The term “digital transformation” is one some people love to hate. The good news: We’ve reached a point where most CIOs get its intended meaning. But that doesn’t mean everyone in their IT organization does, let alone their business colleagues. I believe Simona Rollinson, CTO of the IT governance association ISACA put it well when she recently said:
“Digital transformation is a poorly understood term. Just like innovation. People often conflate the terms digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation. These are very distinct terms, ranging from moving a paper-based process to an online process or automation, to the way we have restructured our social life around media and digital communication," Rollinson said.
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The Enterprisers Project is continually working to help readers understand the many facets of digital transformation. Below is a roundup of some recent articles that advance the conversation. And, we've also released a new downloadable guide that answers some of the most common questions around the term.
- When digital transformation stalls: 8 questions to ask – Don’t be intimidated by the much-debated failure rate of digital transformation: You may just be stalled. Ask these questions to determine the fix
- Digital transformation: 3 ways to manage change without exhausting everyone – Digital transformation can wear your team out. Are you paying enough attention to communication and celebration?
- Digital transformation: Who should lead? 8 questions to ask – Should that outside hotshot lead your digital transformation work – or an insider who knows more about the culture and customers? Ask these questions to decide this contentious issue
- Digital transformation: 11 emerging lessons – Digital transformation fatigue hits many organizations. Refocus your efforts with some new lessons on what’s working and what needs to stop
- Digital transformation: 6 questions to get you out of a rut - Digital transformation efforts can stall for many reasons. Get to the cause of your trouble by asking these questions