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Going Up @ Schindler: How the Elevator
and Escalator Giant Rose to Digital
Excellence
2
1 Bn
The number
of people that
Schindler
moves daily
Schindler:Moving Humanity Digitally
When you are a 140-year-old leader in an established
industry, how do you keep your leading position?
For Michael Nilles, Chief Digital Officer of Schindler
– a global provider of elevators and escalators
with over 57,000 employees across 100 countries
– the answer lies in digital technologies. “Digital
transformation isn’t about a specific technology or
even the entire IT stack. Rather, it’s about a game-
changing adaptation to your business model to stay
at the forefront of your industry1
,” he says. Schindler
– a company that moves a billion people daily – is
continuously looking at technology innovations that
will keep it at the forefront and is recognized as a
pioneer:
ƒƒ Rather than wait for customers to alert it to an
elevator breakdown, Schindler shares real-time
alerts on current or future outages not only with
their service engineers but also with customers.
Service engineers use an app to access this
information in real-time and attend to the problem
without the need for customer intervention2
. This
closed-loop service platform where everyone has
the same real time information is a first for the
elevator industry.3
ƒƒ Schindler’s PORT, or Personal Occupant
Requirement Terminal, is an intelligent
destination-dispatch solution for use in large
buildings. Through a combination of intelligent
software and simple-to-use hardware, the
system reduces elevator times at offices by as
much as 50%. Employees are identified by their
access card, the fastest time to destination is
calculated, and the employee is directed to the
optimum elevator4
.
“Destination dispatching is when you tell us where
you’re going before you even get on the elevator.
We invented it in 1993 and are now on our third
generation. Other companies are still on their first5
.”
Greg Ergenbright, president of Schindler U.S. and
Canadian operations
ƒƒ Schindler won the Digital Business Innovation
Award 2015 for its ‘Digital Toolcase’ – an
application that is used by more than 20,000
Schindler front-line employees every day to
access technical data, analyze errors or order
parts6
. The company also won the MIT Sloan
CIO Leadership Award in 20157
and has been
featured in Forbes’ Most Innovative Companies
list multiple times in the last 5 years8
.
How did Schindler manage to create this level of
digital innovation in a venerable company? The
answer, as we have seen many a times, lies in a
structured approach to digital transformation.
3
Figure 1: Schindler Dashboard Mobile
Source: App Store listing
The Three Pillars of Schindler’s Digital
Transformation
Digitizing the Customer
Experience
Schindler set out a vision to achieve ‘Leadership
through Customer Service’9
, driven by technology
innovation. This included an online portal – “Schindler
Dashboard” – where customers could check the
operational status of their elevators or escalators,
make service requests and get alerts in case of
equipment malfunction. This was also offered as a
mobile application (see Figure 1)10
.
A number of principles were key:
ƒƒ The importance of real-time data, as Greg
Ergenbright explains: “The type of information
we’re offering isn’t unique, but real-time nature
of it is. This level of customer service helps
Schindler win over customers who see it can
help them be more efficient and keep their own
customers happy11
.”
ƒƒ Putting the customer at the center of efforts. “Our
ultimate goal, with all of the initiatives, is superior
customer experience,” says Michael Nilles,
“Whereas the goal of the previous decades,
which of course is still on our agenda but not
the most urgent thing, was focused on internal
process optimization, driving efficiency. Ultimately
the customer was benefitting as well, but he was
not at the center of it.12
ƒƒ End-to-end digitization. “We have digitized
our entire relationship with our customers. Our
products are digitized and communicate with
our customers directly. Customer interaction with
Schindler workforce and back-end systems are
also digitized13
” outlines Michael Nilles.
Digitally Transforming Operations
The company uses a portfolio of digital technologies
– such as IoT, Big Data & Analytics and Mobility – to
transform its operations.
