There is a lot of buzz about 'digital transformation'.
Many CIO's, IT Managers, C-level executives believe they are in the middle of their 'digital transformation' journey.
But frankly, not many companies are.
Several mid-sized companies are in a 'digital modernization' journey - replacing old stuff with new stuff - upgrading, not changing ways of working / processes, organizational structure, culture or mindset, nor involving the key players in the organization, their transformation is purely driven by IT.
A CTO from an international retail brand with Swedish origins recently said during a webinar (not his precise words):
"Digital Transformation is not 'really only' about bringing in new technologies, but more about focusing on the workforce, on the people, and changing the working model towards working together with the business, working with internal clients, external partners and customers. Reskilling the organization to deliver new business value and to not loose the company."
It reminds me that not long ago I said to the managing director of a company 'you can double your profit by getting rid of the silo's, align business processes and work together'.
Then get rid of on-premise IT-infrastructure & private clouds, stop focusing on keeping old solutions up and running, attrack new talent, put them in the middle of the business, discover what you need, build a transformation vision and plan, and start slowly.