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Global supply chain uncertainty has upended the manufacturing sector. CIOs and their teams find themselves on the front lines of this disruption. Facing a dual mandate, they’ve been tasked with slashing costs while simultaneously enabling advanced capabilities such as automation and AI. Our step-by-step blueprint can help forward-looking IT leaders build a Technology-First Action Plan optimized for manufacturers to turn today’s volatility into tomorrow’s value.

It's not enough to respond to shocks as they come – CIOs must build responsiveness and intelligence into their organization’s IT operations, allowing them to anticipate and rapidly respond to disruption. This posture of IT resilience not only allows IT to drive innovation within the organization but also positions it as a trusted leader at the highest levels.

1. Cut costs to free up resources for innovation.

Innovation drives new ways of generating organizational value but often sees its budget slashed amid budget constraints. IT leaders must cut unnecessary costs and redirect that spending to the people, resources, and budgetary capacity their innovation efforts will need to overcome today’s turmoil.

2. Meet the moment. Take the lead.

As much as today’s uncertainty is a strain on IT’s resources, it can also be an opportunity. By demonstrating that their technological know-how can be used not only to solve problems but also to enable better decision-making, CIOs can prove their ability to lead not just IT, but the organization as a whole.

3. 91ÖÆƬ³§ an adaptive IT team.

With technology advancing at an exponential rate, organizations will never permanently close the skills gap. By focusing instead on building sustainable learning and development practices, CIOs can enable their staff to retain knowledge and develop in-demand skills as they are needed.

Use this step-by-step blueprint to realign IT to lead through manufacturing disruption

Our research offers guidance and templates to clearly assess IT’s strengths and vulnerabilities and where they can be leveraged. Use our Technology-First Action Plan framework to empower IT to lead their organization through today’s manufacturing challenges.

• Assess uncertainties and opportunities by leveraging this moment to explore where the organization is most vulnerable and where it is most poised to further lean into technology risks.
• Review IT Spend & Staffing tools and services to find costs that can be either cut or channelled toward innovation opportunities.
• 91ÖÆƬ³§ your Technology-First Action Plan by identifying and prioritizing initiatives that will drive the organization forward and consolidate those initiatives into a 12-month plan.
• Prepare to execute by defining the organizational value of your plan and building an adjustable communications strategy to bring stakeholders on board.