“The only constant is change,” may be a worn-out cliche, but it perfectly captures the current (and likely, future) state of digital transformation. A 2021 IDC analyst brief summed it up pretty well, noting that we’ve reached a critical turning re: digital transformation. It wasn’t that long ago (we’re talking: 2019) that digital transformation was…
Culture is driven by the company’s vision and values. It represents the mindset and behavior of its stakeholders, informs strategic decisions, and determines how work is done at all levels. It also makes or breaks any digital transformation. It’s culture, not processes or technology, that determines whether your transformation projects succeed or fail. Something worth…
Digital transformation for enterprise organizations requires a completely different approach than what you might use to transform the average SMB. It’s not just a matter of resources, talent, or whether you’ve got enough cash flow that you can tap into whenever you need to upgrade, upskill, or do a 180-degree pivot at the last minute.…
For years, we’ve seen a barrage of grim statistics suggesting that digital transformation fails are an inevitability. There’s this classic from McKinsey that dates back to at least 2016: “70% of DX initiatives fail” dates back to at least 2016. And this one from a 2017 Bain survey: just 5% of DX projects met or…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is easily the most important enabler – no, accelerant – of digital transformation. We’ve watched these predictions play out in real-time – amid conditions no 2010s-era alarmist could possibly have imagined. The point is, coping with the challenges we anticipated, plus all of the post-COVID chaos we didn’t, is a lot for…
Whether you know it or not, your customer experience and digital transformation strategies are one and the same. Customer expectations have always been the driving force behind digital transformation initiatives (at least the successful ones). See, at its core, digital transformation is all about using technology to keep pace with ever-evolving (and ever-escalating) expectations. And…
During the July Microsoft Inspire conference for Microsoft partners, CEO Satya Nadella delivered the keynote address focusing on the theme of companies can “Do More with Less” when it comes to IT initiatives. Along those lines, Nadella emphasized five digital imperatives customers need to achieve: Nadella also underscored how these five imperatives go beyond digital…
Digital transformation is no longer a luxury reserved for enterprises with deep pockets. For better or worse, it’s a universal requirement — a matter of survival for any business, regardless of size, trying to make it in this wild, uncertain digital environment. Luckily, digital transformation for SMBs is more accessible and affordable than ever. But…
Digital transformation doesn’t offer much of a competitive advantage these days. It’s become this basic competency for running a business — any business — in this wild and complex digital landscape. Put another way, your future survival depends on it. Digitize or die. Yet despite the grim realities dominating the DX conversation and accelerating investments…
Thanks, in large part, to COVID-19, digital transformation has finally become an urgent priority for all businesses – regardless of size, sector, or strategic goals. But the game has changed. Digital transformation is now embedded in the business strategy. Data strategies have matured. And, successful companies have upped the “transformation ante,” making it harder to…