Digital business transformation beyond disruption, Covid-19 lessons implemented

As a result of the pandemic, a new breed of organizations have arisen in Europe. These organizations are more confident in reacting to change and have a more agile, secure, resilient and customer-focused strategy. Because of the pandemic's unexpected disruption, decision makers in these businesses have realized their ability to shift and deal with change. Sixty five percent of company decision makers believe their organization is now flexible and can readily adjust or react to market or social trends. Today's IT systems face significant challenges due to shift of work to remote. Despite widespread acknowledgment of these difficulties, research so far done on concerns and restrictions is limited to focused case studies on a small sample set of companies. To address these deficiencies, this article offers the findings of a large scale poll in which IT leaders ranked their top concerns during COVID-19 pandemic. In this study we collected input from over 12,000 top IT leaders and EMEA business decision makers. Our objective was to investigate how they kept reinventing their companies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic despite significant global uncertainties and prepared risk strategies and to gain insight into how they expect their organizations to build on that experience and continue to develop post-pandemic. In our findings we discovered that several businesses have faced challenges in shifting quickly enough to keep up with the demands of today's rapidly changing digital environment. Further it shown that 46 percent of executives believed their organization has struggled to adapt to new conditions. Business leaders reported that the digital transformation epidemic has taught them valuable lessons, including the importance of embracing more agile working techniques, improving cooperation and becoming closer to consumers. Most companies are optimistic about the future; 89 percent expect their firm to grow in the next year, with an average 21 percent increase in sales predicted over the next year. Enterprises are increasingly turning to digital transformation projects, to boost productivity and cooperation, improve customer experience and assist staff upskill.