Development of a Digitalization Strategy – Vision, Goals, and Operationalization
Initial situation: Internationally operating client with a historically grown structure of manufacturing and service-driven business units.
Problem: Independently operating business units, isolated uncoordinated digitalization activities.
Need: Need for an overarching, future-proof digitalization strategy to be approved by the supervisory board within two months.
Assessment of initial situation, identification of stakeholders, and development of approach
Conducting tightly scheduled workshops with experts across all business units
Development of a strategic current-state and target-state vision including integration of all ongoing and planned activities
Stakeholder-appropriate development of the strategy (supervisory board / executive board / department heads) with increasing detail
Development of detailed implementation roadmaps
Cross-business-unit and cross-departmental digitalization strategy
Approval of the digitalization strategy by the supervisory board
Developed and aligned roadmap for implementation and operationalization of individual strategic thrusts
"For the first time, I have the feeling that we are approaching and implementing the topic of digitalization in a structured manner."
This approach is suitable for internationally operating companies with historically grown, decentralized structures in which digitalization activities have previously run uncoordinated alongside one another. It is relevant whenever an overarching strategy must be developed under high time pressure and approved at the supervisory board or executive board level.
