The new map of strategic dependencies
How raw materials, supply networks and technology competition are redefining where global enterprises remain exposed.
Read articleMacro area
Digital
Connect digital strategy, technology, products, operations and customer experience to enterprise priorities.
Discover the macroRelated capabilities
Digital platform strategy
Define how digital platforms create value through shared capabilities, interactions, data and ecosystem participation.
API, MCP and systems integration
Connect applications, AI agents and digital services through governed APIs, MCP interfaces and reusable integration patterns.
Application modernization
Transform existing applications to reduce technical constraints and improve scalability, maintainability and adaptability.
Platform engineering and DevOps
Build developer platforms and delivery automation that make software development, deployment and operations more consistent.
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Editorial overview
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Organizational effectiveness requires evidence about how the system actually performs
Assessment should connect outcomes with structures, capabilities, practices, interfaces and behavioral conditions.
Expansion readiness tests whether ambition is matched by operating capacity
Market attractiveness matters little if the organization lacks the capabilities, capital or management attention required to enter.
Strategic challenges
Which digital channels genuinely matter for the customers the business needs?
The challenge is resisting channel proliferation and concentrating activity where audience behavior and economics support it.
Which digital channels create valuable growth rather than more transactions?
The challenge is comparing reach with margin, customer quality and dependence on platforms the business does not control.
POV
The next factory advantage will come from orchestration, not another automation layer
Industrial leaders will separate themselves by connecting intelligence across the system rather than optimizing machines one at a time.
If the economics do not improve, tokenization is mostly packaging
A digital wrapper does not create strategic value simply because the underlying ownership record becomes more sophisticated.
Strategic impact
Scale comes from reuse, not team size
Shared capabilities, methods and delivery patterns allow analytical capacity to expand without reproducing the same work across business units.
A use-case-led approach clarifies where immersive technology can support work
Assessing interaction needs, context and adoption barriers helps identify applications where spatial computing may improve performance.
What we observe
Target assessment often relies too heavily on seller-defined information
Formal materials naturally emphasize strengths, while structural weaknesses, dependencies and strategic constraints may sit outside the process.
Modernization programs often rebuild applications without reducing complexity
New technology can reproduce the same coupling, process flaws and maintenance burden beneath a newer interface.