When we think of an organization’s data we traditionally think of it as a simple tool or step in the process that helps an organization accomplish a goal. An organization’s data is so much more than a simple tool. It is the organization’s DNA; the foundational building blocks that allow you to leverage institutional knowledge, optimize current product offerings and conceptualize the products of tomorrow.

Think of the Digital Thread as the digital connective tissue between enterprise disciplines and datasets akin to the building blocks of a DNA strand. Individually they each tell part of the story from a different perspective and with a different focus. But connected together they become far more powerful. They build upon one another to create a product or project: a Digital Twin. This allows an organization to work initiatives and challenges tactically with confidence that the scope of the change is understood not only at its current point in the lifecycle but with an understanding of downstream implications to ensure the decisions being made address the full lifecycle of the product.

This course will provide practical knowledge and demonstrate that breakthrough business process improvement outcomes are achieved by holistically addressing the interoperability of your organization’s people, processes, systems and data. Technology enables process change, but desirable business improvement outcomes cannot be achieved without organizational changes. Ultimately, people must be inspired, empowered, and engaged.