Digital Acceleration for 100+ Year Old Companies - Pearson
Download the Digital Transformation eBook: http://bit.ly/1p8X0Ls Watch the webcast: http://bit.ly/1mg6xDi Listen to the webcast: http://bit.ly/1fXJh9R The digital economy is often viewed as the habitat of young, digital native companies. How can established companies compete? One hundred years ago, factory electrification and mass production advanced—and challenged—existing businesses. The survivors of that era now find new challenges and opportunities in today’s digital economy. Join Allen Rodgers, director of Pearson eCollege’s developer network and API program, and Apigee’s Dan Tortorici in a fireside chat to learn how Pearson Higher Education and its eCollege division recognized their digital potential and overcame challenges to increase business agility and efficiency. Join to Discuss: - the business needs addressed by Pearson’s initiatives - the company’s organizational and social obstacles - how business and IT aligned for focus and efficiency - Pearson eCollege best practices and advice for beginning a digital journey
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Digital Acceleration for 100+ Year Old Companies - Pearson
- 1. Pearson eCollege : 100+ years and still innovating 20 March 2014 Innovating in the Digital Economy
- 2. Today‟s Speakers Dan Tortorici @DanT_Apigee Allen Rodgers @allenr_v1
- 4. © 2013 Apigee Confidential – All Rights ReservedCC-BY-SA Pearson Developer Network 4
- 5. CC-BY-SA Pearson eCollege digital initiatives Adapting to change for over 100 years and the need for a digital initiative Managing organizational and social challenges and understanding the relationship to past change history Achieving today‟s success and the eCollege digital future Advice on beginning a digital journey Agenda 5
- 6. CC-BY-SA Pearson eCollege digital initiatives 6 Pearson acquired eCollege in 2007 to expand its digital education business and extend distribution and consolidation of digital textbooks. • Streamline integration across silos • Simplify partner integration • Enable modern access to backend systems for greater agility. “APIs are no longer considered solely in the realm of technology but a key business enabler for Pearson‟s success in the digital world” - Allen Rodgers, Dir, Products Platforms Needed to: • Internal PaaS foundation • Backbone for Pearson Higher Ed Division API Strategy:
- 7. CC-BY-SA Adapting to change for over 100 years and the need for a digital initiative 7 How has Pearson been able to successfully manage disruptive change for greater than 100 years? 1 What business challenges prompted this and the realization that a digital initiative was necessary? 2 In what part of the organization did the effort originate?3
- 8. CC-BY-SA Managing organizational and social challenges and understanding the relationship to past change history 8 What were the obstacles you had to overcome?1 How did you achieve alignment between IT and the business?2 How does the transformation to digital compare to past business change challenges? 3
- 9. CC-BY-SA Achieving today’s success and the eCollege digital future 9 What metrics do you look at to monitor movement and success?1 How do these relate to the business criteria that defines business success? 2 How will eCollege increase digital business benefits? Is there a „digital first‟ strategy? 33
- 10. CC-BY-SA Advice on beginning a digital journey 10 What advice would you give to others as then contemplate a digital project? 1 How do you win over the skeptics?2
- 12. Thank you 20 March 2014
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- Pearson’s growth strategy has largely been one of acquisition. Pearson acquired eCollege in 2007 to continue expanding its digital education business. A primary driver was the potential of leveraging its platform capability to extend distribution of and consolidation of its digital textbooks. This deep-dive into the technical realities of cross-platform integration highlighted the need for a strategy to; 1) streamline integration across silos, 2) simplify partner integration, and 3) enable modern access to backend systems for greater agility. Several early initiatives, including the WSOD and Plug and Play Programs resulted in Pearson’s first comprehensive and current API strategy – an internal PaaS that will serve as the technology backbone for Pearson’s Higher Ed Division. Apigee has served as both technology provider and API consultant throughout the process and Apigee Edge is a critical piece in the delivery of these services. “APIs are no longer considered solely in the realm of technology but a key business enabler for Pearson’s success in the digital world” Allen Rodgers, Dir, Products Platforms Apigee Edge Advanced, 2 region DN, Internal and partner APIs