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Change is good: 7 top digital transformation challenges

Digital transformation and launching new digital products helps companies adapt their businesses to a changing world. It calls for a re-imagination of every aspect of the business, as well as adopting new models, processes and tools. This is more easily said than done! Managing large-scale change and adopting new approaches is challenging. Here are seven of the main digital transformation challenges companies face, and how to address them:

Keeping up with the big guys: 10 challenges shaping retail ecommerce

While most retail sectors have taken a big hit since the pandemic, the shining exception is ecommerce. Shifting to digital isn’t just good business: it’s a matter of survival. Customers have come to expect convenience and a seamless purchasing experience, and those expectations are here to stay. Fueled by fierce competition, the ecommerce landscape is evolving rapidly, and it isn’t easy to keep up. Based on our experience, here are today’s biggest challenges for online retailers:

Grow your dream: How to turn an idea into a digital product that people actually need

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” These wise words from Thoreau remind us that dreams and inspiration can guide us forward, as long as we focus on how to make them concrete. The world of digital products is full of bright ideas, but not all of them end up actually being useful. Here we take a look into the basic steps of turning your dream into a digital product that provides value:

Going headless: the ecommerce model for maximum flexibility

The world of ecommerce is evolving quickly, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic put it on the fast track. Enterprises have to constantly stay on top of developments in mobile commerce and IoT as well as the dominance of major players like Amazon, plus rising consumer expectations. Legacy ecommerce platforms always seem to lag one step behind, since keeping up with change can mean major investments. The solution: headless commerce. Headless separates the front-end from the back-end to create more flexibility and customization possibilities.

Gearing up for success: From MVP to Full-Scale Product

So you’ve launched your minimal viable product (MVP), the first usable version of your product. Lots of blood, sweat and tears went into testing its key functionalities with initial users. What’s next? This is a make or break moment for companies, because going from MVP to a full-scale solution takes careful planning and strategy. Here are some basic things to keep in mind as you scale for success:

The 4 pillars of digital transformation

A changing world calls for a transformation of the way we do business. Not only will change-ready companies survive disruption, they are poised to seize all the new opportunities the digital era is creating. As we’ve talked about before, digital transformation goes way beyond digitizing processes or even finding new ways to monetize. True digital transformation requires a change of mindset reflected in every aspect of the business. So how can I see the forest through the trees and think big? Here we’ll dig into the four main areas of digital transformation and how we can make the big shift:

Beyond tech: what it takes to thrive in the digital era

As we enter the digital era, nearly every company is struggling to keep up with the pace of change. Legacy companies like Kodak have been left in the dust, while even digital pioneers like Facebook are struggling to stay relevant. If Silicon Valley giants have to fight to catch up, how are the rest of us going to not only survive, but thrive? It all starts with a better understanding of what it means to go digital.

Must-have mindsets: 5 essential soft skills for developers

When we hire software developers, we don’t just look at their “marketable skills,” job experience or list of certifications. Great developers also need to have certain soft skills to make them an asset to their team. Although we think curiosity is the most important mindset for a developer to have, there are a number of other qualities we find essential for developers:

Smiles in real time: Future-proofing your business through customer engagement

With technology becoming more integrated into our daily lives, customer expectations continue to rise. Consumers are becoming accustomed to personalized experiences and a vast amount of data at their fingertips, and their hunger for convenience is growing. Future-proofing your business means developing a new understanding of customer engagement. This means not just reshaping the customer-facing side of things, but redefining every aspect of your business.

Nailing the new normal: a step-by-step guide to implementing your digital business model

Change is inevitable, and the digital transformation has been accelerated to a point of no return. With the right approach, your company can shift its strategy and capitalize on new opportunities to thrive in the digital era. We’ve talked about how to go about creating a change-ready business plan, but putting it into action is another story. While every business is unique, here are the basic steps to implementing your digital business model:

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