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CHAPTER
2:
IMPACT
OF
BIG
DATA
AND
DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION ONMANAGEMENT CONTROL
What is the role of Management Control in the
digital transformation?
60 %
of the respondents say that the
Management Controller is active as
a Leader
(19%)
or as a
Contributor (41 %).
Which breakthroughs are
expected from new
technologies?
Improvement in analytical
capability (73%),
particularly in real time
(46%), remains the main
expectation.
The awareness of the need for change is
widespread (70% of respondents), but the
transformation of competencies still needs to be
pursued.
Management Controllers, are you familiar with Big Data?
Yes, clearly for 31%, moderately for 42% and not at all for 27% of
the respondents. Financial sector respondents are most familiar
with this concept (yes, 63%), but it is in the Media, Telecoms and IT
sector that Controllers are the most likely to have carried out
projects in this area (44%).
Digital transformation is happening on three fronts: tools (57%),
processes (53%) and capability in terms of strategical alignment (52%).
Big Data, a topic on the agenda of the companies?
Yes for
58 %
of the responding companies, and
80%
for the
companies with more than 5000 employees.
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