoft is a trusted voice in this space and can meet organizations where they are on the path to digital transformation. The future of work is here and large organizations can use technology, and Microsoft's experience, to aid their path toward digital transformation and agility.

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