The report explains why and how platform talent differs from more general digital capabilities. The authors collected and analyzed over 11,080 platform related job postings by 2,700 companies worldwide. The report provides cogent recommendations to aspiring platform professionals. It also provides comprehensive recommendations to companies, which are divided into near-term actions that can be taken immediately and longer-term actions that can be implemented over a 2-5-year time horizon. The report also provides a comprehensive global survey of platform-specific executive training programs available from universities and specialized training organizations based in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Companies referenced in the report include but are not limited to ABB, American Express, Benefitfocus, CVS, Deliveroo, Glassdoor, JPMorgan Chase, Lazada, Netflix, Peloton, Refinitiv, Walmart, and Zoom.

28 Pages | 8 Tables and Charts | 11,590 Word count | 54 References