Data collection*
| Collected data | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Creation of the digital transformation project | ||
| Focus group | 1 | At the beginning of the research period (November 2018), a focus group on digital transformation was conducted, in which Omega's manager, leader and IT manager participated |
| Interviews | 3 | During phase 1, three interviews were conducted. The interviews comprised one informal interview and two in-depth, structured interviews regarding the strategic purpose of digital transformation, the investments made in digitalization and a digital maturity assessment. All the interviews were digitally recorded and then transcribed |
| Phase 2: Business process reengineering for implementing a digital platform | ||
| Focus group | 1 | A focus group on the theme of business process management was conducted. The participants were Omega's manager, leader, IT manager, enologist, an employee, in-house software developers and researchers |
| Interviews | 4 | During phase 2, four interviews were performed. The interviews comprised two informal interviews and two in-depth, structured interviews regarding the network's digital transformation blueprint and future steps. All the interviews were digitally recorded and then transcribed |
| Direct observation | 4 | During direct observations, the researchers participated in several meetings of the task force and of the in-house software developers of the digital platform and in meetings held for the business process analysis of inefficiencies. The researchers supervised business process mapping activities and also participated in testing the software in this phase |
| Online internal document | 1 | A document on the innovative project was published by the network to participate in a national contest on digital innovation |
| Phase 3: Digital culture alignment | ||
| Interviews | 2 | One informal interview and one structured interview were conducted on the topic of digital culture |
| Internal document | 1 | An internal report on the digital transformation strategy and digitalization project was written by Omega |
| Notes from direct observations | 50 pages | Several notes were taken during all the phases of the project. Official documents, internal documents, articles and company brochures were consulted |
| Collected data | Number | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Focus group | 1 | At the beginning of the research period (November 2018), a focus group on digital transformation was conducted, in which Omega's manager, leader and IT manager participated |
| Interviews | 3 | During phase 1, three interviews were conducted. The interviews comprised one informal interview and two in-depth, structured interviews regarding the strategic purpose of digital transformation, the investments made in digitalization and a digital maturity assessment. All the interviews were digitally recorded and then transcribed |
| Focus group | 1 | A focus group on the theme of business process management was conducted. The participants were Omega's manager, leader, IT manager, enologist, an employee, in-house software developers and researchers |
| Interviews | 4 | During phase 2, four interviews were performed. The interviews comprised two informal interviews and two in-depth, structured interviews regarding the network's digital transformation blueprint and future steps. All the interviews were digitally recorded and then transcribed |
| Direct observation | 4 | During direct observations, the researchers participated in several meetings of the task force and of the in-house software developers of the digital platform and in meetings held for the business process analysis of inefficiencies. The researchers supervised business process mapping activities and also participated in testing the software in this phase |
| Online internal document | 1 | A document on the innovative project was published by the network to participate in a national contest on digital innovation |
| Interviews | 2 | One informal interview and one structured interview were conducted on the topic of digital culture |
| Internal document | 1 | An internal report on the digital transformation strategy and digitalization project was written by Omega |
| Notes from direct observations | 50 pages | Several notes were taken during all the phases of the project. Official documents, internal documents, articles and company brochures were consulted |
Source(s): *Authors' elaboration
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