We asked our CXO Innovators Network how IT spending, priorities and strategy will change as a result of COVID-19 – here are some of the key takeaways from the survey.
Our central thesis has long been that COVID hasn’t dramatically changed the healthcare industry, rather it has dramatically accelerated different trends in the healthcare space that were already simmering before March 2020. Given the usually slow pace at which the healthcare market typically moves, COVID served as a shock to the system and an accelerator that created a window to drive meaningful change. In this whitepaper, we will examine several changes that were less obvious in the early days of the pandemic and assess their longevity as we (hopefully) move into a post-COVID world.
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TCS PoV: Emerging Wave of Digital Disruption & the Role of QA by Siva Ganesan...Tata Consultancy Services
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Helping people to be ‘net better off’ with Accenture + WorkdayAccenture Technology
Discover how Accenture and Workday can help seamlessly evolve with your organization and position it as a driver of business growth. Read more: https://accntu.re/34wlYU0
Netpage is an augmented reality mobile app which provides digital functionality for printed media. The application uses image recognition technology to recognize content on Netpage-enabled printed pages, and then serves up a "digital twin" of the recognized page.
The Three Stages of Global Payroll ImplementationCloudPay
Download Full Report: https://www.cloudpay.net/cloudpaper/global-payroll-implementation
A Comprehensive Guide to Building a Business Case, Evaluating Vendors and Deploying a Solution. In the quest for better business performance, large organizations must continually evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of their global operations. When the focus is on payroll, the review process can get stuck in an endless evaluation cycle. This is typically because, despite an overwhelming feeling that things can be improved, the evidence needed to convince decision-makers tends to fall short.
In this report, we explore three stages of payroll transformation: evaluation, selection and deployment. For those tasked with managing any of these critical steps, we provide real-world advice assimilated from many years of building business cases and running global payroll projects.
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With the world feeling ever so unsettled at the moment, it can be hard to imagine what a post-COVID existence might look like. However, businesses are being encouraged to picture that world, so that they can make plans for the future and hit the ground running once they are fully out of lockdown and back to ‘normal’. Take a look at our top tips on how to pivot post-crisis.
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Discover how Accenture and Workday can help seamlessly evolve with your organization and position it as a driver of business growth. Read more: https://accntu.re/34wlYU0
Netpage is an augmented reality mobile app which provides digital functionality for printed media. The application uses image recognition technology to recognize content on Netpage-enabled printed pages, and then serves up a "digital twin" of the recognized page.
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Download Full Report: https://www.cloudpay.net/cloudpaper/global-payroll-implementation
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Experts at Deloitte India identified seven key learnings relevant to the acceleration of Future of Work in India. As conclusive remarks, they also have presented what a COVID adjusted strategy could look like for any organisation looking to embrace the Future of Work. See More : https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en.html
This presentation outlines the keynote delivered by TCS, VP & CTO, K Ananth Krishnan, at the IEEE-IEEEMA INTELECT 2015. It covers how IT is all for Smart & Sustainable Energy.
Digital decoupling. US Federal survey resultsaccenture
US Federal survey results from 185 IT decision makers working in the government that reported having legacy environments within their agency. Learn more. https://accntu.re/2NnRbBN
Implementing the smart factory: New perspectives for driving valueDeloitte United States
For manufacturers looking to implement a smart factory, considering lessons from those who have done it can provide direction forward and pave the way to greater value.
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CHIME LIVE Webinar: Digital Maturity in Health Systems – The DigiM Framework ...Damo Consulting Inc.
CHIME LIVE Webinar
Digital Maturity in Health Systems – The DigiM Framework and How to Use it with Sara Vaezy and Paddy Padmanabhan
Learn Objectives:
- Understanding digital maturity in health systems
- Applying an objective, structured assessment tool such as DigiM to evaluate digital maturity
- Developing a roadmap for accelerating technology-led transformation
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Using recently concluded research and data points from self-assessments by several health systems, this session will provide a roadmap for digital transformation leaders looking to take an objective view of their progress and prioritize their investments to meet their enterprise goals.