Schindler has, for example, connected its elevators
with sensors, which collect and transmit data
on parameters such as vibration, speed and
temperature. Sensors on elevators transmit alerts to
a control center in case of an outage14
and Schindler
collects 200 million data points daily15
. However
collecting the data is not the most important aspect
according to Michael Nilles. “This data doesn’t mean
anything if you don’t put the right business rules and
machine-learning algorithms to it,” he says. “That’s
where we have the biggest competitive advantage
as we are able to deliver a superior customer service
experience.” Schindler uses this data to anticipate
problems in elevators in a given area, schedule
maintenance routines and to supply spare parts.
200
Million
The number
of data points
that Schindler
collects daily
4
The Rise of Predictive Analytics for Maintenance
Our research across a range of industries shows how significant numbers of firms are using analytics for predictive
maintenance (See Figure 2).
Figure 2: Percentage of Firms using Predictive Analytics for Maintenance
Figure 3: Sensors Collecting Data Remotely
Life Science/Pharma
Consumer Products
Manufacturing
Automotive
Electricity Production
48%
49%
50%
51%
53%
Source: Capgemini Consulting, “Going Big: Why Companies Need to Focus on Operational Analytics”, March 2016; Capgemini Consulting Analysis
Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015
Schindler embodies this trend. The company uses predictive maintenance to ensure downtime for its elevators is
minimized. Using sensors, it collects data on temperature, pressure and speed (See Figure 3). This is transmitted through
IoT devices fitted on elevators to the backend platform to generate insights for predictive maintenance. Schindler also
remotely monitors its elevators 24/7 and is able to turn around the faulty equipment to service 22% faster than traditional
troubleshooting methods.2
“Through a more predictive approach to maintenance and remote monitoring, we can detect incidents with an elevator
before our customers do. Think of it as never having to bring your car back for an oil change.” - Michael Nilles
Sources:
1.	 Apple, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”
2.	 Schindler website, “Schindler Remote Monitoring - A proactive approach to problem solving”
5
Digital Tool
Case
FieldLink App
Generates jobs listed based on real-time
analysis of Schindler’s lifts and escalators
Provides details about each job to let
technicians know what to expect and what
parts and tools to bring
Creates the most efficient route based on the
location of assigned jobs
FieldWiki App
Gives technicians access to a library of
up-to-date multimedia documents
A catalogue of technical information, service
instructions, safety guidlines and checklist is
available at technicians’ fingertips, saving both
paper and time spent on training
Spart Part App
Allows technicians to search an accurate
inventoy of over 40,000 parts and order them
without leaving the job site
iSPECI App
Controls any unit simply by connecting to it with
iPhone, allowing them to quickly track, sevice
and maintain equipment from anywhere
Build with MapKit, a fully functional in-app map can use Location Services to track technicians and
offer optimized routes to job sites. Sensors track and transmit valuable equipment data, which is
interpreted in the cloud and sent directly to each technician’s iPhone with a push notification
Technicians can quickly troubleshoot issues by consulting with colleagues with the built-in camera
and FaceTime. To access elevator controls, technicians can connect via Bluetooth using iSPECI app
Creating a Digital workforce
Schindler’s installation and maintenance service
technicians, who constitute as much as 57% of its
workforce16
, are digitally empowered to leverage the
vast amounts of data that the company collects.
Field technicians start their day on an iPhone,
which serves as an all-in-one tool that helps
technicians work more efficiently and productively.
The customized iOS apps used by technicians are
part of a wider digital tool case (See Figure 4), which
gives them all the resources they need to get the job
done17
, from error analysis to ordering spare parts18
.
Figure 4: Digital Tool Case
Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, November 2015
For instance, the spare parts app element of the
Digital Tool Case enables Schindler field technicians
to search an up-to-date inventory of over 40,000
spare parts and order directly from customer site
(see Figure 5). The field technician can also check
the parts required for the next day’s job, order the
parts in advance and have it waiting in the trucks
next morning before visiting the customer site.19
“With iPhone and custom iOS apps, we’ve enabled
true mobility for our workforce, delivering on-the-spot
servicetoourcustomersandensuringsaferequipment
around the world.”20
Silvio Napoli, Schindler Executive
Member of the Board of Directors.
