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Competences and the Digital Transformation: Case Study of a German Management Consultancy

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  • Further publishers

    Bertha Joseph Ngereja, Leonardo Sastoque Pinilla, Wim Van Petegem

  • Publishment

    • 2023
  • Anthology

    Competences and the Digital Transformation: Case Study of a German Management Consultancy

  • Type of research service

    Scientific lecture

  • Organizational unit

  • Subjects

    • Interdisciplinary Studies (focus on Law, Business Studies and Social Sciences)
  • Research fields

    • Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains (IDiAL)
  • Publication format

    Other research performance

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N. Mikhridinova, B. Joseph Ngereja, L. Sastoque Pinilla, C. Wolff, and W. Van Petegem, Competences and the Digital Transformation: Case Study of a German Management Consultancy. 2023.

Content

The digital transformation (DT) became a challenge for social, business and education systems, as it requires sophisticated ways of management in comparison to traditional, well-established project management methods. In addition, certain competences, as well as new competence profiles emerge during this transformation. Following the case study method based on a big German management consultancy, series of interviews, a focus group discussion, and analysis of competences and DT management approaches were conducted to answer the following research questions: (1) what are peoplerelated challenges in DT projects? (2) how people enable success of DT projects? (3) are there specific competences relevant for DT projects' success? Application of the qualitative research methods resulted in such findings as: the biggest challenge in the DT management is a lack of the right set of competences, the "Number 1" factor of the successful DT is a change management, and the right, problem-solving mindset, empathy and ability to learn are above all needed for DT skills.

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