For queries, write to info@damoconsulting.net
Life sciences executives must monitor and protect their businesses from pervasive threats as new risks open up in operational technology environments and supply chains. Whether halting production, having an impact on brand, or incurring data loss that results in regulatory fines, security breaches affect life sciences organizations’ profits and sales.Visit https://accntu.re/2Wjw9Zi to learn more.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Risks And BenefitsModis
Today, most companies tell their employees that it's okay to bring their own devices to work. However, while there are many benefits to your company that go hand-in-hand with this policy, when you allow employees to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), you are also allowing them to bring in a host of challenges for your IT department, your security, and your budget.
In this powerpoint, we explore the pros and cons of BYOD and discuss the development of a BYOD policy that makes sense for your business.
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Join this session to learn actionable insights around moving to the cloud in 2024 and empower your organization for success in the cloud-first era!
Experts at Deloitte India identified seven key learnings relevant to the acceleration of Future of Work in India. As conclusive remarks, they also have presented what a COVID adjusted strategy could look like for any organisation looking to embrace the Future of Work. See More : https://www2.deloitte.com/in/en.html
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CHIME LIVE Webinar: Digital Maturity in Health Systems – The DigiM Framework ...Damo Consulting Inc.
CHIME LIVE Webinar
Digital Maturity in Health Systems – The DigiM Framework and How to Use it with Sara Vaezy and Paddy Padmanabhan
Learn Objectives:
- Understanding digital maturity in health systems
- Applying an objective, structured assessment tool such as DigiM to evaluate digital maturity
- Developing a roadmap for accelerating technology-led transformation
Health systems have been on a digital transformation journey for the past few years. However, there is no structured framework to assess the maturity of health systems, specifically from a technology enablement standpoint. Damo Consulting’s DigiM framework addresses this gap with an online assessment tool that helps healthcare leaders benchmark themselves against their peers. The framework also assesses the relative maturity of the digital transformation vision against the execution of the strategy.
Using recently concluded research and data points from self-assessments by several health systems, this session will provide a roadmap for digital transformation leaders looking to take an objective view of their progress and prioritize their investments to meet their enterprise goals.
For queries, write to info@damoconsulting.net
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BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Risks And BenefitsModis
Today, most companies tell their employees that it's okay to bring their own devices to work. However, while there are many benefits to your company that go hand-in-hand with this policy, when you allow employees to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), you are also allowing them to bring in a host of challenges for your IT department, your security, and your budget.
In this powerpoint, we explore the pros and cons of BYOD and discuss the development of a BYOD policy that makes sense for your business.
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According to Gartner, “85% of organizations will embrace a cloud-first principle by 2025”, and as customers expectations become more demanding, understanding the intricacies of cloud migration and modernization is crucial. However, cloud migration and modernization projects do not always go according to plan and understanding essential trends can guide you through potential pitfalls. From the evolution of multi-cloud strategies to the surging influence of AI and automation, our experts will unravel key insights, enabling organizations to harness the power of cloud computing for unprecedented success and operational efficiency.
Join this session to learn actionable insights around moving to the cloud in 2024 and empower your organization for success in the cloud-first era!
The global quarantine instituted to slow the spread of the coronavirus has been
challenging for enterprises. For those that are still able to operate, it’s provided
an opportunity to assess everything from the importance of physical offices
(which could be diminishing), remote work policies and the role of the digital
workplace in facilitating employee productivity and collaboration. Smart
companies are using this time to reflect and consider their preconceived notions
about their ability to support a largely remote workforce, as well as employees’
ability to maintain productivity in this environment. Lessons learned now have
the potential to position businesses for future success.
The global quarantine instituted to slow the spread of the coronavirus has been
challenging for enterprises. For those that are still able to operate, it’s provided
an opportunity to assess everything from the importance of physical offices
(which could be diminishing), remote work policies and the role of the digital
workplace in facilitating employee productivity and collaboration. Smart
companies are using this time to reflect and consider their preconceived notions
about their ability to support a largely remote workforce, as well as employees’
ability to maintain productivity in this environment. Lessons learned now have
the potential to position businesses for future success.
Your firm needs to be committed to protecting information assets, including personal data and client documents. As a trusted advisor to our clients, the expectation is that we are aware of threats and are guarding their data. Data privacy and information security are fundamental components of doing business today, no matter how large your firm is.
In this paper we will look at three specific ways of protecting our clients:
1. Protection through our ability to research and improve intellectual capital
2. Protection through policies, procedures and processes
3. Protection by securing client data
How to build an it transformation roadmapInnesGerrard
An estimated 80 percent of #businesses will need to transform their current IT efforts to keep up with new business expectations and technological developments. These include investments such as cloud computing, IoT and BigData projects.
