Bridging the Digital Skills Gap with Smart Process Technology

New Study Highlights the Importance of Digital Transformation and Critical Skills for Digital Literacy

Read the SAP/Technical University of Munich Study; join our Webinar to learn how to transform your business and empower your employees to embrace the digital future!

According to a recent study sponsored by SAP and conducted by the Technical University of Munich, Companies regard digital transformation as highly important, but many have yet to equip their employees with the skills necessary for digital literacy.

“Digital talent is threatening to become the major bottleneck of digitalization in the industry. A deficit in digital skills is still among the top barriers to digital transformation,” said Bernd Welz, executive vice president and chief knowledge officer, Products and Innovation, SAP.

The SAP study, ”Skills for Digital Transformation”, was based on a survey of data gathered from 116 business and IT decision makers from 18 countries. It followed up on initial research conducted in 2015.

The Growing Digital Gap

Is your company getting its arms around the concept of “digital transformation” and looking for new ways to make the most of your technology investments to drive customer satisfaction and increased efficiency? If so, welcome to the club!

The 2015 survey found that 53 percent of respondents felt that their company’s personnel did not possess the skills necessary for successful digital transformation. In 2017, this number increased to 64 percent. Possible explanations are the increasing speed of technological innovation and the increasing awareness regarding digital transformation. Over time, executives may have developed a better sense for what skills their company needs and what skills are available internally.

Although 90 percent of respondents perceive digital transformation as being important for their company’s overall business strategy, targeted skill development was rare. Only 16 percent of respondents had set up a dedicated recruitment or training program to build up the skill base needed to shape the digital future of their company.

Looking at How to Get Started and What to Do Next? Attend Our SAP Webinar on July 18 and Define Your First Business Digitization Initiative!

Date: Tuesday, July 18

Time: 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET

Our upcoming Webinar, “SAP Business One and Business Digitization with Smart Capture Technology” will focus on how SAP Business One customers and technology partners can automate business processes like accounts payable, sales order processing and check remittances by taking advantage of the capabilities of SAP Business One when integrated with the docAlpha Smart Process Platform.

By automating and digitizing routine processes that today rely on painful and error-prone manual steps, companies can achieve a quick ROI while getting their staff to embrace digital transformation. Often, early successes with process automation initiatives can transform the way employees approach their roles and how they view ongoing process improvement within their organization.

Attendees with learn about how easy it is to cost-effectively eliminate manual data entry, document filing and approval routing by relying on docAlpha’s intelligent capture and process workflow capabilities. Back office processes like AP invoice processes and customer sales order processing are often PERFECT candidates to help companies digitize and quickly gain ROI for a well-defined business process.

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