Rewired

Section OneCreating the Transformation Roadmap

A business-led roadmap is the blueprint for a successful digital and AI transformation

When evaluating stalled digital and AI transformations, we find that many of the issues can be traced back to insufficient planning and alignment.¹ Misunderstanding among leadership at the strategic planning stage will invariably lead to muddled execution in your digital and AI transformation.

We typically see five serious sins: leaders have a different conceptual understanding of digital so they talk past each other; leaders focus energies on pet projects that don't deliver much value; they focus too much on technology solutions, and miss the crucial people and capability needs; the transformation is scoped too broadly so investments are spread too thin; and, lastly, the CEO delegates responsibility to another executive in the C-suite.²

If one of these issues is afflicting your company, call a timeout. No matter where a business is on its transformation journey, it's never too late to reset. By clarifying what you want to achieve and aligning around a plan to do it, you can create tremendous excitement and conviction about the journey ahead. The following chapters will guide you on how to develop a roadmap and establish a strong foundation for your digital transformation:

• Chapter 1: Get your top team inspired and aligned. Take the time to establish a common digital language, learn from other industries, develop a shared vision, and explicitly ...