“ DIGITAL DOESN ’ T HAVE TO BE DISRUPTIVE . 100-YEAR- OLD ORGANISATIONS CAN HAVE THE PASSION , FOCUS , COURAGE TO KEEP EVOLVING , AND REINVENT THEMSELVES ”
“ DIGITAL DOESN ’ T HAVE TO BE DISRUPTIVE . 100-YEAR- OLD ORGANISATIONS CAN HAVE THE PASSION , FOCUS , COURAGE TO KEEP EVOLVING , AND REINVENT THEMSELVES ”
— Eglantine Etiemble , Executive General Manager , IT and Digital , DuluxGroup
players , who bring specialised thought leadership and the ability to scale .” As a result , a department that used to complete between one and two large-scale projects a year is now working on more than 15 medium to large projects concurrently .
This will continue in the second half of 2020 as the company is launching an ambitious initiative to improve its IT infrastructure and operations , including reshaping key partner relationships and insourcing most of its offshore services back to Australia .
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“ Like most companies globally this is a constant challenge . Technology is changing rapidly but there are some key principles that we apply to manage the very real risks associated with this digital shift . develop a strong security culture . Finally , we ’ ve spent a lot of time building a blended team of internal staff supplemented by strong relationships with both solution providers and managed service providers .
“ At the core is people . First , it ’ s a strong engagement with our executive to ensure the risk is understood and monitored . Second , it ’ s our security awareness and education campaign to equip our staff with sufficient knowledge and to
“ We aren ’ t a bank , so the team isn ’ t large , but it ’ s fit for purpose . The mix of internal staff ( supported with ongoing training ) and external resourcing has allowed us to focus on what ’ s important and bring in expertise and thought leadership as required .”
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