Abstract:

How to follow a rigorous, structured approach to identify and prioritize digital initiatives. Everything begins with a deep discovery process in which teams examine processes end-to-end. They challenge decades-old SOPs, evaluate relevance, remove redundancies, and discover new opportunities. They measure each use case on value metrics such as efficiency, effectiveness, revenue enhancement, cost reduction, morale improvement, and safety enhancement. Once use cases are sized and sequenced, they are taken through the investment approval process, ensuring clear ROI and business ownership. Ownership is a recurring theme in our thinking. “We are co-owners, but if a business function is not excited about the change, nothing meaningful can happen. Every stakeholder must see what’s in it for them.” This is why change management is central to this model. Adoption is not assumed; it is designed through engagement, communication, and a human-centred approach

About the Speaker

Sharad Kumar Agarwal works for JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. as Chief of Digital & IT (CDIO). He is a qualified engineer with an Executive MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has been widely recognised and awarded by multiple leading Tech & Business forums. He represents JK Tyre as a member of the APAC Board of Directors for Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International, headquartered in Arizona, USA. He acts as a thought leader who articulates the digital future of the enterprises.
He has over 3 decades of proven expertise in the fields of Digital, IT & Business Management with strong domain experience in Manufacturing, covering the entire gamut of functions - Production, Projects, Technical, Maintenance, Quality & Service. He is adept at strategizing and operationalizing a business value-focused digital roadmap by building high-impact, cutting-edge lighthouses.
His vision is to harness cutting-edge AI integrated with IIoT, cloud ecosystems and human-centred digital design to make JK Tyre one of the world’s most advanced manufacturing organizations.

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