9July 2018Having adopted QlikView in my division, we have come to save an average of four labor working days in each department; it has come to enable true productivity and improved transparency of informationI believe a business dashboard would help in providing a holistic view of the reports of the various processes of different departments, and thus contribute to the development of a whole department. Once we establish this, I am quite certain that it would contribute to eliminating all forms of doable work, bring in sustainability and alignment to work, accessibility to the right resources and create right expectations from the organization. Scaling Up Digital Transformation to a Global Level According to one of the statistics I came across, Siemens has been number one in the installation of SAP HANA software, ensuring that there is optimum accessibility and consistency in its data. Siemens is looking globally at creating data systems, where say I would like to adopt an approach in my own division around productivity and operations, I get to enjoy the benefit of accessing similar data which someone in the other divisions is doing at Siemens, henceforth, making it easier to share ideas and work with each other. For example, development of a P&L dashboard or a customer dashboard in one of the divisions is made available to all divisions globally. As a result, I don't have to waste my time developing something that already exists separately for the American region; I can readily access the available services. However, it doesn't mean that Siemens adopts a monolithic approach or everything comes from headquarters, what it means is that we adopt an approach that bolsters consistency of data and structures of a framework. Substantiating the Significance of Digitalization through a Simple Case StudyBefore Adopting QlikView, all our meetings including global conferences were powered through power point. It was used in all situations ranging from gathering information to making presentations. However, with the incorporation of QlikView, we were able to develop a fully integrated view of all of the similar information on a quick view dashboard with access to overall market information in a spread out fashion. In addition, QlikView dashboards allow for comparison of data between divisions or departments placed in any part of the globe. Having adopted QlikView in my division, we have come to save an average of four labor working days in each department, enabling true productivity and improved transparency of information. Digitalization and the Changing Worldview of Organizations with the coming of digital technology we have come to witness quick transitions in solutions, opening up radical space for tools which are flexible, cheap and fast. We also find increasing cases of ideas being converted to the real solution within limited resources. As a result of these changes, organizations now are more amenable to new ideas and solutions. They are going to the extent of encouraging employees to be innovative and be critical of the existing methodologies. As one of the proponents of this worldview, I have come to train my team to the changing technological solutions. The members in my division are getting trained to grow from just Excel jockeys to one who adds value to analysis. In addition, we have started getting people who have inter-disciplinary education in both data and finances, ensuring that we make the at-most utilization of digital solution to performance management.
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