DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
“ Organisations need to quickly achieve some success , or there is a danger people will revert to the ways of the past and miss opportunities to continue to accelerate digital transformation ”
LISA HENEGHAN CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER , KPMG
security of service providers , suppliers and partners should be validated , because any supply chain weaknesses can lead to cyber and data breaches .
Induced technical debt The speed at which business and working lives were transformed meant the amounts of projects organisations asked IT teams to deliver spiked . According to Mulesoft ’ s
Connectivity Benchmark Report 2021 , on average they grew by 30 % compared to the previous year , resulting in more technical debt .
Its senior director , Lila Dorato explains : “ Finding a way to solve this problem is now a core component of many organisation ’ s digital strategies . They need a means of reducing the technical debt they have amassed in the short term , by replacing tight couplings between systems with a more flexible integration layer . As such , API-led connectivity creates loose couplings between applications , data and devices so changes can be made quickly without impacting existing integrations or the functionality of digital services . It becomes easier to accelerate innovation and deliver new products and services faster , without the risk of business disruption or spiralling costs .”
56 July 2021