40,000
The number of
inventory spare
parts that a
technician
can directly
order using
Schindler’s
Digital Tool
Case app
6
Figure 5: Snapshots of Schindler’s Digital Tool Case App
Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, November 2015
Achieving this level of digital sophistication was
a challenging journey, as Michael Nilles explains:
“It was a hard and painful journey which involved
change management. You have to train people,
make organizational adaptations so people can
make use of the new solutions.”21
However,
digitizing the workforce had multiple benefits. By
using the FieldLink app, for example, the company
has optimized its service routes for technicians,
by providing them with instant access to data on
iPhone and iPad, and saved 40 million kilometers of
driving and prevented 4,435 tons of emissions per
year22
.
7
Global IT infrastructure
was standardized and
legacy systems were
retired
Global bussiness
process application
were integrated and
synchronized
Established a global
supply chain and
manufacturing network
in a standard and
coordinated fashion
Connect assets with
sensors Collect Data &
use Analytics Engine
Digital Toolkit for
Workforce
Schindler Dashboard
Mobile for Customers
IT rationalization SHAPE*
Digital
Transformation
Figure 6: Path for Digital Transformation
Source: MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , “2015-15 Leading Digital: A Manifesto for IT and Business Executives”, June 2015
A number of ingredients have been critical:
Build a Digital Foundation
Three phases were key, as Figure 6 illustrates:
ƒƒ Build a robust IT platform.
ƒƒ Standardize global processes and drive
operational efficiency.
ƒƒ Achieve superior customer experience as well as
transforming operations and the workforce.
What has been the secret of Schindler’s
digital rise?
Drive the Digital Transformation
from the Top
Our past research has clearly established that
successful digital transformation requires a strong
partnership between IT and the business25
and the
need for a digital transformation to be a top-down
exercise. Schindler blended both these requirements
by making sure their digital transformation was led
top-down by their CIO. Michael Nilles, Schindler
Group CIO up until April 2016 (currently Chief
Digital Officer), and who joined Schindler in 2009,
is a driving force for the digital transformation in
Schindler. Thanks to his leadership from the front in
transforming Schindler, Michael Nilles was awarded
the 2015 CIO Leadership Award by MIT.
“A lot of people say Digital is just a new buzzword.
But it has reached a high maturity stage not just
in terms of technology but in acceptance on the
business side. Digital is not just replacing the term
informationtechnology;it’smakinguseofinformation
technology, but there are more elements to it as
digital focuses more on the market, customers and
top-line growth26
.” Michael Nilles
As Michael Nilles explains: “Before Schindler could
take up higher-level digital transformative work,
the company had to fortify its IT foundation. That
foundational work was in two areas: IT rationalization
and global business process optimization23
.”
“We were thinking about how to gain a competitive
advantage using new innovative and digital solutions
that were emerging to achieve a superior customer
experience. We wanted to change the way the
customer did business with Schindler24
”. Michael Nilles
* Schindler Harmonized Applications for Process Excellence
8
Govern the Transformation
“Digitization requires fast business deployment and
innovation. The agile mode of IT brings a startup culture
which puts the user in the center of development and
accelerates digitization27
.” Michael Nilles
For many organizations, the challenge of digital
transformation is achieving the change without
their existing operations being compromised. To
overcome this challenge, the company used a two-
speed IT approach, where agile or start-up mode IT
work together with traditional IT.28
Schindler created a separate unit, Schindler Digital
Business AG, with then-CIO Michael Nilles becoming
Conclusion
Given the accelerated pace of technology innovation
and disruption across all sectors, digital is as valid
for century-old organizations as it is for newly
created start-ups. The case of Schindler shows that
age is no barrier to injecting urgency and innovation
Schindler Digital Business
Schindler created a dedicated digital unit aimed specifically at digital innovation in 2013. The team
differentiated itself across a range of areas:
Talent -The unit combined talent from a wide variety of teams beyond traditional IT. These included R&D,
service and installation, and industrial design in order to create integrated digital tools for customers and
front-line employees.