Transmittal MemorandumTORachel Smith, Human Resource Direct.docxturveycharlyn
Transmittal Memorandum
TO:
Rachel Smith, Human Resource Director
FROM:
Business Development Manager
DATE:
December 18, 2015
SUBJECT
Implementing a telecommuting policy
The Business Development department has noticed that Platinum Company lacks a telecommuting policy. Some employees have complained about the lack of such a policy, given that our organization has locations all over the world. They say that reporting to a main location is not necessary for them to do their work.
Telecommuting is the practice of working outside a company’s primary business location, either at home or another remote location. This policy has been a practice exercised by many businesses for more than 20 years, both in United States and abroad. The Internet, faxes, phones, webcams, and instant messaging are some of the tools required for this practice. This ideal business practice may suit for any modern business including ours. The benefits this policy would bring to the workplace include
• Cost and time efficient for both companies and employees
• Flexible work-hours for telecommuters
• Increased productivity
• Working offsite
• Worldwide recruitment
Along with the benefits, there are a few potential problems that might affect this business practice. There are certain risks that businesses must take into consideration before developing a telecommuting policy in the workplace. These risks include
• Fraud or hacking
• Employee isolation from the social bonds of the office or from management
• Reduction of face-to-face interaction with other employees and management
• Connectivity issues
To implement a successful telecommuting policy the business must put in place greater filters and spam protectors to avoid being hacked, obtain advanced technology to support teleworkers, invest in training for potential teleworkers, and structure monitoring prior to implementing a telecommuting practice.
My research shows that telecommuting could make Platinum Company more competitive in the business world. The benefits of implementing this policy allow companies to work from multiple locations worldwide and keep their customers in contact with the teleworkers at any place and time. In addition, employees can accomplish their jobs from their homes. Developing a telecommuting policy at Platinum Company would help the business, employees, and customers. We hope you will take this policy into consideration. Thank you for your time.
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Executive Summary…..……......………………………………………………………. iv
1.0 Introduction
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1.1 Topic Investigation
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1.2 Objectives
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2.0 Findings and Discussion
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2.1 Definition and History of Telecommuting
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2.2 Benefits of Telecommuting
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2.3 Potential Pitfalls of Telecommuting
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2.4 Requirements of Telecommuting
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2.4.1 Connectivity and Accessibility
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2.4.2 Data Sharing
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2.4.3 Communication
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3.0 Implementing Telecommuting Policy
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Session Overview
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Mayfield CXO Survey: Post COVID-19 Impacts to IT
1. How will IT spending, priorities, and strategy change as a result of the COVID-19 crisis?
Input from the Mayfield CXO Innovators Network
2. These are clearly unprecedented times and we at Mayfield are wishing all the best to you, your families and your
extended teams at work. We began 2020 with an outlook report on key CIO priorities. But shortly after publishing, we’ve
all been struck with this unfortunate global crisis. So, we asked our CXO Innovation Network members to share their
views on how they believe their business will be impacted, and how IT specifically will respond. We’ve heard from
organizations around the globe on their priorities, strategic focuses, and budgets. The Mayfield CXO Innovation
Network is made up of 800+ CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and Heads of Innovation from around the globe.
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have provided a direct donation for each CXO respondent who completed the survey to their selected cause.
• IT Budgets: Surprisingly, 8% say their budget is increasing because of COVID-19, 20% said no budget impact, and
30% say their budget impacts are short lived
• Near-Term Priorities: “Elastic Workforce” was a new term we heard – supporting work from home needs, that will
perhaps continue for the foreseeable future
• Mid-Term Predictions: 85% said cloud migration is even more important post COVID-19
• Project Slowdown: 70% expect current projects to be slowed during the crisis – but on balance will spend more on
high ROI, cyber, cloud/SaaS and productivity needs
• Digital Optimization: 50% will accelerate their digital optimization efforts and projects to help make smooth things
out for their customers, partners and employees
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cloud, and to a more fully digital environment. These initiatives are not new, but the crisis has certainly accelerated
matters.
We have migrated our events and meetings to virtual and hope to stay in touch. We hope you enjoy the insights from
this report. Please take care and stay well.
3.
