HFS Horizons Summit-NYCIs GBS The Orchestrator and Operator of the Autonomous Enterprise... or Something Else?

Published: May 26, 2023, 11:39 a.m.

Moderator:

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Phil Fersht, CEO and Chief Analyst, HFS

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Panelists:

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  • Liz Evans, Principal - Transformation: Global Business Services, PwC
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  • Tony Filippone, Chief Procurement Officer, AXIS Capital
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  • Tony Menezes, Managing Partner - Service Line Leader, IBM Corporation
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  • Ian Thompson, VP, Business Services Operations, S&P Global
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  • Jennifer Wang, EBS Global Strategy & Design Lead, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health
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Session Description:

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Ambitious\u202fglobal business services organizations (GBSOs) are\u202fbecoming\u202ftransformation hubs,\u202faligning themselves\u202fto the principles of the autonomous enterprise.\u202fThese\u202fGBS organizations drive talent, technology infrastructure, automation, and AI to provide rapid data access, support leadership decisions, and minimize manual interventions that impede progress and speed.

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The goal of an autonomous enterprise is to enable humans to remove\u202fourselves\u202ffrom some parts of the system so that we can continuously improve the whole ecosystem\u2014and GBS can provide governance capability over key decision touchpoints for organizational leadership.

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Rather than sticking to the traditional \u201cfinance factory\u201d setup, where GBS and shared services tend to get stuck in the back office, GBS leaders must link the front and back offices, ensuring processes run smoothly across functions to deliver the data and outcomes the business needs. Leaders need to understand the data they require for success and assemble and govern the systems to deliver it.

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So, how are current GBSOs moving toward autonomous enterprise? Leaders from inside and outside GBSOs will discuss and debate these questions:

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  • How do you\u202fdesign and implement change programs and work closely with the employee experience leader to transform the back-office mindset from antiquated business functions into one aligned with the business\u2019 direction?
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  • What is the value of automation and AI, and how can you embed these technologies within each operation?
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  • What are the challenges of eliminating the back-office mindset? How do you turn it around and align it with the direction of the business?
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  • Will today\u2019s Chief GBS Officer become tomorrow\u2019s Chief Transformation Officer?
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