<span>In recent years, millions of companies have undergone digital transformations, harnessing digital technologies like the cloud, SaaS, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to overhaul their businesses and drive growth. But many key decision-makers, incl
Driving Digital: The Leader's Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology
β Scribed by Sacolick, Isaac
- Publisher
- Amacom
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 224
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Every organization makes plans for updating products, technologies, and business processes. But that's not enough anymore for the twenty-first-century company. The race is now on for everyone to become a digital enterprise. For those individuals who have been charged with leading their company's technology-driven change, the pressure is intense while the correct path forward unclear.Help has arrived! In Driving Digital, author Isaac Sacolick shares the lessons he's learned over the years as he has successfully spearheaded multiple transformations and helped shape digital-business best practices. Readers no longer have to blindly trek through the mine field of their company's digital transformation. In this thoroughly researched one-stop manual, learn how to: - Formulate a digital strategy- Transform business and IT practices- Align development and operations- Drive culture change- Bolster digital talent- Capture and track ROI- Develop innovative digital practices- Pilot emerging technologies- And more!Your company cannot avoid the digital disruption heading its way. The choice is yours: Will this mean the beginning of the end for your business, or will your digital practices be what catapults you into next-level success?
β¦ Table of Contents
CONTENTS Introductionxiii The Secret Every Business Must Confront to Succeed with Digital Transformationxvi 1. The Transformation Imperative1 Beginning Transformation--Every Day Is Day One5 What is Digital Business?10 2. Agile Transformational Practices17 Understanding Agile Practices18 Agile Planning Practices33 Aligning SDLC to Agile--What is your MVP (Minimal Viable Practice)? 50 Release Lifecycle60 Transformational Improvements Through Agile69 3. Technical Foundations for Transformation71 Introducing the New IT Operations71 Agile Operations Defined73 Agile Architecture88 IT Culture114 4. Agile Portfolio Management 123 What Is Everyone Working On? 123 Implementing Portfolio Management 131 Financial Portfolio Practices 147 Final Thoughts on Agile Portfolio Management 154 5. Transforming to a Data-Driven Organization 155 To Become Data Driven, Start by Reviewing Our Past Data Sins 157 The Challenges of Enabling Big Data and Data Science 168 Transforming to a Big Data Organization 173 Transforming IT With Data Services 189 The Agile Data Organization 199 Summary of Data Governance 206 Data-Driven Culture Summary 209 6. Driving Revenue Through Digital Products 211 Strategic Planning Digital Revenue Products 211 Product Strategy in Digital Transformation 217 From Strategy to Product Planning 223 From Product Planning to Development 235 What Digital Leaders Should Do to Enable Product Management 250 7. Driving Digital: Smarter and Faster 251 The Cultural Underpinnings of Digital Organizations 252 Driving Digital--The Lens of Smarter-Faster 261 About Isaac Sacolick 265 Notes 267 Index 275
β¦ Subjects
Business;Leadership;Management;Science;Technology
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