{"id":16573,"date":"2018-07-11T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T09:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.subex.com\/?p=16573"},"modified":"2018-07-11T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T09:37:36","slug":"digital-transformation-the-art-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.enki.studio\/test\/?p=16573","title":{"rendered":"Digital Transformation: The Art of War!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Straight from the Board Room <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, 16:00 Hours: The Board Room at the Telco HQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The silence is deafening, and the breathing heavy. Everyone is waiting with heavy anticipation. The top comes off the Mont Blanc, and the only sound is of the pen on the paper. The VP-Sales surreptitiously pulls out his iPhone, and drafts a text \u201cDeal Done! Congrats\u2026\u201d. The finger is playing near the send button, with every passing second feeling like an eon.<\/p>\n<p>The last dot underneath the signature is placed, and without missing a beat, the send button is pressed. The room is filled with a sense of relief, and the muted claps soon turn into backslaps and congratulations\u2026The multi-million $ deal for Digital Transformation is now underway\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, 22:05 Hours: The Conference Room at the Vendor HQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1000s of miles away, the CEO phone beeps discretely. All the weary eyes turn towards the CEO. A faint smile emerges. With the \u201cYes\u201d and the fist-pump, the room erupts. Years of arduous work has come to fruition. The clinking of the glasses, and the pops of champagne bottles could not drown the enthusiasm, and the spirit of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Marketing Manager sneaks out, to work the PR lines. Minutes left before the item makes into tomorrows\u2019 news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, 06:00 Hours: Leading Media Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cVendor X inks a multi-million $ Digital Transformation deal with Telco Y\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Telco Y, one of the leading telecommunications services providers, has signed a multi-million $ partnership with Vendor-Y, for Digital Transformation.<\/em><em> Digital Transformation <\/em><em>is a strategic initiative of the Telco Y and is aimed at offering an extensive portfolio of services to its customers, enhance customer experience &amp; engagement, and quality of services delivery.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>01st Jul, 10:00 Hours: The Board Room at the Telco HQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The silence is deafening, and the breathing heavy. Everyone is waiting with heavy anticipation. The Head of Billing is pouring through the recent twitter reactions to the Digital Transformation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.enki.studio\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/twitter-reactions.jpg\" alt=\"twitter-reactions\" width=\"490\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The VP-Sales surreptitiously pulls out his iPhone, and sends a text \u201cBad, looks very bad\u2026\u201d. 1000s of miles away, the exasperation sets in \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s look at one of the major transformation challenges faced by telcos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital transformation has become the norm now, and it is nothing short of a war \u2013 the war to win over customers, to stay profitable, and survive amongst the fiercest competition. However, studies indicate that most of the migration attempts have resulted in an increase in revenue leakages and has negatively impacted the brand and customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate reality is that a majority of telcos are currently seeing issues in their transformation process leading to negative impact aspects around revenue and non-revenue. Reasons for this vulnerability are quite straightforward &#8211; the controls that existed with a set process get disrupted, and start to diminish once the transformation begins, thus leaving the operators in a bit of a handicap.<\/p>\n<p>As per the recent reports, a leading telecom operator was fined for serious breaches of consumer rule due to inconsistencies in the new billing system and incurred a financial loss of close 4.6 Million Euros. There are also reports of operators losing up to 50 million due to migration failures.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, philosopher, and the writer<\/p>\n<p>Which side are you on? The Victorious warrior or the Defeated warrior? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.enki.studio\/test\/looking-to-transform-your-bss-oss-system-a-failed-migration-can-cost-you-dearly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the datasheet<\/a><\/strong> to find ways of becoming proactive in your transformation, and being a victorious warrior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Straight from the Board Room 15th Jan, 16:00 Hours: The Board Room at the Telco HQ The silence is deafening, and the breathing heavy. Everyone is waiting with heavy anticipation. The top comes off the Mont Blanc, and the only sound is of the pen on the paper. 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