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Credit to Author: Herv\u00e9 Coureil| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:48:48 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his recent Forbes article<\/a> on companies that are seizing the opportunities of digital transformation, analyst Daniel Newman compared this revolution to \u201ca charging digital bullet train.\u201d This is one of the best metaphors I\u2019ve heard to emphasize what \u201cgoing digital\u201d feels like to most companies these days.<\/p>\n

Today, any customer experience must be enriched digitally \u2014 and be frictionless, fast, and intuitive. Most important, the entire customer experience must<\/strong> answer this question in an instant: \u201cHow are you going to solve my problem or make me more efficient?\u201d<\/p>\n

If enabling this type of digital experience is not an inherent part of one\u2019s business strategy, the sound of that racing bullet train is probably unsettling.<\/p>\n

At Schneider, though, that sound signals an exciting opportunity for a digital journey to new and thrilling places.<\/p>\n

Do you want the digital world to thrive without you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the past 25 years at Schneider Electric, I had a long stretch in Finance and M&A before starting our global IT organization. Why is this relevant?<\/p>\n

Well, having looked at more business cases than I care to remember, I\u2019m going to say that the digital bullet train is also the new revenue stream of tomorrow, even though the return on investment might look elusive today, and be hard to capture with traditional tools.<\/p>\n

For many established companies, a digital transformation may feel as if you\u2019re throwing your core business out the window. But think of this journey as the catalyst for (re)invention. You don\u2019t need to lose sight of your core business; instead, you can consider how new opportunities from digital capabilities can transform your core with:<\/p>\n