Governance–Schindlercreatedamatrixorganizationacrossfunctionalgroupsforknowledgesharing.The
company realized that they needed a highly dexterous team in order to achieve their goals (See Capgemini
Consulting’s research on Digital Dexterity). As Michael Nilles says, “When we have a new service, we put this
team together, and then it becomes really an organization. After two years, when this is a mature service, we
might want to dissolve the team again, and put it together in a different constitution. It’s much more dynamic,
and that’s another good reason why we have it under Schindler Digital Business as a legal entity.”
Collaboration – The digital unit worked closely across the business in order to develop effective digital tools
and drive their adoption by its employees. In doing so, they focused clearly on people needs. Enrico Senger,
VP, Digital Strategy and Transformation explains, “People are not interested if something is digital or not
digital. They are interested in: “Does it help me to do business with the customer? Can I be more efficient?
Can I do more business and how is this done?”” The unit also involved users directly in designing solutions
by ensuring they iterated rapidly in order to create minimum viable products.
Source: MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016
To be a leader
in business
today, you
have to be a
risk-taker and
lead disruptive
change.
Michael Nilles
CEO. The unit hosts innovative projects that use
emerging technologies29
and has operations in
Shanghai, Morristown (NJ) and Lucerne.
Schindler Digital was not just an evolved IT team, it
went far beyond that, as Michael Nilles explains: “We
don’t call it IT anymore. Schindler Digital Business
deals with everything related to digital, and we
subsumed the traditional IT fields now. So it’s both:
it’s an organization that is transforming the business
towards digital and it also sells digital solutions30
.”
“It’s very important for established organization
to give room for innovation, and you usually can’t
do that within the boundaries of a traditional
organization31
.”
into the digital agenda. As Michael Nilles says, “In
traditional industries, you’re not staying in business
in the next 10 years with just your product. You can
get a competitive advantage if you have related
services, and they will be enabled by digitization.
To be a leader in business today, you have to be a
risk-taker and lead disruptive change32
.” Schindler
is now placed on the top floor of digital players.
9
1	 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015
2	 T-Systems website, “Schindler elevators – smarter than the rest”, Accessed Nov 2015
3	 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015
4	 Tsia.com, How IoT Process Optimization Can Improve Customer Outcomes”, May 2015
5	 NJBIZ.com, “Ready for lift off: Schindler Elevator feels its technology has it primed for growth”, Feb 2015
6	 Schindler Company website, Accessed Nov 2015
7	 Businesswire.com, “MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Announces Winner of the 2015 CIO Leadership Award”, May 2015
8	 Schindler website, “Schindler Named To Forbes’ Most Innovative Companies For Third Year”, Accessed Nov 2015
9	 Schindler Company website
10	 Schindler website, “Maintenance tracking for elevators & escalators”, Accessed Nov 2015
11	 CIO.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, Nov 2015
12	 MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016
13	 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , “2015-15 Leading Digital: A Manifesto for IT and Business Executives”, June 2015
14	 T-Systems website, “Schindler elevators – smarter than the rest”, Accessed Nov 2015
15	 Apple website, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Accessed Nov 2015
16	 Schindler Annual Report 2015
17	 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015
18	 Schindler Company website, Accessed Nov 2015
19	 Apple website, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Accessed Nov 2015
20	 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015
21	 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015
22	 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015
23	 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015
24	 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015
25	 Capgemini Consulting, “The digital transformation symphony: when IT and business play in harmony”, November 2014
26	 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015
27	 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015
28	 Searchcio.techtarget.com, “‘Unity of effort’ vital to digital transformation”, July 2015
29	 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015
30	 MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016
31	 Computerworld, “Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance”, September 2015
32	 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015
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About the Authors
The authors would like to thank Florian Meier from Schindler for taking the time to review this research paper.
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Jerome is head of Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute. He works closely with industry leaders and
academics to help organizations understand the nature and impact of digital disruptions.
Subrahmanyam is a senior manager at the Digital Transformation Institute. He loves exploring the impact of
technology on business and consumer behavior across industries in a world being eaten by software.
