The Innovator's Imperative: Rapid Technology Adoption for Digital Transformation

The Innovators Imperative: Rapid Technology Adoption for Digital Transformation prepares twenty-first-century business leaders for competing and leading in the disruptive digital environment. It suggests that leading companies have abandoned the requirements analysis and modeling best practices of the twentieth century and that all companies wanting to be competitive should adopt emerging and disruptive technologies as quickly as possible. The book provides a five-step framework for digital transformation to guide business leaders in architecting projects according to their organizations' market positions, budgets, objectives, and corporate culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 21 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The pace of technological change is accelerating, hyper competition is growing, opportunities for business model disruption are exploding, and comprehensive cloud delivery is readily available. These factors challenge every aspect of business technology strategy.

The Innovators Imperative: Rapid Technology Adoption for Digital Transformation prepares twenty-first-century business leaders for competing and leading in this disruptive digital environment.

Five years of research conducted by the authors suggest that leading companies have all but abandoned the requirements analysis and modeling best practices of the twentieth century. Accordingly, the authors put forth the innovators imperative that contends: All companies wanting to be competitive should adopt emerging and disruptive technologies as quickly as possible, and in many cases, immediately.

Technology is driving business strategy, and companies are rethinking their technology strategy, especially the governance that determines how and why technology investments are made. Based on their research, the authors have developed a five-step framework for digital transformation:

Model and simulate Identify high-leverage opportunities Prioritize transformational targets Identify digital opportunities Find courageous leaders

The book explains each of these steps to guide business leaders in architecting digital transformation projects according to their organizations market positions, budgets, objectives, and corporate culture.

Hyper-competitive, disruptive companies are jumping across technology adoption phases without regard to any phasing whatsoever. Companies focused on digital transformation often adopt emerging technologies immediately. They have become ears.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032476582