The last best experience. It may seem unfair or counterintuitive to compare your organization’s customer experience to others outside your industry, but your customers are doing it every time they interact with you. They are holding you accountable to your promises but they are also passing judgment against the expectations set from experiences they have […]
Digital Transformation
What Is Digital? – Part 1
When you hear “digital,” what comes to mind? A smartphone? Your Twitter feed? Maybe this morning’s Peloton session you absolutely crushed? Or perhaps it’s live-editing a Google document with teammates in multiple time zones. Or using AI to coax meaning out of data that not long ago you thought to be worthless. Digital can be […]
What If We Didn’t Call It Transformation?
Right before a new project kickoff, our client pulled me aside and said, “Don’t call it a transformation, that will just freak everyone out and we won’t get anything done.” Of course, the work IS a transformation initiative, but I understand her desire to reframe the effort to focus on the foundation for success rather […]
Realizing the Digital Transformation Vision in Financial Services
My last post highlighted digital transformation and means to establish it. In the final post of this series, I analyze the call-to-action in implementing that vision The roadmap to achieve the targeted customer experience (CX) will differ for each firm, given its current state, infrastructure, organization, and priorities. One common element, however, will be its […]
Data Architecture: 2.5 Types of Modern Data Integration Tools
As we move into the modern cloud data architecture era, enterprises are deploying 2 primary classes of data integration tools to handle the traditional ETL and ELT use cases. The first type of Data integration tool is GUI-Based Data Integration solutions. Talend, Infosphere Datastage, Informatica, and Matillion are good examples. These tools leverage a UI […]
Integration is the Key to Successful Digital Transformation
In today’s ever-changing technology environment, enterprises need to adapt to change faster than ever before. By adopting modern software and updated processes, you will be able to transform your IT environments and deliver services better and faster than your competitors. Agile integration could be the solution. It combines three architectural capabilities – distributed integration, APIs, […]
Integrating Data in the Cloud For Better Care
The following is the thirteenth blog in a series about why businesses are moving to the cloud to modernize and improve business performance. Throughout this series, we have discussed the many benefits of cloud, including increased velocity for innovation, enhanced security, and the opportunity for ROI. Now we want to discuss how the cloud can […]
The Digital Transformation Vision in Financial Services
In my last post, I discussed the aspects of exemplary customer experience. In this post, I will highlight digital transformation and how to establish it. The first step in a digital transformation is the creation of a cohesive vision for customer experience. This cross-disciplinary plan should describe the view of the company from the customer’s […]
Blockchain in Digital Transformation: What the Future Holds
It’s been talked and written about countless times, yet digital transformation continues to turn heads. Blockchain is more than a technology trend. Blockchain in digital transformation is a customer experience trend, perhaps, as it’s dynamic and constantly evolving. It’s already being billed to help businesses rack in an estimated $100 trillion in combined value by […]
Providing A Connected Vehicle Experience With Cloud
The following is the twelfth blog in a series about why businesses are moving to the cloud to modernize and improve business performance. Throughout this series, we have discussed the many benefits of cloud, including increased velocity for innovation, enhanced security, and the opportunity for ROI. Now, we want to discuss how the cloud can […]
The Customer Experience in Financial Services
Previously, I discussed why financial services firms should focus on digital transformation. This blog will analyze the aspects of the customer experience. The customer experience (CX) is not the same as customer service. Customer service is just one aspect of CX. It refers to the component that provides direct interaction with the customer in the […]
[Guide] The Executive’s Guide to Intelligent Automation
Intelligent automation isn’t accomplished by a single technology working independently, but by a combination of different technologies working in concert: process orchestration, robotic process automation (RPA), and artificial intelligence (AI). Automation is a driving force of digital transformation. Enterprises of all sizes pursue automation for a number of reasons, such as to increase customer satisfaction […]