1. Planting the Flag - Leadership Andy Hopkirk Socitm, Head of Research www.socitm.net

2. Planting the Flag www.socitm.net Coming soon… Insight Report on ‘Digital Delivery’ Digital Insights principles in practice

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4. Developing these ideas… www.socitm.net

5. How does a digital strategy sit in relation to a traditional ICT strategy? As an organisation’s business and ICT strategies must align at multiple levels… … so too must digital strategies align at organisational and ICT department levels … – An organisation’s digital strategy is but a part of its wider business strategy. – An organisation’s ICT strategy, delivered by its ICT unit, should be seen to support these higher-level business and digital strategies. – The digital strategy is not the ICT strategy... www.socitm.net Consequences for ICT leaderships?

6. Leading questions… Should Socitm members be ‘digital leaders’? Is it different for members in large versus small organisations? Signals from outside? – Scenario: Appointment of a ‘digital leader(ship)’ with limited ICT expertise and not located in the ICT unit Signals a desire for a wider digital strategy for the business as a whole ‘They’ believe it really is about more than just ICT Begging…. How best to engage proactively with such non-ICT digital leaderships and deliver value into the common agenda? Can the organisation ‘do digital’ without the current ICT function’s engagement at all? www.socitm.net

7. What is the leadership role here now? Develop good radar for ICT-enabled productivity enhancement and digital transformation opportunities Lead and influence by example in evaluating the value of digital methods and practices for my ICT function itself Allocate some resources to evaluating digital methods and practices What are the consequences for my ICT function of not being in the vanguard of digital innovation? Sharing learning through Socitm www.socitm.net

8. Discussion Develop good radar for ICT-enabled productivity enhancement and digital transformation opportunities Lead and influence by example in evaluating the value of digital methods and practices for my ICT function itself Allocate some resources to evaluating digital methods and practices What are the consequences for my ICT function of not being in the vanguard of digital innovation? Sharing learning through Socitm www.socitm.net Should Socitm members be ‘digital leaders’? Is it different for members in large versus small organisations? Signals from outside? – Scenario: Appointment of a ‘digital leader(ship)’ with limited ICT expertise and not located in the ICT unit Signals a desire for a wider digital strategy for the business as a whole ‘They’ believe it really is about more than just ICT Begging…. How best to engage proactively with such non-ICT digital leaderships and deliver value into the common agenda? Can the organisation ‘do digital’ without the current ICT function’s engagement at all?