Strategic North - A Value Chain Management Insight Series
Global value chains are undergoing a seismic shift, driven by digital and data transformations that are moving at light speed and upending nearly every facet of the modern enterprise. In this environment of relentless change, every initiative, investment, and transformation must be ruthlessly aligned toward your company's ultimate objective—your strategic north star.
Welcome to Strategic North, an insight series dedicated to navigating this complexity. We cut through the theoretical buzzwords to deliver provocative, deeply practical advice on how to architect, enhance, and fundamentally monetize your digital value chain.
Designed specifically for the C-suite and senior executives—including CFOs, CIOs/CTOs, COOs, tax leaders, and transformation and data leaders—this series explores the critical intersection of operations, technology, and financial strategy. We tackle the toughest challenges in the market, from building self-funding IT organizations and avoiding the "GCC illusion," to establishing digital centers of excellence (COEs), mastering IT integration in M&A, and building DEMPE for digital assets. Whether we are exploring digital sourcing, smart factories, or how master data drives true enterprise value, our goal is simple: to help ensure that every journey you take, big or small, moves your organization closer to its Strategic North.
Featured issue
Building a Self-Funding Digital Model: Leveraging a Holistic Strategy to Monetize Digital Value
Winning in digital is simply winning. Period.
Coming soon in the Strategic North series:
August 2026
September 2026
Paul Glunt is a Principal who leads the KPMG LLP Value Chain Management practice, advising C-suite leaders on the financial and operational mechanics of digital transformation. He specializes in architecting self-funding IT organizations, digital COEs, and global operating models that turn technology investments into sustainable cash flow. Paul bridges the critical gap between tax objectives and IT execution, helping to ensure that every digital journey is financially focused and firmly anchored to a company’s Strategic North.
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