“先有技术后战略”是本末倒置的思维方式。企业领导不能总是追逐潮流,人云亦云,而是要了解自身企业能力,辨别优先次序,并提前做好准备才是上策。
现今社会,数字转型这一词汇已成为“陈词滥调”,每家企业都深知数字转型是势在必行的,但是,能坚持并成功转型的却寥寥无几。
根据SME Corp的调查报告, 60% 的企业对融资和数字技术的认知和知识不足,而34%的企业认为数字转型的成本非常昂贵,其中包括互联网链接、数字硬件和软件订阅费的成本。
再来就是人才短缺,接受调查的企业中,几乎一半表示自身员工没有具备相关的技能、即销售和营销、业务管理和IT技术技能。这就是企业数字转型之路的绊脚石的最主要原因。

尽管数字转型是势在必行,但如果企业在转型路途中过度于专注或甚至只专注在短期回报上,那么企业在一开始就已经踏上了歪路。
为了让企业厘清数字转型中的偏误,我们一一的来看数字转型需要符合哪些先决条件,如何正确的规划战略并有效的执行。
为数字转型打下基础
由于多数企业大多抱着跟风、试水的心态,而盲目地进行数字转型,但并未清楚了解转型是否与企业愿景匹配,而且他们的关注点和评价指标通常都是十分短视,最终以失败告终。
那么,为了避免这个困境,企业必须遵从以下3大步骤,从中定位自身情况和企业数字转型程度。
数字转型的3大先决条件 – 缺一不可
1 – 数据
在这个数字经济时代,数据在数字转型路上扮演了最主要的角色。企业不只是要学会如何阅读数据,还要有效率的分析数据。
数据的最主要方面,就是它是一种信息沟通的桥梁,它支持了整个企业与内外部的链接 (即是员工、顾客和供应商)也提升沟通效率。
那么,数据有哪些呢?
- 销售数据
- 顾客数据
- 供应商数据
- 业务数据
- 存库数据
如果要真正地做到数字转型成功,企业就必须厘清这个数字技术如何带给企业优势,然后再利用数字科技更有效的帮团队处理数据,从而达到预期的结果。
那么,要如何分析数据呢?
首先,先着手现有的数据,比如销售数据,哪些产品是高销售的,这些热门产品在哪一个时间点是最高销售的,有哪些产品是询问率最高的等等。
另外,在顾客数据里了解顾客喜好和行为,再来看看自己的业务和销售数据,有哪些是可以和顾客的喜好/行为进行结合,从中企业就可以得到所谓的趋势,得出某种结论,再从中优化产品和销售方式。
2 – 人才
另一个常见的问题是数字转型没能获得所有员工的支持与配合。
数字转型与技术本身无关,企业可以购买任何技术,但企业是否可以有效的利用技术则取决于核心人才和相关技能。
无论多么伟大的转型计划,如果没有人才能够驾驭数字技术都是无济于事。
通常当公司宣布要执行数字转型,员工们都会感觉到恐慌,都会猜想是不是意味着他们即将没了饭碗。
所以,企业领导们,应当在从一开始,有这个规划之前,就应该带员工们进来这个规划,了解整个计划蓝图,让他们参与其中。
再来,提升员工们的对数字技术的认识与认知,从董事部,人事部,管理部,让他们了解他们在这转型计划里所需要扮演的角色。这就是执行数字转型之前必须先解决的事情。
3 – 定下长远目标
企业在踏上数字化转型之旅前,必须确定想要实现的目标。
是提高客户保留率和收入,还是提高生产力、简化服务管理或增强敏捷性和灵活性?
抑或是提供具备差异化竞争优势的产品和服务? 再来,目标的长远,5年,10年甚至20年?
目标锁定过后,企业领导必须一直把这目标向下推,从而让团队养成一个习惯和行为。

实例:零售 – 书籍展览
在疫情之前,这家零售公司每次的书籍展览都是大型的,通常都会有好几百万民众参与,并且,他们已经是在往国际市场的路上走了。
但突如其来的疫情,所有的业务都必须停下,也就是说所有的线下书籍展览都必须停止,而他们也没有选择的余地,于是被迫转型。
他们用了几个月的时间规划转型之路,开发网站,网上推销,把线下销售转为线上,但这还不是完全的有效转型,这只是第一步。
第二步,他们还得把前台和后台结合起来,即是物流,存库和供应链,才是完全的数字转型成功。
当企业定制一个目标是,还要定制时间表和决定优先次序,什么事要先执行,什么事可以同时执行等。
例如,一年内,需要把所有实体文件都搬上云端,让各阶层部门熟悉操作到有效的运用。
接下来就是设计线上品牌,从社交媒体上的页面信息更新,到网站信息更新,让相关部门熟悉操作到有效地运用,接下来引进AI来自动化回复客户询问等等,以此类推。

数字转型有分类成3部曲:
1. 信息数字化 (Digitisation)
– 它指的是改变事物的存在或存储形式、使之能够被计算机处理
– 例如:将纸质文件扫描为电子文件 ;将经营数据存储为电子数据
2. 工具数字化 (Digitalisation)
– 将销售和运营过程数字化
– 例如:设立互联网电商 ; 电子付款
3. 数字化转型 (Digital Transformation)
– 改变现有商业模式、消费模式, 利用软件工具和软件技术,赋能业务以获得创新能力
– 例如: 区块链;共享经济
最后的最后,数字技术应该被视为工具而不是战略。许多企业会有一种错觉,即是那些AI,VR,互联网看起来很酷,科技巨人都在使用,而随波逐流的认为自己一定要让团队用它们。这完全的本末倒置的思维方式。
首先,企业应该先问问自己“我的公司究竟想解决什么问题”。针对这个回答,再来决定需要收集哪些数据,什么类型的数据等等,最后才落足到“我的团队需要什么数字技术来有效的处理数据”。
从长远来看,所有的企业都需要转型,部分企业需要向数字化转型。但对于所有企业来说,至少应该实现“工具数字化”,因为这可以使企业的运营效率产生质的飞跃。
需要注意的是,企业在开始不要做太激烈的改变。新冠疫情对于所有企业来说都是百年一遇的危机,它无法被预测,我们不知道它将在什么时候结束。这个时候,比起做全面而宏伟的蓝图规划,企业更该问自己什么是不变的。
如果你的结论是,5年后,品牌对产品和吸引客户来说仍然很重要,那么你就可以在品牌,在消费者洞察上投入更多。企业不能总是追逐潮流,辨别什么是稳定不变的,并为其做准备和计划才是明智的选择。
为此,Exabytes提供了定制化服务和支持,可帮助企业确定和应对所面临的独特挑战。我们只有一个宗旨,那就是助企业充分利用数字技术并推动业务发展。





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