Jerome Buvat
Head, Digital Transformation Institute
jerome.buvat@capgemini.com
@jeromebuvat
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research on the impact of digital technologies on large traditional businesses. The team draws on the worldwide network of
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Going Up @ Schindler: How the Elevator Giant Rose to Digital

  • 1. Going Up @ Schindler: How the Elevator and Escalator Giant Rose to Digital Excellence
  • 2. 2 1 Bn The number of people that Schindler moves daily Schindler:Moving Humanity Digitally When you are a 140-year-old leader in an established industry, how do you keep your leading position? For Michael Nilles, Chief Digital Officer of Schindler – a global provider of elevators and escalators with over 57,000 employees across 100 countries – the answer lies in digital technologies. “Digital transformation isn’t about a specific technology or even the entire IT stack. Rather, it’s about a game- changing adaptation to your business model to stay at the forefront of your industry1 ,” he says. Schindler – a company that moves a billion people daily – is continuously looking at technology innovations that will keep it at the forefront and is recognized as a pioneer: ƒƒ Rather than wait for customers to alert it to an elevator breakdown, Schindler shares real-time alerts on current or future outages not only with their service engineers but also with customers. Service engineers use an app to access this information in real-time and attend to the problem without the need for customer intervention2 . This closed-loop service platform where everyone has the same real time information is a first for the elevator industry.3 ƒƒ Schindler’s PORT, or Personal Occupant Requirement Terminal, is an intelligent destination-dispatch solution for use in large buildings. Through a combination of intelligent software and simple-to-use hardware, the system reduces elevator times at offices by as much as 50%. Employees are identified by their access card, the fastest time to destination is calculated, and the employee is directed to the optimum elevator4 . “Destination dispatching is when you tell us where you’re going before you even get on the elevator. We invented it in 1993 and are now on our third generation. Other companies are still on their first5 .” Greg Ergenbright, president of Schindler U.S. and Canadian operations ƒƒ Schindler won the Digital Business Innovation Award 2015 for its ‘Digital Toolcase’ – an application that is used by more than 20,000 Schindler front-line employees every day to access technical data, analyze errors or order parts6 . The company also won the MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award in 20157 and has been featured in Forbes’ Most Innovative Companies list multiple times in the last 5 years8 . How did Schindler manage to create this level of digital innovation in a venerable company? The answer, as we have seen many a times, lies in a structured approach to digital transformation.
  • 3. 3 Figure 1: Schindler Dashboard Mobile Source: App Store listing The Three Pillars of Schindler’s Digital Transformation Digitizing the Customer Experience Schindler set out a vision to achieve ‘Leadership through Customer Service’9 , driven by technology innovation. This included an online portal – “Schindler Dashboard” – where customers could check the operational status of their elevators or escalators, make service requests and get alerts in case of equipment malfunction. This was also offered as a mobile application (see Figure 1)10 . A number of principles were key: ƒƒ The importance of real-time data, as Greg Ergenbright explains: “The type of information we’re offering isn’t unique, but real-time nature of it is. This level of customer service helps Schindler win over customers who see it can help them be more efficient and keep their own customers happy11 .” ƒƒ Putting the customer at the center of efforts. “Our ultimate goal, with all of the initiatives, is superior customer experience,” says Michael Nilles, “Whereas the goal of the previous decades, which of course is still on our agenda but not the most urgent thing, was focused on internal process optimization, driving efficiency. Ultimately the customer was benefitting as well, but he was not at the center of it.12 ƒƒ End-to-end digitization. “We have digitized our entire relationship with our customers. Our products are digitized and communicate with our customers directly. Customer interaction with Schindler workforce and back-end systems are also digitized13 ” outlines Michael Nilles. Digitally Transforming Operations The company uses a portfolio of digital technologies – such as IoT, Big Data & Analytics and Mobility – to transform its operations. Schindler has, for example, connected its elevators with sensors, which collect and transmit data on parameters such as vibration, speed and temperature. Sensors on elevators transmit alerts to a control center in case of an outage14 and Schindler collects 200 million data points daily15 . However collecting the data is not the most important aspect according to Michael Nilles. “This data doesn’t mean anything if you don’t put the right business rules and machine-learning algorithms to it,” he says. “That’s where we have the biggest competitive advantage as we are able to deliver a superior customer service experience.” Schindler uses this data to anticipate problems in elevators in a given area, schedule maintenance routines and to supply spare parts. 200 Million The number of data points that Schindler collects daily
