The Chief Digital Officer (CDO) as a key driver of a successful digital transformation

Travail de Projet (scientifique-pratique) , 2019 , 30 Pages , Note: 1,0

Gestion d'entreprise - Direction d'entreprise, Management, Organisation

Digitisation is one of the most commonly used buzzwords of these days. Unfor- tunately, to many organisations it stays a buzzword and not a call to action. That is why many organisations have started to appoint CDOs who solely take care of the organisation’s digital transformation.
At first, digitisation and other buzzwords are to explained and defined. After that the project will deal with the typical progress of a digital transformation and the typical tasks and challenges of a CDO. In the end the results of the investigations will be concluded and an outlook of the future of the CDO is given regarding if the CDO is only a short trend or will become a permanent member of the C-suite.

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1. The digital revolution
1.1. Definitions and characteristics of Industry 4.0, digital disruption and digital transformation
1.2. Chances of the digital revolution and the risks of missing the transformation
1.3. The process of digital transformation and the characteristics of each phase

2. The Chief Digital Officer
2.1. The sudden necessity of a digital leader
2.2. A CDO’s past and a brief demarcation to the CIO and CMO
2.3. The five types of a CDO

3. Starting the digital transformation
3.1. Preparing the organization
3.2. Cultural change
3.3. Reskilling the employees
3.4. What happens to the CDO after a successful digital transformation?

4. Conclusion: Does every organisation need a CDO to transform successfully?

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• Cours: Aktuelle Themen im Management
• Note: 1,0
• Auteur: Johannes-Christian Pahl (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2019
• Pages: 30
• N° de catalogue: V502291
• ISBN (ebook): 9783346031327
• ISBN (Livre): 9783346031334
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Digitalisierung, Digitization, Leadership, Führung, Herausforderung, Challenges