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At Yum Restaurants International, the value of IT is business innovation.
By Cio Executive Council
Wed, September 25, 2013
Wed, September 25, 2013
CIO
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Consumer technology is changing rapidly, and CIOs have
to respond just as quickly. And that response often starts with changing
the mind-set and culture of our department. IT can no longer wait for
the business to tell it what to do.
We need to be aware of what's happening with consumers and our team members, and we need to bring ideas to the table. In old-school IT, the definition of success was keeping the email system up all the time or making sure the right security processes were in place.
Now that's just the cost of doing business. Success is now measured by what we are doing to drive the business and the bottom line. What operational efficiencies can we deliver through technology? What incremental profits do we enable?
I encourage my team to bring any and all ideas to the table. We need to deliver the best ideas to the business frequently. I would rather be told "no" after sharing a bunch of ideas than have people wonder why I never brought any ideas forward at all.
We could mandate that every restaurant, no matter what part of the world it's in, has to have mobile ordering, but that doesn't make sense if the local consumer doesn't have a device in-hand.
One of the things we are working on now is how technology can improve operations in our restaurants. We are testing the use of real-time data so restaurant managers and team members can see operational metrics immediately. If we can deliver real-time data and insights that highlight what they're doing well and whether there's a problem, they can make real-time changes to improve the customer experience. For example, if speed is an important metric--how long it's taking them to make and deliver a pizza--we want to show that in a fun and exciting way, as well as displaying how they're performing compared with other nearby restaurants. We think this will bring out the best behaviors in our restaurant team members, as compared to just talking about it at a district or regional meeting.
We need to be aware of what's happening with consumers and our team members, and we need to bring ideas to the table. In old-school IT, the definition of success was keeping the email system up all the time or making sure the right security processes were in place.
Now that's just the cost of doing business. Success is now measured by what we are doing to drive the business and the bottom line. What operational efficiencies can we deliver through technology? What incremental profits do we enable?
I encourage my team to bring any and all ideas to the table. We need to deliver the best ideas to the business frequently. I would rather be told "no" after sharing a bunch of ideas than have people wonder why I never brought any ideas forward at all.
Global Differences
We're often consulted on emerging topics like online and mobile ordering, CRM, and social media, because those areas are all about technology. One of the interesting aspects as a global business is the differences in consumer behavior around the world. For instance, in Asia, the Middle East, the U.K. and Europe, smartphones have rapidly proliferated; however, in places like Africa, feature phones are common, but smartphones are not. This requires us to adapt our strategy according to each market.We could mandate that every restaurant, no matter what part of the world it's in, has to have mobile ordering, but that doesn't make sense if the local consumer doesn't have a device in-hand.
One of the things we are working on now is how technology can improve operations in our restaurants. We are testing the use of real-time data so restaurant managers and team members can see operational metrics immediately. If we can deliver real-time data and insights that highlight what they're doing well and whether there's a problem, they can make real-time changes to improve the customer experience. For example, if speed is an important metric--how long it's taking them to make and deliver a pizza--we want to show that in a fun and exciting way, as well as displaying how they're performing compared with other nearby restaurants. We think this will bring out the best behaviors in our restaurant team members, as compared to just talking about it at a district or regional meeting.
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