Driving Digital
The Leader's Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology
Published on 16. March 2018
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-8144-3860-2 (ISBN)
Description
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?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 94 mm
Width: 62 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-3860-2 (9780814438602)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Isaac Sacolick is the founder of StarCIO. Named a top social CIO and leader by The Huffington Post and Forbes, he has held CIO positions at Greenwich Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction, and BusinessWeek.
Content
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
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