Digital Innovation Emerging Technologies and Innovation

Questions: 1. Discuss why the emerging technologies are implemented or should be implemented and how to integrate and manage them in the selected organization?2. Discuss what new elements or changes to the existing organizational Procedures/processes are needed to successfully implement the emerging technologies?3. What factors will enable the acceptance of the implementation?4. What factors will prohibit the acceptance of the implementation?5. Prepare guidelines describing how the selected business/organization measures the success or failure of the implementations of the above mentioned emerging technologies?6. Develop a one page checklist required in order to ensure a smooth transition from the current system to the new system?7 Conclusions and recommendations Answers: Executive summary Technological advancement has become part and parcel of peoples lives and it is impacting all aspects of the organisational and personal life (Grol et al, 2013). Organisations these days constantly go for technological advancement and introduction of new and better technologies from time to time in order to stay ahead in the business. New and advanced technologies are introduced from time to time in all the sectors and industries in order to fasten the process and also make it more cost effective (Grol et al, 2013). This also helps in achieving an edge over the competitors by keeping the organisation ahead in the business. Tesco is one of the leading organisations in retail industry and the company is spreading its wings all over the world. The company had gone through many changes in past many years and the company also has to stay updated with all new technologies (Grol et al, 2013). Introduction Understanding of new technologies has become very crucial for the organisations these days. The report will examine that how introduction and effective implementation of new technologies are changing the way industries and staff or teams work and also organise the process (Grol et al, 2013). The report will also focus on new technologies and adopted and why it is important to adopt new technologies for the companies like Tesco. The main motive of this report is not on some specific set of technologies but rather it will analyse how the complete workforce is changing in process of adopting the technology which further help them in delivering better services (Grol et al, 2013). Background Employees and the people working for the organisations are the first and the most crucial set of people who get affected by the technological change and innovation in the company. Number of studies and researches shows that new technologies mean that many less qualified or less experienced staff can now easily do their job in a most effective manner without much delay and mistakes (Grol et al, 2013). There are many examples which can be taken here like introduction of broadband and Wi-Fi system which help in collection all sort of information in a flick of a second and also help in enhancing the productivity and effectiveness of the business (Grol et al, 2013). Communication and improvement in the information technology allows the workers and the employees to able to practice more professional collaboration and level of learning is always set on a new benchmark. Such technologies also allow the teams to be able to provide much effective results by achieving all the desired goals and objectives (Grol et al, 2013). Technology also helps in reducing the travelling time for the employees and which results in increased capacity, better concentration and more productivity. 1. There is no specific system by which new technologies can be implemented and adopted by the organisations since there are many significant and important changes within the team, companies and the countries which are adopting the change (Davenport, 2013). The innovation cycle also help in realising that there is a roll out of many new technologies which tend to follow the whole new process of discovery, adoption and diffusion. At the same time it is also important to understand that there is rarely any linear model which helps in getting many stages which can happens simultaneously (Davenport, 2013). It is obvious that in any organisation first set of people who get the knowledge of the technology since they have the easy access for it and they can decide future strategies of the organisation (Davenport, 2013). After the testing it is passed down to more junior staff to learn and implement it on more specific work. However, companies also face many problems while implementing the new technologies. Technologies are basically designed to support the administrative work which tends to be tested from time to time (Davenport, 2013). Many researches also suggest that many staff member fails in using the new technologies to the full extent. It is important to focus more on the expected advantages of new technologies, customers needs, value which is held by the staff peers and the leaders of the organisation (Davenport, 2013). It also helps in setting a communication system which helps in facilitating adoption of many new technologies by the company (Davenport, 2013). Impact of new technologies which help in getting better information and communication technologies and the staff changes can be associated with the help and support of the staff. It will also help in driving innovative practices in the organisation and also improve the overall process which directly impacts the efficiency and productivity of the staff (Davenport, 2013). 2. There is some positive impact also which help in challenging the staff and their intellect so that they motivate to perform better. This process also includes enhanced and extensive training since introducing a new technology is not a guarantee for the positive outcomes (Scarbrough Corbett, 2013.). It is important for the organisation like Tesco to have a simultaneous development in leadership, financial resources, personal and organisational relationship which will also help in engaging the customers for which coordination in the staff and constant development is needed (Scarbrough Corbett, 2013.). Apart from this, it is also significant to consider the workforce needs in order to develop and also gain most potential from various technologies. Here, the most crucial question is how workers and employees should be deployed in order to take complete advantage of many technologies available (Scarbrough Corbett, 2013.). 3. Implementation of technological innovation largely depends on the attitude of the workforce and the requirement of the change. It is also important to understand that the change is not always accepted positively (Scarbrough Corbett, 2013.). It is the responsibility of the organisation to accept the need of the change and also identify suitable technology for it (Scarbrough Corbett, 2013.). At the same time, the company will also have to work on circumstances of the organisation which will help the staff in accepting the change in a positive manner. Factors which will enable acceptance of change are mentioned below: - Introducing the new technology in a well-planned manner where employee can realise the importance of the change (Stark, 2011). Proper training program which enable employee to accept change positively. Coordination among the staff and the employers which will help in bringing a coordinated change in the organisation (Stark, 2011). 4. Implementation of new technology is a crucial process and in an organisation like Tesco which is huge company and have large amount of employees working for the, bringing change is not an easy process (Stark, 2011). A retail company specifically faces a lot of challenges since its a service industry where success of an organisation mainly depends on the shoulder of the employee (Stark, 2011). Following are the factors which will prohibit the acceptance of the implementation: - As discussed, introducing new technology is a very crucial process and if this process is not properly than there will be problem in implementing the change in proper manner and there can be resistance (Stark, 2011). Disparity in top level and lower level can also lead to hindrance in the implementation of the technologies in an effective manner. Lack of proper communication can also work as one of the factor as a hindrance in implementation process (Stark, 2011). 5. Following are the steps in measuring the success or failure of the implementation of the technologies: - Investigation: - prior of introducing of any new change and technology, it is important to recognise the issue that will address and also find the probable solutions (Stark, 2011). Planning: - the investigative part of the process helps in preparing the organisation for various new ideas and advanced technological change (Stark, 2011). A crucial and important factor which will help in achieving the employee acceptance is the maximum emphasis on reducing the disruption in the work Implementation Implementation: - it is the most crucial process and it initially requires installation and setup by the specialists and it also involve many people who will have to work on it and also understand the operations simultaneously (Stark, 2011). Evaluation: the final step is evaluation for the successful implementation of new technology into an organisation. For effective evaluation it is important to have a collaborative effort in order to solve organisational problems (Stark, 2011). 6. In order to achieve success Tesco will require implementing new technology and take care of following steps: - Engaging the work force Informing the workforce from time to time (McNaughton et al, 2010) Training people for proper implementation Budget allocation should also be calculated from time to time (McNaughton et al, 2010). 7. Conclusions Bringing new technology has become very important at the same time implementation it successfully will also help in understanding the success of the organisation (McNaughton et al, 2010). Implementation requires drafting a job description for every role in the organisation which will also include executive sponsor (McNaughton et al, 2010). In order to develop the proper role description, it is important to focus on three crucial areas which are discussed below: - Linking the role of new technology in the overall vision of the organisation and leaders have the responsibility to plant the seed of success which will only come from solid base by connecting individuals efforts with the organisational objectives (McNaughton et al, 2010). Gaining support and also communication the status of the organisation to the employees (McNaughton et al, 2010). Removing the obstacle and also coaching the members of the company from time to time. 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