technical and organizational implications of this convergence . This presents unique opportunities for organizations seeking DX ; it also presents challenges and risks as well .
Digital Transformation is a not a project . It is the journey from the mounting challenges facing the organization to the better outcomes being sought by it . The journey is also underpinned by business , technology , and trustworthiness factors .
Figure 2 : Digital Transformation Journey . Source IIC .
Another important point to underscore in this article is that IIoT systems are beginning to play major , and in some cases mission critical , roles within the overall enterprise operation . Naturally , this raises the bar for these systems in terms of the technical , operational and trustworthiness requirements they are expected to meet . In addition , this also raises the stakes for the DX efforts that involve these IIoT systems .
THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
The articles in this Journal of Innovation issue explore the above issues from multiple facets and provide real-world examples of digital transformation efforts in the market .
1 . The New Innovation Process of a Firm Undergoing Digital Transformation in Industries
A firm undergoing Digital Transformation in industry faces a challenge of achieving fast and customer centric innovation process of the firm in which “ test fast , learn fast , scale fast ” matters . It is difficult to use frameworks originally developed for the software world , for example lean startup , agile DevOps and others , as tools for changing existing innovation processes . However , these frameworks have limited usefulness in industry given the constraints and complexity of IT / OT integration . This article defines commonly appearing features of innovation processes in industry ( BizOps for Digital Transformation in Industry or BDXI ). It also identifies the conflicts between BDXI processes and management systems and highlights various IIC initiatives related to the design BDXI processes .
Authors : Chaisung Lim , Kai Hackbarth , Kim Kordel
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