Rolls-Royce shifted its focus from luxury cars to civil aviation, defense, and power systems, leading in engine technology for commercial and military use.
Establishing Data Labs in 2018, Rolls-Royce modernized its data capabilities, emphasizing people, value, and resilience.
The company leverages analytics to enhance efficiency, safety, and availability, with recent adoption of ServiceNow's AI agents for operational efficiency.
Challenges include maximizing technology value, breaking data silos, achieving impactful analytics, addressing cyber threats, and managing talent evolution.
Rolls-Royce focuses on evaluating emerging technologies for practicality and relevance rather than succumbing to industry hype.
Mapping trends using Google Trends data helps prioritize technologies, emphasizing the importance of sustainability over fleeting trends.
The company breaks down processes into interactions between humans, machines, and data to determine complexity and criticality, guiding optimization efforts.
Rolls-Royce's digital transformation is about long-term sustainability and resilience, not just quick wins or adopting technology for the sake of it.