Digital processes as an opportunity for companies

• Digitization is the responsibility of management at only 33% of German companies.
• Only 35% of German companies consider themselves very well or well prepared for the digital transformation.
• Only 6% of German companies expect their digital activities to pay off in the near future.
• 63% of German companies fail to align their offering with the customer.
• They don't know what the customer needs.
• They are not using the right methods to put the user at the center of their offering development.
• 50% of German companies see internal resistance as an obstacle.
• They work too slowly.
• They work too inflexibly.
• They are too trapped in old thought patterns.
• German companies try to manufacture perfect products in the traditional engineering manner.
• 20% of German companies fear that they will have to cut jobs in the course of the digital transformation.

However, since the majority of German companies have recognized the need for digitization, the question arises as to why German companies are not yet further advanced in this process.

The main reason for this is the way German companies are accustomed to working. In contrast to the USA, for example, where ideas are tried out and discarded more quickly, it takes a very long time in Germany for companies to invest in new business models or technologies. The desire to invest is being replaced by an urge to perfect.

We have also noticed that the majority of medium-sized companies in particular are involved in cross-company processes or value chains, and digitization can also have an impact on the process of the entire value chain.

• Create time and personnel resources
• Further training and development of employees
• Creating structures
• Create implementation opportunities
• Developing your own digital units
• Digitization of the core organization
• Cross-company digitization (process/value chain)