Agile Digital Transformation

Louwki Coetsee is the Group Vice President of Sales & Client Value at the IT innovation and digital transformation accelerator Netsurit.In this episode, we talk about the importance of balancing people, processes, and systems for effective digital transformation. We discuss the impact of Covid and related disruptions, best practices for leveraging new technologies and driving innovation, and the key leadership traits for a successful, balanced transformation.Links & mentions:netsurit.comlinkedin.com/company/netsuritlinkedin.com/in/louwki-coetsee

Nitin Mittal is the award-winning Head of the AI Business at the leading professional services company Deloitte.Nitin has recently published All in on AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence on Harvard Business Review with co-author Tom Davenport, and he joins us in this episode to tell us more about the book and share some of the key insights and lessons learned.We discuss the need to shift our perspective of artificial intelligence, the importance of an ethical, responsible approach to AI, and more, with Nitin also sharing examples of companies that are positioning themselves as AI pioneers and winning big with AI.Links & mentions:allinonai.comlinkedin.com/in/nitinmittal

Marcus Charalambous is the president and CEO of Backbone, creators of the digital experience platform Expresia.In this episode, we talk about the concept of a digital-first company and what makes such companies so well positioned for winning in the digital transformation age, as well as how they can continue to dominate in the future. We break down the chief reasons why so many digital transformation initiatives fail to succeed and highlight to need to be future ready to allow yourself to be the future disruptor rather than the one getting disrupted.Links & mentions:expresia.combackbone.digital

Dinesh Varadharajan is the Chief Product Officer at Kissflow, providers of a unified low-code and no-code work platform.In this episode, we discuss the concept of citizen development and its role in the digital business landscape. We talk about the most common obstacles of citizen developers and how they can most efficiently collaborate with their companies' IT departments. We also discuss no-code/low-code platforms and how these can both empower citizen developers as well as help business through economic uncertainties.Links & mentions:kissflow.comdinesh@kisslow.com

Tim Bottke is senior Strategy Partner at Monitor Deloitte and Associate Professor for Strategy and Digital Transformation at SDA Bocconi business school.In this episode, we talk about how businesses can get actual financial return on investment out of their digital transformation efforts. We support the discussion with insights from Tim's recently published book Digital Transformation Payday: Navigate the Hype, Lower the Risks, Increase Return on Investments, which hit the number two spot on the WSJ bestseller list mere days after its release.Links & mentions:digitaltransformationpayday.comamazon.com/dp/1119894174

Kavita Ganesan is the founder of Opinosis Analytics and the author of The Business Case for AI, with over 15 years of experience in the field of artificial intelligence.This is the second conversation we've had on the podcast with Kavita; in the first one, we talked more generally about artificial intelligence and how can businesses can start leveraging it. This time, we focus on the question of ethics in AI, discussing topics such as bias propagation, plagiarism, responsible AI implementation & government regulation, and more.Links & mentions:agiledrop.com/podcast/kavita-ganesankavita-ganesan.comopinosis-analytics.comlinkedin.com/in/kavita-ganesan

Naveen Poonian is the CEO of iBASEt, a global leader of manufacturing software solutions also recognized by Gartner in their magic quadrant for MES (manufacturing execution systems).In this episode, Naveen shares what key business and digital transformation trends we're likely to see in manufacturing in 2023 based on their current market insights and client experiences. We discuss inflation and how manufacturers are tackling it; the supply chain crisis and the key role of data; cloud adoption and new security considerations; and the importance of focusing on attracting and retaining younger generations of workers in the field of manufacturing.Links & mentions:ibaset.comlinkedin.com/company/ibasetlinkedin.com/in/naveenpooniantwitter.com/npoonian

Sagi Rodin is the co-founder and CEO of Frontegg, a user management platform for B2B software as a service apps that helps companies adopt a product-led growth approach.In this episode, we talk about product-led growth and how it's affecting B2B business processes. We cover the importance of focusing on user experience, key changes in sales and marketing tactics, and the impact of product-led growth in practice, with Frontegg as a great example.Links & mentions:frontegg.comsagi@frontegg.com

Maya Huber is the CEO of the recruitment platform TaTiO which helps companies streamline their hiring process.In this episode, we discuss digital transformation in the field of HR. We discuss the most important technology innovations in HR, the main HR challenges, AI usage and adoption, and how everything relates to the future of work. Maya also tells us more about TaTiO and how it can help companies with competencies-based recruiting.Links & mentions:linkedin.com/in/maya-hubertatio.io

Guillaume Portalier is the co-founder and COO of Waalaxy, an advanced lead generation platform for LinkedIn and email.In this episode, we discuss how customer experience in B2B has evolved from the days of traditional physical marketing and commerce to what it looks like now in the digital transformation era. We take a look at the importance of personalization and how to make sure you remain customer-centric in an omnichannel reality. In this context, we also talk a lot about the need for streamlined chat support.Links & mentions:linkedin.com/in/guillaume-portalier-waalaxywaalaxy.com