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Level Up your Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation is accelerating. Early efforts focused on moving in-person services online, but increasingly new products and services are being architected as ‘Digital First’. Adopting digital technologies to create new business processes, culture and customer experiences at pace is becoming the hallmark of successful organisations.

At the heart of any digital transformation strategy is making better use of information, to inform and enrich the decision-making process.  Ideas may originate from an instinctive feeling of what might work, but by using data we can rapidly refine a rough idea to become a world beating innovation. Data and digital transformation go hand-in-hand, working across the traditional functional boundaries within organisations. 

Does this mean a free-for-all where data privacy and governance is left behind? Is it possible to achieve true transformation whilst at the same time as preserving privacy? The good news is we have our panel to help guide us along our journey and share their experience.

REAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN REAL TIME

Join the panel on this show and ask all the questions you have relating to digital transformation and get help in figuring out how best to use data to make better decisions.

Example questions could include:

  • Where do I get the best advice on how to transform my business?
  • How can I make sure we are following best practice?
  • What tips do the panel have for accelerating the adoption of digital first?
  • I’m interested in specialising in Digital Transformation, what career options are available?

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Episode 3 - Level Up your Digital Transformation

FOCUS TOPIC: Using data to make decisions

Our special guest presenter this week is Jan-Willem Middleburg, CEO of Cybiant and Author of the Enterprise Big Data Framework. Jan-Willem has authored and co-authored numerous books, including Serious Gaming (2013), The Service Automation Framework (2017) and more recently The Enterprise Big Data Framework (2018).

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Jan-Willem Middleburg

CEO, Cybiant & Author, Enterprise Big Data Framework

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jan-Willem Middelburg is the CEO of Cybiant, based in Kuala Lumpur. He started Cybiant with the mission to make a more sustainable world for the Next Generation through Best Practices. Jan-Willem authored and co-authored numerous books, including Serious Gaming (2013), The Service Automation Framework (2017) and recently The Enterprise Big Data Framework (2018).

A pioneer and advocate for professionalization in Automation and Big Data, he is a frequent keynote speaker and moderator at universities and technology conferences around the world. Jan-Willem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master’s in Supply Chain Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, and is currently pursuing a second Master’s degree in Computer and Information Technology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Jeroen Geurtsen

Product Management Director, trainer, coach, PPPM, IT & Business Architect , Accenture BV

Jeroen offers and manages training sessions to develop proficient consultants, aiming to enhance customer business growth. He has drawn this from extensive practical experience across diverse customer assignments, including roles as CIO, Portfolio Manager, Program and Project Manager specializing in ERP and Cybersecurity, M&A Change and Implementation Manager, Business and IT Architect, Data Migration Manager, and Trainer/Coach.

Jeroen is a member of BPUG, Agile Business Consortium, APMG and PeopleCert / Axelos knowledge domains, getting a holistic view on how to improve the company and provide value to  customers. J

Jeroen is an APMG Accredited trainer for Managing Benefits™, Enterprise Big Data Professional® & Analyst®, ABC Scrum Master and Product Owner, Stakeholder Engagement™, Lean Six Sigma®, OBASHI®, BiSL®, AgilePM®, AgileBA®, Agile Change Agent® . He is also PeopleCert/Axelos Accredited trainer for PRINCE2®, MSP®, MoV®, MoP®, ITIL®4, PeopleCert DevOps Fundamentals 

 

Since 2021, he has been offering his comprehensive perspective to colleagues at Accenture, aiding in the continuous development of their skills and enthusiasm, while also extending his insights to client companies to foster business expansion.

 

Etienne Shardlow

CEO, Lead trainer & consultant at Symphonise Consulting

Etienne is currently the CEO of Symphonise Consulting where he focuses on making a positive impact through the company’s portfolio of training and consulting services. Etienne has nearly 30 years of experience in IT Service Management, and for the last decade has focused on strategic alignment between business and IT through Digital Transformation and Governance implementation projects. 

Etienne's proudest achievement is pivoting Symphonise Consulting to become an ATO, in the turbulence of 2020, after providing training and consulting services to partner ATOs for many years.

Johann Botha

Digital Change Provocateur and CEO, getITright

Johannesbourg, South Africa

Specialising in building digital age capabilities in organisations using an innovation and business agility method called ADapT. Johann’s focus is practical skills development, using workshops, training, coaching, and consulting to enable people to transform organisations. He helps organisations solve problems, grow people, facilitate difficult change, dream, scheme, and most importantly do. 

He is one of the lead authors of VeriSM™ Unwrapped and Applied and the architect of Agile ADapT™ - was also involved in  the development of COBIT5, ASM, ISO20000 and ISO38500. Awarded itSMF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Selected as top 25 Thought Leaders by HDI in 2021. Seleceted at Top 25 Thought Leaders in Agile and in Customer Experience by Thinkers 360 in 2021.

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Zakiyya Cassimjee

Chief Information Officer, Astute – The Financial Services Exchange

Johannesbourg, South Africa

A proven leader in IT with over twenty years of experience, Zakiyya is currently the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Astute Financial Services Exchange. She provides leadership for the development of an innovative, robust, and secure information technology environment throughout the organization overseeing the full IT capability with innovative programs that create a competitive advantage.

Zakiyya's proudest achievement: Instrumental in setting up two iterations of a Cyber Security Academy as well as the Women’s Chapter Network.

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