  • 4. 4 The Rise of Predictive Analytics for Maintenance Our research across a range of industries shows how significant numbers of firms are using analytics for predictive maintenance (See Figure 2). Figure 2: Percentage of Firms using Predictive Analytics for Maintenance Figure 3: Sensors Collecting Data Remotely Life Science/Pharma Consumer Products Manufacturing Automotive Electricity Production 48% 49% 50% 51% 53% Source: Capgemini Consulting, “Going Big: Why Companies Need to Focus on Operational Analytics”, March 2016; Capgemini Consulting Analysis Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015 Schindler embodies this trend. The company uses predictive maintenance to ensure downtime for its elevators is minimized. Using sensors, it collects data on temperature, pressure and speed (See Figure 3). This is transmitted through IoT devices fitted on elevators to the backend platform to generate insights for predictive maintenance. Schindler also remotely monitors its elevators 24/7 and is able to turn around the faulty equipment to service 22% faster than traditional troubleshooting methods.2 “Through a more predictive approach to maintenance and remote monitoring, we can detect incidents with an elevator before our customers do. Think of it as never having to bring your car back for an oil change.” - Michael Nilles Sources: 1. Apple, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data” 2. Schindler website, “Schindler Remote Monitoring - A proactive approach to problem solving”
  • 5. 5 Digital Tool Case FieldLink App Generates jobs listed based on real-time analysis of Schindler’s lifts and escalators Provides details about each job to let technicians know what to expect and what parts and tools to bring Creates the most efficient route based on the location of assigned jobs FieldWiki App Gives technicians access to a library of up-to-date multimedia documents A catalogue of technical information, service instructions, safety guidlines and checklist is available at technicians’ fingertips, saving both paper and time spent on training Spart Part App Allows technicians to search an accurate inventoy of over 40,000 parts and order them without leaving the job site iSPECI App Controls any unit simply by connecting to it with iPhone, allowing them to quickly track, sevice and maintain equipment from anywhere Build with MapKit, a fully functional in-app map can use Location Services to track technicians and offer optimized routes to job sites. Sensors track and transmit valuable equipment data, which is interpreted in the cloud and sent directly to each technician’s iPhone with a push notification Technicians can quickly troubleshoot issues by consulting with colleagues with the built-in camera and FaceTime. To access elevator controls, technicians can connect via Bluetooth using iSPECI app Creating a Digital workforce Schindler’s installation and maintenance service technicians, who constitute as much as 57% of its workforce16 , are digitally empowered to leverage the vast amounts of data that the company collects. Field technicians start their day on an iPhone, which serves as an all-in-one tool that helps technicians work more efficiently and productively. The customized iOS apps used by technicians are part of a wider digital tool case (See Figure 4), which gives them all the resources they need to get the job done17 , from error analysis to ordering spare parts18 . Figure 4: Digital Tool Case Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, November 2015 For instance, the spare parts app element of the Digital Tool Case enables Schindler field technicians to search an up-to-date inventory of over 40,000 spare parts and order directly from customer site (see Figure 5). The field technician can also check the parts required for the next day’s job, order the parts in advance and have it waiting in the trucks next morning before visiting the customer site.19 “With iPhone and custom iOS apps, we’ve enabled true mobility for our workforce, delivering on-the-spot servicetoourcustomersandensuringsaferequipment around the world.”20 Silvio Napoli, Schindler Executive Member of the Board of Directors. 40,000 The number of inventory spare parts that a technician can directly order using Schindler’s Digital Tool Case app
  • 6. 6 Figure 5: Snapshots of Schindler’s Digital Tool Case App Source: Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, November 2015 Achieving this level of digital sophistication was a challenging journey, as Michael Nilles explains: “It was a hard and painful journey which involved change management. You have to train people, make organizational adaptations so people can make use of the new solutions.”21 However, digitizing the workforce had multiple benefits. By using the FieldLink app, for example, the company has optimized its service routes for technicians, by providing them with instant access to data on iPhone and iPad, and saved 40 million kilometers of driving and prevented 4,435 tons of emissions per year22 .
