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How to create a robust digital transformation strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

Organizations are increasingly investing in digital transformation as a way to maintain or grow a competitive advantage. A tried-and-true way to approach digital transformation is to understand the relationship customers have with the product and the brand, where that relationship currently falls short, and how it can be improved.

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Trust: The foundation for successful digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

These challenges grow even more pronounced in tracking progress across intricate digital transformation initiatives. On the other hand, there are organizations with teams that are equipped with value-based plans and metrics. Leaders need to emphasize shared outcomes and objectives and establish clear success metrics.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO Business Intelligence

So if you are seeking to lead transformational change at your organization, it’s worth knowing the 10 most common reasons why digital transformation fails and what you as an IT leader can learn from those failures. Resistance to change Change is hard, and digital transformation requires a lot of it.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

The Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey found that 71% of global IT decision-makers agree that sustainability strategy and practices are critical to the longevity of their business, and 65% said their companies would only work with IT partners who can prove they meet key carbon-reduction targets.

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What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption

CIO Business Intelligence

Once a vanguard business strategy, digital transformation has become a perennial objective for business survival. Digital transformation is the integration of digital technologies into all aspects of business operations. Moreover, digital transformation means doing all that work on a continuous basis.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite the best of intentions, CIOs and their organizations often struggle to deliver business outcomes from digital transformation strategies. And while KPMG reports that 72% of CEOs have aggressive digital investment strategies, McKinsey details a harsh reality that 70% of transformations fail.

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Giant Eagle CIO Kirk Ball’s recipe for digital transformation success

CIO Business Intelligence

Afterwards, we spent some more time discussing his extensive track record with digital transformation, including how to set up digital initiatives for success. Dan Roberts: People refer to digital transformation in so many different contexts that the term has almost lost all meaning.