Lack of Technology Expertise

Written By Kristin S

Lack of expertise is a significant barrier to driving successful digital transformation initiatives within larger organizations today. In the realm of artificial intelligence, this challenge is particularly pronounced. Organizations often struggle to find professionals with the right skills to implement and manage AI projects. The complex nature of AI technologies requires a workforce that understands machine learning, data science, and the broader AI landscape. According to KPMG, organizations have reported talent gap issues that threaten to slow down digital transformation. 44% of the survey respondents said that a shortage of experts hindered the progress, 32% said that adding new talent and new systems is costly, and 29% said that a lack of skills to implement these systems led to delayed progress. Organizations lack employees with adequate skills in digital transformation procedures, cybersecurity, application architecture, and other related IT and non-IT fields.

Some of the most valuable and in-most-demand skills are in these areas:

  • Cloud Computing

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

  • Mobile app development

  • User Experience (UX) design

  • Blockchain

  • Cybersecurity

  • DevOps

A way to close this digital skill gap is to educate and train employees so that they can successfully adapt to the digital transition.

Kristin S

Experienced Consulting Director with a recent focus on leading IT Advisory Teams at Software Vendors such as Microsoft and VMware. I have consulting experience across Europe, the US, and Australia with Capgemini and Accenture, as well as working with SAP and Salesforce. During my time in Australia, I have focused on the energy and water sector, retail, health care, and education. At VMware, I concentrated on manufacturing, energy, and government clients across Japan, SEAK, India, Taiwan, GCR, and Australia. My solution focus areas include Cloud and Edge Computing, App Modernization, and AI Acceleration. Before my time at Microsoft, I worked with financial services and energy across Azure, Workplace, and Dynamics.

https://www.digital-effektiv.com
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