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Defining a Global Digital Strategy: From Cost Center to Value Creator

Ambition

The global IT organization had been creating digital solutions for international use, but countries preferred developing their own tools, as they owned the P&L and had strong local decision-making power. Global IT needed to shift from a cost-driven funding model to a demand-driven one, where countries and key accounts actively chose, adopted, and funded global solutions. The challenge was to align on the right solutions, prove demand, and transform global IT into a value-generating partner.

Solution
  • Facilitated engagement across countries and key accounts to co-create the global digital strategy.​
  • Defined digital product value propositions that addressed both global consistency and local market needs.​
  • Created a customer segmentation and go-to-market strategy, ensuring clear prioritization of services and solutions.​
  • Designed a roadmap for adoption and change, making sure new global products could be funded and embraced locally.​
  • Established a permanent stakeholder panel for future alignment and co-ownership of solutions.
Outcome
  • A clear, future-proof digital strategy with defined value propositions.​
  • Countries and key accounts engaged as co-creators, ensuring stronger adoption.​
  • Shifted IT from a cost center to a value center, securing sustainable funding for global products.​
  • Embedded a governance and engagement structure for ongoing alignment.