Press Release | June 9, 2020
Behind every digital transformation, there’s usually a solid, well-considered plan and matching strategy. Due to COVID-19 and the suddenly changing economy, many companies feel forced to digitize immediately. All of a sudden, everyone is expected to be able to work remotely. It requires much effort to make everything work digitally, straight away.
Marcel de Vries, CTO, and founder of Xpirit, a subsidiary of Xebia, the Dutch Powerhouse in Amsterdam, say's, "We compare the current situation somewhat with swimming lessons. First, you carefully put your toe in the water to make sure it's not too cold, then suddenly you're pushed into the water, how well do you swim? The big question is, what is your reaction when you have recovered from the initial shock? Do you swim back to where you fell in, or do you adapt and swim in the direction of the new environment? If you give it some thought, swimming in the new direction turns out to be better than you ever expected!" According to de Vries.
Many companies have spontaneously accelerated into a digital transformation, with all employees forced to work from home. They may have had a digital transformation plan on their to-do-list but didn’t implement it. At moments like this, decisions reached in crisis mode. Which generally take weeks or even months, can have enormous, incalculable consequences.
More and more companies are opting for Xebia when it comes to digital transformation. As a result, the originally Dutch IT services company is increasingly leaving the larger consultancy firms behind. The fresh, open approach, agility and vision, combined with the in-depth technical knowledge and execution power, is well received worldwide.
Xebia is at the forefront of digital technology and e-business services for almost 20 years now, helping the top 250 largest companies in the Netherlands by embracing innovation, applying the latest technologies and implementing digital-first business models. Every day we help our clients by fully leveraging the thought leadership & expertise the complete Xebia Group has to offer - from Digital & Agile Transformation, DevOps, Cloud, RPA, Data & AI to Full-stack Software Development and Service Design.
Over the years we have helped the following companies improving their business results: Jacob Douwe Egberts (Agile Transformation and eCommerce), Intergamma (Agile, Software Development and Machine Learning), Unilever (Agile Transformation, Data Platform & Marketing Automation), Schiphol (Agile and Digital Transformation & applied Machine Learning), Transavia (Agile, DevOps & Machine Learning), Picnic (Scaling Distribution), Bol.com (Software Development & AI Learning Journeys), The Sting (Multi-branded eCommerce and Software Development), ING (Agile Transformation & AI), Philips (Digital Marketing & eCommerce), Van Lanschot Kempen (Digital Transformation), Vanderlande (Software Development) and AholdDelhaize (Data & AI Strategy and Data Platform).
Together we create Digital Leaders!
More information: Xebia.com | Vivian Andringa | vandringa@xebia.com