  • 7. 7 Global IT infrastructure was standardized and legacy systems were retired Global bussiness process application were integrated and synchronized Established a global supply chain and manufacturing network in a standard and coordinated fashion Connect assets with sensors Collect Data & use Analytics Engine Digital Toolkit for Workforce Schindler Dashboard Mobile for Customers IT rationalization SHAPE* Digital Transformation Figure 6: Path for Digital Transformation Source: MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , “2015-15 Leading Digital: A Manifesto for IT and Business Executives”, June 2015 A number of ingredients have been critical: Build a Digital Foundation Three phases were key, as Figure 6 illustrates: ƒƒ Build a robust IT platform. ƒƒ Standardize global processes and drive operational efficiency. ƒƒ Achieve superior customer experience as well as transforming operations and the workforce. What has been the secret of Schindler’s digital rise? Drive the Digital Transformation from the Top Our past research has clearly established that successful digital transformation requires a strong partnership between IT and the business25 and the need for a digital transformation to be a top-down exercise. Schindler blended both these requirements by making sure their digital transformation was led top-down by their CIO. Michael Nilles, Schindler Group CIO up until April 2016 (currently Chief Digital Officer), and who joined Schindler in 2009, is a driving force for the digital transformation in Schindler. Thanks to his leadership from the front in transforming Schindler, Michael Nilles was awarded the 2015 CIO Leadership Award by MIT. “A lot of people say Digital is just a new buzzword. But it has reached a high maturity stage not just in terms of technology but in acceptance on the business side. Digital is not just replacing the term informationtechnology;it’smakinguseofinformation technology, but there are more elements to it as digital focuses more on the market, customers and top-line growth26 .” Michael Nilles As Michael Nilles explains: “Before Schindler could take up higher-level digital transformative work, the company had to fortify its IT foundation. That foundational work was in two areas: IT rationalization and global business process optimization23 .” “We were thinking about how to gain a competitive advantage using new innovative and digital solutions that were emerging to achieve a superior customer experience. We wanted to change the way the customer did business with Schindler24 ”. Michael Nilles * Schindler Harmonized Applications for Process Excellence
  • 8. 8 Govern the Transformation “Digitization requires fast business deployment and innovation. The agile mode of IT brings a startup culture which puts the user in the center of development and accelerates digitization27 .” Michael Nilles For many organizations, the challenge of digital transformation is achieving the change without their existing operations being compromised. To overcome this challenge, the company used a two- speed IT approach, where agile or start-up mode IT work together with traditional IT.28 Schindler created a separate unit, Schindler Digital Business AG, with then-CIO Michael Nilles becoming Conclusion Given the accelerated pace of technology innovation and disruption across all sectors, digital is as valid for century-old organizations as it is for newly created start-ups. The case of Schindler shows that age is no barrier to injecting urgency and innovation Schindler Digital Business Schindler created a dedicated digital unit aimed specifically at digital innovation in 2013. The team differentiated itself across a range of areas: Talent -The unit combined talent from a wide variety of teams beyond traditional IT. These included R&D, service and installation, and industrial design in order to create integrated digital tools for customers and front-line employees. Governance–Schindlercreatedamatrixorganizationacrossfunctionalgroupsforknowledgesharing.The company realized that they needed a highly dexterous team in order to achieve their goals (See Capgemini Consulting’s research on Digital Dexterity). As Michael Nilles says, “When we have a new service, we put this team together, and then it becomes really an organization. After two years, when this is a mature service, we might want to dissolve the team again, and put it together in a different constitution. It’s much more dynamic, and that’s another good reason why we have it under Schindler Digital Business as a legal entity.” Collaboration – The digital unit worked closely across the business in order to develop effective digital tools and drive their adoption by its employees. In doing so, they focused clearly on people needs. Enrico Senger, VP, Digital Strategy and Transformation explains, “People are not interested if something is digital or not digital. They are interested in: “Does it help me to do business with the customer? Can I be more efficient? Can I do more business and how is this done?”” The unit also involved users directly in designing solutions by ensuring they iterated rapidly in order to create minimum viable products. Source: MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016 To be a leader in business today, you have to be a risk-taker and lead disruptive change. Michael Nilles CEO. The unit hosts innovative projects that use emerging technologies29 and has operations in Shanghai, Morristown (NJ) and Lucerne. Schindler Digital was not just an evolved IT team, it went far beyond that, as Michael Nilles explains: “We don’t call it IT anymore. Schindler Digital Business deals with everything related to digital, and we subsumed the traditional IT fields now. So it’s both: it’s an organization that is transforming the business towards digital and it also sells digital solutions30 .” “It’s very important for established organization to give room for innovation, and you usually can’t do that within the boundaries of a traditional organization31 .” into the digital agenda. As Michael Nilles says, “In traditional industries, you’re not staying in business in the next 10 years with just your product. You can get a competitive advantage if you have related services, and they will be enabled by digitization. To be a leader in business today, you have to be a risk-taker and lead disruptive change32 .” Schindler is now placed on the top floor of digital players.
