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O centro corporativo do futuro

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Powerful global forces are putting growing pressure on the corporate center, changing the way it operates, the way its employees collaborate, and the way it is configured. These technology-driven changes allow the corporate center to be more nimble and flexible, at lower cost. But to ensure that they are reaping the full benefits of these changes, companies need to reshape the corporate center so that it retains its role as a governance body and service provider to the company but also takes advantage of the opportunity to improve its capabilities.

With careful planning, the corporate center can evolve to produce more precise, higher-­quality work more quickly and efficiently; collaborate more closely with operations; and build deep business knowledge that will enable future innovation.

How Tech Trends Are Inspiring New Ways of Working

Three trends in particular are reshaping corporate centers:

We foresee these trends leading to a very different corporate center, most likely within the next ten years. This center will be characterized by new ways of working, with agile teams and fluid structures. Already, classic organizational units are being replaced by centers of excellence focused on specific areas of expertise, business partners, or administrative tasks. In addition, corporate center roles are becoming more flexible, with executives and staff taking on tasks according to their individual capabilities rather than narrow job descriptions.

Simultaneously, outsourcing and transactional activities are on the rise, with networks of part-time employees and external contractors reporting to fewer and fewer internal managers. Interconnection and digitalization are allowing more and more work that is typically done in the corporate center to be performed at any point in the corporate network and from almost anywhere in the world, boosting global mobility and spurring the growth of virtual communities.

As the benefits of these changes become increasingly apparent, however, we see surprisingly few businesses taking proactive steps to transform. While most companies understand the need for corporate center evolution, very few businesses have a clear vision of where this change will lead them. While many are adapting their day-to-day operations, they have not begun to actively reconfigure—or even reimagine—their corporate center.

Companies unprepared for this shift will soon find they have a widening gap between their operations and the center, with corresponding inefficiencies. HR, for example, must respond to the growing number of contractors on the payroll, handling additional paperwork even while increased automation is freeing up resources previously needed for payroll and time management. And the increasing availability of data is creating an opportunity for far more detailed reporting and analysis, even as internal financial reporting is being automated. As a result, though companies will require fewer employees with specific accounting and auditing knowledge, they will need to hire new data analysts and data translators.

Companies unprepared for technology-driven changes will soon see a widening gap between their operations and their corporate center.

Alinhando o centro corporativo com operações

Acreditamos que as empresas devem começar imediatamente a moldar seu centro corporativo para imitar as mudanças que ocorrem no chão. Quanto mais as atividades, políticas e processos do centro corporativo forem adaptados às operações, melhor o centro poderá apoiar as necessidades dos negócios. Também estimamos uma melhoria significativa na linha inferior, dado que os serviços transacionais, uma vez automatizados, custam pouco além das despesas mínimas de TI; Além disso, algumas competências podem ser terceirizadas com flexibilidade, reduzindo os custos em até 50%.

Recomendamos que o conselho e a liderança sênior trabalhem juntos para criar uma visão de longo prazo para o centro, determinando os serviços que deve prestar no futuro-de orientação e governança à gestão de operações práticas. A confiança em um centro físico pode ser diminuída, mas o centro corporativo ainda exigirá uma estrutura oficial, bem como políticas e processos aprovados. Suas atividades centrais permanecerão vitais, seja executando a governança, alinhando as atividades comerciais ou ajudando a empresa a navegar em um mundo cada vez mais complexo. A função de parceiro de negócios também permanecerá, embora novas tecnologias digitais tornem esse papel muito mais eficaz e eficiente. À medida que mais e mais informações estão disponíveis em redes digitais, por exemplo, o centro deve ter as habilidades para analisar esses dados e criar uma compreensão dos fluxos de trabalho, requisitos dos funcionários e configurações de escritório. Tornar a avaliação manual de currículos e aplicativos obsoletos.

Leaders should also break down the new vision to understand how it will affect each center function and the business as a whole, including what teams and skills are required by these changes, whether those teams will be onsite or virtual, and if their work can be automated. As more and more information is available on digital networks, for example, the center should have the skills to analyze this data and create an understanding of workflows, employee requirements, and office configurations.

These skills will support specific functions as well:

With the impact of the changes understood and the new vision approved, leaders can create a multiyear timeline for implementation, with clear milestones. Not everything has to happen overnight: some steps will take time, and all will need to be coordinated with IT, HR, and other key functions.

Finally, leaders must build momentum and engagement, communicating the vision and timeline positively to all center employees.



Companies that embrace the new opportunities brought forth by key trends in technology and begin preparing their corporate centers for the future will be able to stay ahead—working faster and more efficiently than the competition, while avoiding more disruptive adjustments later on.

Authors

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Leader Business Transformation Suite

Reinhard Messenböck

Diretor Gerente e Parceiro Sênior, Leader Business Transformation Suite
Berlim

Diretor Gerente e Parceiro

Christoph Hilberath

Diretor Gerente e Parceiro
Munique

Alumnus

Boris Kopinitsch

Alumnus

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