4. We asked our network where they believe the most firefighting will happen in the next few weeks, and which near-term issues will
require the most urgency. Here are the top 3 priorities:
Remote work and productivity
infrastructure (75% of respondents)
Work from home safety, identity management,
cloud security (75% of respondents)
Getting employees comfortable in
their home environments (40% of
respondents)
5. A big theme we’re seeing around the new work from home trend is ensuring that all processes are streamlined. Every new tool that
a team decides to implement requires security, support and integration – so it’s important that everything is vetted and rolled out to
the entire workforce, rather than allowing teams to choose their own tools piecemeal.
• Many companies are having to
rapidly enable remote access to
corporate resources for large
numbers of staff – getting people
connected to the resources they
need has become a top priority
• VPN capacity is being re-
evaluated: this includes both
access to, and bandwidth within
the system; physical tokens to
support software tokens
• A huge acceleration is taking place
to rapidly shift onto cloud-based
collaboration platforms: Zoom,
O365, Slack, etc.
• It’s important to stay consistent &
organized around cloud-based
solutions: video, messaging, etc.
• Support models are being revisited
for remote work
• Payment is being streamline and
teams need to use IT processes to
pay for SaaS apps, not personal
credit cards
• There is currently an uptick in
mobile solutions to help
employees who may be on the go
or more active during the day
• There’s a shift to soft phones,
cloud-based call centers and
remote service centers where
applicable
• User experience is getting a lot
more attention: more employees
are working solo and need to
figure out tools for themselves
• There is a greater emphasis on
ease of adoption
• Business continuity and critical
infrastructure remain a top priority
• Alignment is needed regarding
what makes sense to put on hold
in the short run to make space for
work from home and security
infrastructure
• What projects can be paused?
• What is possible given the current
circumstances?
6. On the people side everyone is echoing: communicate, communicate, communicate. This means ensuring your employees are not
in the dark, and taking the time to have deeper conversations with your customers on their needs and current status.
Overcommunication on all fronts is better than silence, as people will fill in the blanks if you do not.
• Communication is needed for
employees (top-down and bottoms-
up) & customers/vendors on how
they’re doing
• Daily or weekly team check-ins help
get everyone on the same page
• Integrating company culture into
fun activities & virtual stand-ups
helps keep employees connected
to the organization
• Online office hours help provide
opportunities to replace casual
drop-ins
• Virtual happy hours & #breakrooms
help keep the staff engaged with
one another
• Honesty and transparency is
needed right now using hard facts
• Some teams are flattening the org
and allowing for distributed and
collaborative decision-making
• Q&As are helpful to clear up
misunderstandings
• Leading by example is important, as
is staying calm and compassionate
• Management rolling up their
sleeves and helping with
operational work is beneficial
• Some companies have planned end
of day “sanity checks” where staff can
talk to each other about non-work
topics
• Grief counselors may be needed as
employees begin to experience the
brunt of the impact
• It helps to reassure parents and have
dedicated time slots to caring for
kids. Some flexibility helps on
employee productivity, with many
tied up at home right now.
• Keeping meetings short and laser
focused gives employees flexibility in
their work from home schedules
• Short activities help break the
monotony of the day
• Home office stipends are being
handed out many places to cover
basic needs ($300-$1000)
• Some companies are offering a
one-time reduction in healthcare
premiums & relaxation of eligibility
minimums
• Hardship withdrawals from IRAs
can help boost finances short term
• Time management training/
software & productivity webinars
can help staff adjust to work from
home
• Brown bag educational lunches
can help employees gain some
new skills during downtime
7. With work from home becoming standardized across the corporate landscape, many new security threats have begun to emerge.
Issues range from network security, to BYOC policies, and generally a wide array of new SaaS apps being spun up all at once. Our
network weighed in on what they are seeing:
• There is an urgent emphasis on ensuring employees remain secure if they are working
from home or even using their own devices. Many companies are working on zero trust access models to better serve a more
mobile workforce
• With more devices on the network now than ever before – it’s a priority to both
secure against unauthorized intrusion, but also the interactivity across new devices
• Concern over COVID-19 updates and news has created a window for many sophisticated phishing
attempts against nervous employees (who might click before they verify)
• With the expansion and proliferation of SaaS apps and the accelerated move away from on-prem, cloud-
delivered security solutions are more important now than ever
• Many companies are turning to solutions like Duo and others to help with regulatory
compliance during work from home while improving end-user experience
• There is a renewed emphasis on protecting data from unauthorized access and corruption: data encryption
and tokenization is on the rise
8. End-user hardware has become a huge issues with large backlogs in the supply chain at a time when many employees need
laptops or other equipment for work from home set-ups. Our network weighed in on what they are seeing:
• It’s important to implement a system for how to handle this . What is the process if an employee’s hard
drive breaks and they lose their data? Is there help for them remotely? Is there new hardware ready to be deployed?