  • 9. 9 1 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015 2 T-Systems website, “Schindler elevators – smarter than the rest”, Accessed Nov 2015 3 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015 4 Tsia.com, How IoT Process Optimization Can Improve Customer Outcomes”, May 2015 5 NJBIZ.com, “Ready for lift off: Schindler Elevator feels its technology has it primed for growth”, Feb 2015 6 Schindler Company website, Accessed Nov 2015 7 Businesswire.com, “MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Announces Winner of the 2015 CIO Leadership Award”, May 2015 8 Schindler website, “Schindler Named To Forbes’ Most Innovative Companies For Third Year”, Accessed Nov 2015 9 Schindler Company website 10 Schindler website, “Maintenance tracking for elevators & escalators”, Accessed Nov 2015 11 CIO.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, Nov 2015 12 MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016 13 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , “2015-15 Leading Digital: A Manifesto for IT and Business Executives”, June 2015 14 T-Systems website, “Schindler elevators – smarter than the rest”, Accessed Nov 2015 15 Apple website, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Accessed Nov 2015 16 Schindler Annual Report 2015 17 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015 18 Schindler Company website, Accessed Nov 2015 19 Apple website, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Accessed Nov 2015 20 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015 21 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015 22 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015 23 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015 24 Cio.com, “CIO is pushing the right buttons”, November 2015 25 Capgemini Consulting, “The digital transformation symphony: when IT and business play in harmony”, November 2014 26 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015 27 Apple.com, “Elevating service and safety with real-time data”, Nov 2015 28 Searchcio.techtarget.com, “‘Unity of effort’ vital to digital transformation”, July 2015 29 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015 30 MIT-CSIR, “The Schindler Group: Driving Innovative Service and Integration with Schindler Digital Business Ag”, April 2016 31 Computerworld, “Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance”, September 2015 32 Computerworld, “CIO seeks ‘disruptive opportunities’”, December 2015 References
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  • 11. 11 About the Authors The authors would like to thank Florian Meier from Schindler for taking the time to review this research paper. Digital Transformation Institute dti.in@capgemini.comDIGITALTRANSFORMATION INSTITUTE Jerome is head of Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute. He works closely with industry leaders and academics to help organizations understand the nature and impact of digital disruptions. Subrahmanyam is a senior manager at the Digital Transformation Institute. He loves exploring the impact of technology on business and consumer behavior across industries in a world being eaten by software. Jerome Buvat Head, Digital Transformation Institute jerome.buvat@capgemini.com @jeromebuvat Subrahmanyam KVJ Senior Manager, Digital Transformation Institute subrahmanyam.kvj@capgemini.com @Sub8u The Digital Transformation Institute is Capgemini Consulting’s in-house think-tank on all things digital. The Institute publishes research on the impact of digital technologies on large traditional businesses. The team draws on the worldwide network of Capgemini experts and works closely with academic and technology partners. The Institute has dedicated research centers in the United Kingdom and India.
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