Organisations need to change course in real time based on market realities. In order to do so, they can either be a "fast moving experimenter" or "talent and strategy led.

Companies need to develop a portfolio of initiatives as well as create a network of actors with complementary capabilities to collaborate and take joint risks in value creation.

 In a tech-driven business environment, IT capabilities will be organised closer to – or even embedded within – the business.

QAs the Business of Technology develops, existing IT tasks and capabilities will disappear, remaining IT tasks will transform and new IT tasks will emerge, creating not only new jobs but also the need for new skillsets.

The budget allocated to technology is likely to increase in the next years, especially innovation wise. That may force companies to reduce traditional technology expenses or even look for funds outside the conventional IT budget.

Businesses will need to locate and foster digital leaders with distinct set of skills and capabilities: change agents, strong in building relationships and in influencing others to create buy-in and build trust.

The next wave of digital is fasting approaching and will be driven by technologies like augmented reality, virtual reality, IoT, digital twins and intelligent interfaces.

The shift in data analytics involves looking at real time views into the present and making predictions for the future to create value to the business.

For many businesses, there is no value in maintaining servers and datacentres. Adoption of cloud computing combined with automating tasks will change the role and size of the central IT organisation.

As companies embark and progress on their digital journey, their focus will shift from ‘Doing digital’ to ‘Being digital’, reimagining the way they create value.