Business
More change needed in UK businesses says Calyx survey
19th December 2011
More than half of Britain’s mid-sized organisations are actively addressing business change but they have yet to achieve the type of IT-driven business transformation that will genuinely power Britain’s economic recovery, says analysis by leading independent managed service provider Calyx.
The company’s survey, called the Calyx Business Transformation Index, found that while 56 per cent of IT directors say their organisation is planning, executing, or has executed, a transformation programme, 33 per cent revealed they were making only incremental changes.
Researchers found that mid-range organisations’ biggest challenge in pursuing transformation is tying strategic overhaul of the business operations to changing corporate objectives, identified by over four out of 10 (42 per cent) of interviewees.
Outside factors are clearly hampering the process too: almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of interviewees think that the recession has curbed their ability to innovate.
The survey interviewees see migration of services into the Cloud as inevitable but opinion was divided on the merits of collaboration and BYO (Bring Your Own) device strategies had not gained anything like the expected traction with mid-size organisations.
Calyx’ Business Transformation Index also identified five stages of transformation among the respondents, ranging from those that are barely planning fundamental change to fully ‘transformed’ organisations.
However, only six of the 100 organisations interviewed made the Index’ top category – in which the organisation was successfully executing transformation plans.
The company’s survey, called the Calyx Business Transformation Index, found that while 56 per cent of IT directors say their organisation is planning, executing, or has executed, a transformation programme, 33 per cent revealed they were making only incremental changes.
Researchers found that mid-range organisations’ biggest challenge in pursuing transformation is tying strategic overhaul of the business operations to changing corporate objectives, identified by over four out of 10 (42 per cent) of interviewees.
Outside factors are clearly hampering the process too: almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of interviewees think that the recession has curbed their ability to innovate.
The survey interviewees see migration of services into the Cloud as inevitable but opinion was divided on the merits of collaboration and BYO (Bring Your Own) device strategies had not gained anything like the expected traction with mid-size organisations.
Calyx’ Business Transformation Index also identified five stages of transformation among the respondents, ranging from those that are barely planning fundamental change to fully ‘transformed’ organisations.
However, only six of the 100 organisations interviewed made the Index’ top category – in which the organisation was successfully executing transformation plans.
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