• How will you get laptops and other hardware to new employees or contractors? Is there a plan? This can be
especially difficult internationally right now
• How can you help employees who have issues with their home bandwidth? Are you considering in-
home devices that optimize QoS over broadband? Wi-Fi amplifiers? This can also be especially difficult internationally where
employees may not be at all capable of easily connecting from home
• This includes everything from laptops, to headsets, VPN tokens, etc. Some
vendors are getting a months-long backlog
9. A few other impacts facing our network:
• Customer support is overwhelmed and surge resources are needed to help handle it in many industries.
Existing employees are being trained to help backfill
• Some companies are considering replacing core systems replacements
during the downturn – one CapEx worth expediting. Others are considering capital recovery projects with federal recovery
money for OpEx
• It’s more important now than ever to protect worker safety and brand image.
Business continuity will be the focus in the near-term for many companies
10. Moving from tactical to strategic needs and looking beyond the next 60 days or so, this is where impact to IT strategy for 2020
begins to take hold. While the negatives of COVID-19 are immense across the globe, IT’s transformation to digital-first, cloud-first,
has even more of a strategic imperative than before. We asked our network what their predictions will be for the next several
months and a few obvious trends came out of our responses:
The accelerating shift to cloud-based
everything (85% of respondents)
Any discretionary projects are at risk or on
hold, in some cases core projects are on hold
(70% of respondents)
eCommerce and digital marketing are
the new buzzwords: companies are
moving marketing & sales to digital
platforms (50% of respondents)
11. Cloud migration and a shift towards SaaS applications was already a priority for most companies, but with the introduction of
COVID-19 it has become an urgent priority. Here is what our network is working to accomplish:
• Although VPNs are legacy
technology it doesn’t mean
they’re going away anytime soon.
At least 60% of our participants
referenced using VPNs
• Zero-trust set-ups and SDP are
the new goalposts, as VPNs are
cumbersome, not user-friendly,
and expose a large surface area
to attack
• There’s a strong emphasis on
moving employees to core cloud
application platforms
• There is a lower emphasis on niche
business applications right now, and
a greater focus on keeping the
business running
• Companies are shifting away from
on-prem and legacy software.
Managers are evaluating which apps
make sense in the cloud, and which
apps could suffer from security,
compliance, or latency challenges
• We’re seeing an uptick in interest
around cloud storage solutions,
particularly solutions which have
attributes that can be managed at
a very granular level
• Even companies with existing
cloud storage are looking to
upgrade
• This is the obvious next step to
people moving to a more
distributed work format
• Fast tracking the complete
elimination of on-prem servers to
reach 100% cloud infrastructure
• Soft phones are taking over, even
in companies that previously had
physical call centers – everything
is moving to the cloud
12. While there seems to be a temporary slowdown in discretionary projects as emphasis shifts towards customer needs and business
continuity, our network still seems to be bullish on spinning up new SaaS applications for business-critical applications. In spite of
75% of our network saying they are slowing down projects, there seems to be a balanced initiative to continue to push towards
digitization.
• Projects requiring security
resources are being delayed as
security is tied up right now on
new work from home and other
urgent initiatives
• Anything with marginal ROI is on the
chopping block right now to make
room for more immediate concerns
• Focus is on business continuity and
productivity tools, not “nice to
haves”
• New RFPs and products are
mostly frozen for the time being
• Many companies don’t want to
roll out new products and
updates to their customers
anyways, as customers do not
have capacity to handle them at
this time
• Dev initiatives are a lower priority
• Slowdown on new internal and
external investment initiatives as
economic uncertainty creates
paralysis (in most cases)
• Potential opportunity for less
impacted businesses to really
make bold moves during this time
13. As in-person meetings and events have been temporarily shuttered, there has been a rise in digital sales & marketing – virtual
events, metric-tracking, and remote sales.
