Evaluation Model for the Derivation of a Sustainable Digitisation Strategy

Manufacturing companies today often consider digital transformation more as a challenge than an opportunity. Specific solutions for individual projects are often available. The diversity of engineering disciplines in an enterprise structure ultimately make it difficult for companies to derive and sustainably implement an integrated digitisation strategy. This is mainly driven to the fact that the existing approaches and concepts for developing digitisation strategies are exceedingly technology oriented and at the same time too complex for their application. In order to be able to derive an integrated transformation roadmap on the strategic level, evaluation methods are required that allow a quick and simple classification. The initial state for pointing out the chances of change within the scope of digitisation has to be addressed as well as the target state. This contribution will explore the capabilities of an assessment concept that supports an efficient and integrated handling of the core elements for a prosperous digitisation strategy.