How to Rebuild Your Company’s DX Talent Development Strategy Successfully

TECH PLAY Academy’s White Paper on Reconstructing DX Talent Development

Introduction
In the era of digital transformation (DX), developing DX talent has become a critical necessity for businesses across various sectors. TECH PLAY Academy, part of PERSOL Innovation, recently published a white paper titled "DX Talent Development Reconstruction Roadmap - Strategic Approaches for Restarting". This document delves into the imperative for organizations to reassess and enhance their approach to nurturing talent in alignment with the shifting dynamics of the external environment and the phases of their own DX initiatives.

Overview of the White Paper
Despite numerous Japanese companies investing efforts into improving digital literacy as part of their DX talent development, many face challenges in achieving the expected outcomes. This white paper underscores the importance of adopting a long-term perspective to reconstruct training strategies that are responsive to these changes.

Key Insights

The white paper lays out a comprehensive process for developing DX talent, highlighting common pitfalls businesses encounter, and offering practical solutions to these issues.
It emphasizes gaining clarity on the current challenges in DX talent education and provides actionable steps needed for effective restructuring.

Main Content Structure

1. Trends in DX Talent Development: The Need for Reconstruction
The document discusses the prevalent issue of "project dropout in training programs", stressing the necessity for a strategic overhaul of training processes backed by data and research results.

2. Complete View of the DX Talent Development Process
It presents universal components of talent enhancement while analyzing concrete success and failure experiences from various organizations, pinpointing key factors behind different outcomes.

3. The DX Talent Development Reconstruction Roadmap
A six-step roadmap for reconstruction is detailed as follows:
- Step 1: Current Situation Assessment
- Step 2: Identification and Structuring of Challenges
- Step 3: Exploring Solutions and Restarting
- Step 4: Development of Education Strategy and Redefinition of Talent Requirements
- Step 5: Design of Customized Training Programs
- Step 6: Establishing and Implementing Evaluation Mechanisms

4. Key Points for Restarting DX Training
The document organizes essential viewpoints and planning methods required to practically embark on a new training journey along with building a structure that engages the entire organization.

5. Conclusion: Towards Successful DX Talent Development
The concluding remarks emphasize that DX development is not an end goal but a starting point for organizational transformation. It reiterates the importance of linking strategy and practical execution, incorporating quantitative impact measurements, and fostering cultural transformations.

Future Prospects

TECH PLAY Academy aims to enhance its support by employing the framework outlined in the white paper for tailored assistance and the development of practical programs according to the specific circumstances of each organization. The commitment extends beyond training design to include sustained application and reinforcement in real-world settings, promoting continuous growth of DX talent and supporting organizational transformations.

About TECH PLAY

TECH PLAY is a vital service boasting approximately 280,000 members in the tech community, offering IT event planning and organizing support for DX initiatives among businesses. The aim is to empower technology professionals and catalyze digitalization across Japan's industrial landscape.

About PERSOL Innovation

PERSOL Innovation was launched in April 2019 and serves as a key business driver within the PERSOL Group, focusing on creating innovative solutions in talent acquisition and development. It features services like PITATEN, a recruitment platform focusing on younger and inexperienced talent, and HITO-Link, which offers recruitment management tools. Additionally, the company provides support for organizations' DX initiatives and programs aimed at reskilling and comprehensive learning approaches.

For more information, you can download the white paper from here.