IDC PlanScape: Planning for Industry Ecosystems

IDC PlanScape: Planning for Industry Ecosystems

This IDC PlanScape is a guide for organizations across all industries planning to evolve their linear value chain approach to a multifaceted, dynamic industry ecosystem strategy. Increasingly, organizations are realizing the benefit of developing new business models with partners within and outside their industry that are focused on sharing data and insights, sharing applications, and sharing operations and expertise. "While the specific approach and breadth of industry ecosystems will differ for each organization, what is consistent is the need to establish a unified foundation of data, applications, and operations. This approach enables flexible operations in the face of any disruption or opportunity and consistent, timely innovation," said Jeffrey Hojlo, research vice president, IDC's Future of Industry Ecosystems.

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Executive Summary
Why are industry ecosystems Important?
What is an industry ecosystem?
Who are the Key Stakeholders?
How Can My Organization Take Advantage of industry ecosystems?
Determine Your Organization's Current State of Maturity
Ad Hoc — Ecosystem Averse
Opportunistic — Ecosystem Opportunistic
Repeatable — Ecosystem Value Chain
Managed — Ecosystem Industry Network
Optimized — Ecosystem Cross-Industry
Employ Best Practices in Industry Ecosystems
Institute an Industry Ecosystem Control Platform
Establish a Bidirectional Flow of Data Across Your Industry Ecosystem
Share Applications to Empower Ecosystems
Include Customers and Consumers as Industry Ecosystem Participants
Establish an Industry Ecosystem Innovation Hub
Enhance Trust Across Industry Ecosystems with Privacy-Preserving Computation Technologies
Invest in Digital Tech and Prepare to Deploy for Specific Use Cases
Advice for Technology Buyers
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