The Enterprise Implicationsof the

Internet of ThingsCourtney Shelton Hunt, PhD

Founder and Principal, The Denovati Group

Commercial Applications

• Smart Objects for Fitness & Healthcare

•Programmable Homes & Energy Management

•Media Entertainment & Social Networking Solutions

•Geolocation Services & Vehicular Automation

•Retail, Public Space & Manufacturing Environments

•Power Consumption, Cybersecurity & Interoperability

Enterprise Implications

•Operations Monitoring and Management

•Utilities and Asset Management

•Human Capital Management

Operations Monitoring and Management

• Measurement and other sensors for machines and operations

• Remote monitoring and management of systems and processes

• Improved decision making via enhanced data collection and algorithms

• Decision implementation via device-to-device communication

Utilities and Asset Management

• Energy consumption management and cost reduction via smarter programmable facilities

•Capital asset tracking and inventory management via geolocation services (and beacons)

• Enhanced data collection and analysis capabilities via remote sensors and monitors

Human Capital Management

• Training and education via distributed and automated electronic services

•Monitoring and managing wellness and healthcare via wearables

•Workplace safety and employee monitoring/tracking via geolocation services and vehicular automation

Enterprise Challenges

•Leadership

•Staffing

•Ethics and regulations

•Interoperability and cybersecurity

Leadership Priorities

Strategy• New business development

opportunities

• Potential competitive threats

• Operational efficiencies

• Human capital management needs and priorities

Execution• Allocation of financial and

human resources

• Short and longer-term planning

• Governance

• Training and development

StaffingNeeds• Industrial design

• User experience, user interface

• Data management and analytics

• Visualizations and business intelligence

Capabilities• Specific IT skills (design,

coding, analysis)

• Digital literacy

• Innovative and systems-based thinking

• Communication and collaboration

Ethics and Regulations

•Balancing commercial and social interests • Privacy considerations• Job loss and growth

•Managing the legal landscape• Self-regulation versus government regulation• Staying current with local, state, federal, and case law

Interoperability and Cybersecurity

• Developing integrated, holistic, systemic solutions

• Determining the right network and cloud configurations

• Keeping up with the hackers

• Creating new approaches to managing Digital Era risks• Vendors and other third parties• Contracts• Policies and procedures

Moving Forward

Technology adoption and adaptation are fundamentally

human endeavors

Courtney Hunt, TDG Marty Lafferty, DCIA