Navigating geopolitical crises, a still-evolving remote work revolution, and a prolonged economic downturn all while delivering shareholder value is the basic price of entry for the Global 2000, a ranking of the world’s largest public companies based on sales, profits, assets, and market value. The companies on the 2023 Forbes list dominate commerce — posting a collective $50.8 trillion in sales, $4.4 trillion in profits, $231 trillion in assets, and $74 trillion in market value.

Landing a spot within this cohort means delivering an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible organizational structure even during complex transformations, from mergers and acquisitions to divestitures or restructuring, and doing so across a vast and constantly evolving ecosystem of people, technology, governments, events, policies, and regulations.

This is where agility and flexibility come in. Flexibility enables organizations to adapt to changing priorities and business hurdles. Agility is crucial to recognizing opportunities and pouncing on them. And the technology must enable business strategies, not hold them back. This isn’t lost among the top chief executive officers. They are increasingly connecting the dots between technology, agility, and overall strategy.