• Companies are turning to
solutions like Outreach.io to push
their remote sales and email
campaigns to the next level in lieu
of in-person meetings
• Virtual event and meeting
solutions are being implemented
ASAP
• As the pipeline moves virtual, many
businesses are taking this as an
opportunity to upgrade their CRMs
and beef up their pipeline analytics
• The digitization of sales and
marketing seems to be one
business application that isn’t being
put on hold right now
• Many companies are reaching out
to their customers with direct
messages from the leadership (in
the case of consumer-facing
businesses), or from the reps (in
the case of enterprise) with direct
custom, detailed messaging
during the crisis
• While getting new customers may
be tough, current customer
retention and managing those
relationships properly is more
important now than ever
• For consumer businesses, some
are using this as an opportunity
for an “eCommerce makeover” –
people are spending the time
asking their customers what
experiences work best for them
• Slower traffic makes it easier to
update a lot of consumer-facing
features
• It’s a good time to improve
customer self-service and digital
experience
14. • Both to help accustom employees to work from home, and also to provide learning opportunities
during this lull
• Many plans did not properly account for pandemics – it has become a good time for
crisis teams and the board to re-evaluate these for the future (including a new approaches to the supply chain)
• There has been an uptick in interest and continued investment in 5G despite the downturn
• Increased focus on DRM software and management given the shift to digital
• Anything travel related on the IT or software side is frozen
• Resources are not being directed towards product launches
• New facilities and office buildouts are mostly halted as companies consider the long term implications of
working from home
15. Obviously, strategic priorities are going to vary depending on the business, with
some companies going into a slowdown period where they are just trying to keep
the lights on. About half of our participants said that their priorities have not
changed from before their business was impacted, their reasons included:
• Already using a remote workforce
• Priorities are the same, but strategic priorities are now becoming urgent and
tactical (e.g. cloud migration)
• Priorities are the same but now deferred to later in the year
• Priorities are the same but now with a reduced budget
For those businesses that did experience a shift in priorities, we’ve summarized
what that seems to look like on the next page.
16. • Some seem to feel that these projects need
to be slowed as they are expensive and
could be perceived as distracting
• Others feel that automation and ML can help
with security, customer service, and cost
containment use cases that are important
during the crisis
• Now is a good time to enhance current
customer value and digital client interaction
• Do some market analysis on what a post-
COVID world will look like and where your
product will fit
• Delay major patches, many customers can’t
handle them right now
• Many of our participants are spending a lot
of time on scenario planning and figuring
out what different possibilities might look
like in an uncertain future (stabilize, re-
imagine, re-emerge)
• Daily huddles with exec team and weekly
board updates + crisis management
meetings daily (including internal and
external comms) can be helpful
• Outsourced services are being re-evaluated
and contracts are being re-negotiated
• Costs are being reviewed with an eye for
optimization
• For any mission critical businesses, in-person
health and safety is a top priority
• There is a renewed interest in tele-health
solutions
• There are mixed feelings on hiring, mostly
industry dependent. Some businesses are
experiencing hiring freezes and layoffs.
• Others who are less impacted are looking
to scoop up new talent while the pool is
growing
17. We asked our participants what their budget predictions look like now for 2020 given the change in revenue that many companies are
experiencing. While part of our network is still planning, many already have a good idea where they stand. Surprisingly, in spite of what
looks to be a looming recession – 8% are in increase mode, 20% see no impact, and 30% see this as only a short-term blip, with a
continued emphasis on IT spending after the break. Here’s where things fell out:
No impact to budget
Short-term delay of spending
Meaningful – 10%+ reduction in spending for 2020
Full reset of budget and plans
Likely to exceed budget
The results were a bit of a mixed bag, likely varying by industry. For those that planned on exceeding their budget, the reasons given
were:
• Unanticipated costs
• Delays in cost savings initiatives, mitigated somewhat by spending delays
• Added funds for COVID-19 related costs and work from home spend
• Extra funds diverted towards scooping up talent
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$2.5 billion under management. Mayfield invests primarily in early-
stage consumer, enterprise and engineering biology companies.
Since its founding 50 years ago, the firm has invested in more than
500 companies, resulting in 117 IPOs and more than 200
acquisitions. Some notable investments in recent years include
CloudSimple, Elastica, Grove Collaborative, HashiCorp, Lyft,
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