Digital Transformation: Strategy, Execution, and Technology

Professor of Information Systems, outlines a number of the key change management leadership ingredients such as organisational focus, capability and will (to make all necessary changes) in successful digital transformation of an organisation.The book is structured around three broad areas, namely, strategy, execution and technology, that are relevant to success in an organisation's digital transformation.The eight main chapters or topics of the book are organised around these three areas.The author explicitly seeks to deliver both a business and a technical perspective on digital transformation processes in organisations.Therefore, the purported highlights of the book include coverage of the following areas in the eight chapters:Digital transformation strategy.Digital governance and risk management.Digital organisation and change management.Experimental learning and design thinking.Digital product management.Agile and DevSecOps.Digital enterprise architecture.Business applications of digital technology.This author also highlights the many possibilities offered by digital technology for digital transformation.A list of key digital technologies is described along with business applications.These digital technologies include artificial intelligence, big data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, augmented reality, social media, robotic process automation and cybersecurity.The author discusses some pertinent details and terms whilst outlining similarities and differences between digitisation, digitalisation and digital transformation.The terms "Digital transformation" he discusses as broadly referring to an organisation transitioning into a new business model, usually supported by a new or extended digital platform delivering goods and services operating within a technology-based network of greater complexity and diversity than was the case previously.Network interaction and diversity effects are important factors in building such an ecosystem, adding increasing dynamic complexity across the system.In a constantly evolving business environment driven by shifting consumer preferences, digital technologies offer many exciting