Digital Strategy Lesson: An Intro to the Digital Operating Basics (Part 1 of 2) (185)

The Tech Strategy Podcast

This week’s podcast is Part 1 of an introductory explanation for the Digital Operating Basics. This is a very useful framework for thinking about digital transformation.
You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts.
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Here is the link to the China Tech Tour.
Here is my summary of digital operating basics (Dr. Ram’s book combined with some of my own thinking):

1. Rapid Growth at Small Incremental Cost. And Without Constraints.
2. Never-Ending Personalization and Customer Improvements.
3. Digital Core for Management and Operations.
4. Connectedness, Interoperability and Coordination-Based Operating Models (Including Platforms and Ecosystems).
5. Leadership and Management.
6. People, Culture and Teams.
7. Sustainable Cash Engine that Scales

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Related articles:

• Lessons in Digital Operating Basics from Ram Charan. Part 1 of 2 on “Rethinking Competitive Advantage”. (Asia Tech Strategy – Podcast 98)
• Meituan vs. Ctrip vs. Alibaba: Who Will Win in China Services? (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 22)

From the Concept Library, concepts for this article are:

• Digital Operating Basics

From the Company Library, companies for this article are:

• n/a

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