Title of the video
KATE MAXWELL
CTO, DEFENSE & INTELLIGENCE
WORLDWIDE PUBLIC SECTOR,
MICROSOFT“ Our focus is on
delivering world-class
capability and digital
transformation to the
international defence
allied community”
MICROSOFT
She talks about Will Roper’s ‘digital
trinity’ as a philosophy and is also insistent
that “antiquated, quite lengthy” government
acquisition is a problem to be fixed. “It’s really
hard to drive innovation at the speed of
relevance when you have bureaucracy
and red tape. But you also have to balance
the need for speed with maintaining the
integrity of the acquisitions process.
“And then there’s cultural transformation.
I mention all these digital models, but
people are at the core of any transformation
effort. We have to upskill the defense
workforce, give them the right digital skills
so they’re prepared to build and develop
capabilities in new ways. We have to
introduce design thinking into workplace
processes so we can truly understand the
customer and be a mission partner. I feel
Microsoft is extremely well positioned to258 March 2021