Sunday, July 21, 2019

The Monthly “100 Digital Pitfalls” Book Tuning: How to Deal with Fuzzy End of Change and Digital Transformation July 2019

Digital transformation is a tough journey with bumpy road, having numerous barriers and many pitfalls on the way.

Digital makes a significant impact on how we think, live, and work. There is a mix of old and new, physical and virtual, order and chaos. We are in a time of tremendous change, the dawn of the digital age, the path to the next level of digital maturity, also in the era of confusion and information overload. Therefore, it’s critical to identify, understand, and avoid pitfalls, discover strategic and predictive pathways to change, increase confidence, position a brand and leverage resources to make the digital paradigm shift effortlessly. Slideshare Presentation

              How to Deal with Fuzzy End of Change 




How to Deal with the Fuzzy Front End of Change and Digital Transformation We live in the “VUCA” digital new normal with higher volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguities The digital paradigm arises out of new knowledge; the emerging trends are the digital shapers to reinforce the very characteristics of the modern business such as enlightenment, “always-on,” and people-centricity, etc. There are opportunities and risks, confusions and frustrations on the way to going digital. How to deal with the fuzzy front end of the digital paradigm and make a smooth transition?

The “Shapes and Colors” Mislead Progressive Digital Transformation
Nowadays change is unavoidable and disruption is inevitable. The multidimensional digital transformation provides impressive advantages in terms of the speed of delivering business solutions and the ability to adapt to changes. It is the radical change that “the company reinvents itself” by fine-tuning its underlying processes, functions, culture, or business model. Digital transformation is a tough journey with bumpy road, having numerous barriers and many pitfalls on the way. Here are a few shapes and colors perhaps mislead the progressive digital transformation。

Deal with the “Pale, Stale, and Failing” Patterns Properly and Lead Digital Transformation Smoothly Digital transformation isn’t just an extension of continuous improvement of the current business, but a quantum leap with radical change. The journey of going digital will not be flat. It represents a break from the past, with a high level of complexity and uncertainty. The path for digital transformation can be iterative, evolutionary, revolutionary, or disruptive. Ad hoc digital transformation is doomed to fail. How to deal with “pale, stale, and failing” patterns properly and lead digital transformation smoothly?

Three Symptoms of Digital Conundrum The digital paradigm shift means radical change. It represents the next stage of business maturity which will improve how the enterprise works and interacts with its ecosystem, with people at the center of its focus. Digitalization has multifaceted perspectives unfold into wider multi-dimensionally enhancing systemic continuum. In the digital organization, change is the new normal, happens all the time. The ability to change and business adaptability directly decide the organization’s long-term competency. However, Change Management has a very low success rate, business leaders should pay more attention to the symptoms of the digital conundrum, and ensure that change becomes the ongoing capability and an iterative business continuum.

Misalignment as a Pitfall of Digital Transformation Going digital represents the next stage of business maturity which will improve how the enterprise works and interacts with its ecosystem, with people at the center of its focus. There will be a challenging time on the road ahead for sure. Strategic alignment is a structural process and the result of linking the organizational strategy and its objectives with every unit/business functions and employee. Alignment is fundamental and multidimensional to ensure a seamless strategy implementation. Misalignment is often caused by a lack of systems thinking, dysfunctional management behavior, and outdated practices. Here are three causes of misalignment.

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