Talent assessment digital transformation

A department store retailer in Mexico brought technology planning, organizational design and talent assessment into one transformation programme. The work defined an IT Master Plan, prioritized the project portfolio, reviewed key responsibilities and assessed the digital profiles required to carry the plan forward.
From org chart to digital-ready organization
Strategic portfolio
IT projects prioritized against strategy.
Delivery roadmap
Implementation sequence defined.
Role design
Key responsibilities reviewed.
Digital profiles
Transformation profiles identified and assessed.
From org chart to digital-ready organization
From org chart to digital-ready organization
A department store retailer in Mexico connected its IT roadmap, operating model and talent priorities to prepare the organization for digital change.
Objectives
Define an IT Master Plan and align the organizational model and digital profiles with the retailer's strategic objectives.
Opportunity
Use the plan as a shared decision framework, so future technology initiatives can be prioritized alongside the roles, capabilities and cultural change needed to deliver them.
Strategy ahead of structure

The initiative required the retailer to turn its digital ambition into an organizational model that could make priorities explicit, sequence delivery and prepare the right people for change.

Key Challenges
From org chart to digital-ready organization
1. Portfolio alignment:
The initiative needed to review the IT project portfolio and prioritize work against strategic objectives.
From org chart to digital-ready organization
2. Actionable sequencing:
The selected priorities needed a structured implementation roadmap.
From org chart to digital-ready organization
3. Operating accountability:
Functions, roles and responsibilities in key areas needed to be evaluated against the future model.
From org chart to digital-ready organization
4. Transformation readiness:
The retailer needed to define and assess the digital profiles and cultural requirements associated with digitalization.
Solution
A roadmap linking projects, roles and talent

NTT DATA combined technology planning with organizational design and talent assessment, connecting each strategic priority to the structures and profiles needed to support delivery.

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Strategic prioritization

Reviewed the IT project portfolio and established priorities aligned with the retailer’s strategy.

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Implementation roadmap

Defined a roadmap to sequence the selected initiatives and guide implementation.

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Organizational redesign

Evaluated functions, roles and responsibilities in key areas, then redesigned the organizational structure around strategic objectives.

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To-Be profiles and culture

Defined the future digital profiles, assessed the talent required for change and incorporated cultural transformation into the target model.

Impact
An organization built around the plan

The engagement produced an IT Master Plan with a prioritized roadmap, identified and assessed key digital profiles, and established an optimized organizational model. Together, these outputs provide a clearer foundation for aligning talent, structure and culture with the retailer’s digital strategy. The source does not quantify subsequent business performance or adoption.

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