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TRANSFORM - Digital Transformation and Innovation

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Every organisation, regardless of its industry and offering is now an information company. From relationships with external partners and customers to internal operations, digital technologies and platforms are impacting and transforming every job function within every firm and industry.

 

Digital experimentation is easy, but true transformation is hard – it is technology and people, innovation, and disruption in equal measures. Part of the challenge lies in the fact that the 10 to 15 major enabling technologies are very different from one another—Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality – each has different applications and impact across different sectors of the economy.

 

Transform helps organisations guide their teams toward creative, viable solutions to technological and workforce change and foster a culture of innovation in their digital transformation framework.

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For Organisations:

Accelerate your organisations digital transformation

For organisations to thrive in this Digital Economy and to truly embrace Digital Transformation strategies, they must understand that workforce development and elevating the social capital capability of their organisation is a foundational enabler for any success, or tech adoption that organisations will achieve. It’s imperative that Learning and Development is adaptable and agile and continuous.

  • Understand what is required to become a digital organisation
  • How technologies and business models are changing the competitive landscape
  • Why leadership behaviours are pivotal to the delivery of your future ready business model
  • Enhance your innovation capabilities
  • Implement culture of continuous improvement across teams
  • Learn how technologies are disrupting the digital transformation landscape and what role they play in your organisation
  • Pilot practical applications of digital transformation through innovation projects

For Employees:

Prepare yourself to transition in a digital career 

  • Understand digital transformation and innovation concepts
  • Explore the mindset required to achieve digital transformation
  • Influence digital strategy in your organisation
  • Explore the core technologies and how they are fundamental to the success of the new economic business models
  • Learn how technologies are disrupting the digital transformation landscape and what role they play in your organisation
  • How these technologies can achieve real digital transformation
  • Pilot practical applications of digital transformation through innovation projects
 


Programme Objectives

Participants will:
  • Appreciate the strategic importance of Digital Transformation and the key characteristics of  ‘digital future ready’ companies
  • Understand how to articulate what transformation & disruption means for your organisation and create effective business strategies to deliver digital transformation
  • Identify opportunities for re-framing or extending traditional business models to include a stronger digital dimension 
  • Understand where technology provides the most value to your organisation, your clients and how to leverage it
  • Advance your knowledge of analytics, complex problem solving, design thinking, agile practices, and user experience 
  • Improve the performance of individuals and teams


Level 8 - Practitioner 

Program Overview 

For those in a leadership or influencer role who have the responsibility for setting the direction of the business and helping to navigate through a period of change and digital transformation. 

Module 1: The Digital Mindset

  • Understanding digital transformation lifecycle and key concepts to enable Innovation

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of how & why digital transformation development differs from traditional approaches

  • Explore the mindset required to achieve true Digital Transformation

  • Understand how to leverage concepts to influence the digital strategy in your organisation 

Module 2: Understanding Foundational Technologies

  • Learn how to Evaluate Emerging Technologies and distinguish between different kinds of innovation

  • Explore the technology behind Cloud Computing and how this computing revolution is transforming business and society

  • Discover what Big Data is, why it is important, and the processes and technologies required for Big Data analytics

  • Understand the growing challenge of Cybersecurity in an increasingly digital world

Module 3: Adopting Future Technologies

  • Discover how Cloud Computing, Big Data are creating a new era of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

  • Understand the technologies behind the Internet of Things and the driving vision of a human centric intelligent society

  • Explore Virtual and Augmented Reality technology and how it is being applied to unique challenges

  • Learn how Blockchain technology works and its potential to disrupt major systems

Module 4: Customer Centric Innovation

  • Embracing client centricity and agile delivery practices to achieve business growth
  • Expand your digital mindset to influence a continuous improvement approach to applying new knowledge
  • Understand how to meet customer needs and influence innovation strategies for stakeholder engagement

Innovation Challenge

  • Apply the learnings to create a data driven innovation project for your organisation
  • Deliver business value utilising transformation technologies
  • Gain access to expert coaches to create and define areas of impact
  • Work with a network of peers to bring unique perspectives to a transformation challenge


 


Level 9 - Practitioner

Program Overview

For those in a leadership or influencer role who have the responsibility for setting the direction of the business and helping to navigate through a period of change and digital transformation. 

Module 1: Becoming a Digital Organisation

  • Understand how digital technologies and business models are radically changing competitive dynamics
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of how & why digital leadership and strategy development differs from traditional approaches
  • Know the strategic importance of Digital Transformation and the key characteristics of ‘digital future ready’ companies 
  • Understand how to leverage concepts to develop your digital strategy and business model
Module 2: Understanding Foundational Technologies
  • Learn how to Evaluate Emerging Technologies and distinguish between different kinds of innovation
  • Explore the technology behind Cloud Computing and how this computing revolution is transforming business and society
  • Discover what Big Data is, why it is important, and the processes and technologies required for Big Data analytics
  • Understand the growing challenge of Cybersecurity in an increasingly digital world
Module 3: Adopting Future Technologies
  • Discover how Cloud Computing, Big Data are creating a new era of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Understand the technologies behind the Internet of Things and the driving vision of a human centric intelligent society
  • Explore Virtual and Augmented Reality technology and how it is being applied to unique challenges
  • Learn how Blockchain technology works and its potential to disrupt major systems

Module 4: Empowering a Digital Organisation

  • Understand how organisational structures are pivotal to the delivery of your future digital ready business model
  • Evaluate business models innovation case studies and exemplars to enhance your innovation capabilities to generate more insights
  • Use design thinking and innovation techniques to identify, analyse, and implement for business impact
  • Understand how to embed continuous innovation across your team and organisation

Innovation Challenge

  • Apply the learnings to create a data driven innovation project for your organisation.
  • Deliver business value utilising transformation technologies
  • Gain access to expert coaches to create and define areas of impact
  • Work with a network of peers to bring unique perspectives to a transformation challenge
 
 

Transform Partners


“Through the knowledge and skills gained in the TRANSFORM programme, our Dell Technologies team in Ireland are positioned to be at the forefront of harnessing emerging technologies to transform businesses and organisations globally.”


Sean O'Reilly, EMEA VP of Logistics and Limerick Site Leader at Dell Technologies Ireland


"Delivering digital transformation through organisational change, strategy, technology and innovation is one of the great challenges of the future. The TRANSFORM partnership brings together the sector, key agencies and future-oriented companies to build essential capabilities."

Una Fitzpatrick, Director, Technology Ireland


"IDA is delighted to partner with Skillnet Ireland on this innovative and important workplace transformation programme. The learning blend of cutting-edge digital technologies with social and leadership skills is exactly what’s needed for tomorrow’s workplace"

Leo Clancy, Head of Technology, Consumer and Business, IDA Ireland