This roadmap is designed to help you partner with CEOs and other executives to lead digital transformation. The modules and topics provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to drive change inside your organization. It covers a wide range of topics, including application development, agile business processes, innovation management, technology adoption, and the architecture of businesses driven by digital technologies. Each subject is created to provide you with thorough knowledge while also enhancing your practical application through interactive exercises and real-world case studies.
The journey provides you with the skills you need to navigate and lead digital transformation initiatives by focusing on creating agile business processes that convert ideas into outputs. By evaluating the results of digital strategy, you are prepared to drive sustainable development and competitive advantage. Modules on building partner ecosystems and centers of excellence highlight the strategic interconnected reality of today’s business strategy, ensuring that initiatives are outcome- and customer-oriented.
Module 1: Foundations of Digital Transformation
- Objective: Introduce the key concepts and importance of digital transformation at the executive level.
- Topics:
- Defining digital transformation and its business impact
- Role of a Digital Transformation Architect
- Overview of Digital Maturity Models
- Activities: Analyze various case studies of successful digital transformation initiatives.
Module 2: Application Development
- Objective: Understand the critical aspects of application development within a digital transformation framework.
- Topics:
- Modern application development practices
- Integration of applications in business processes
- Your role in fostering agile development culture
- Activities: Participate in a workshop to simulate the decision-making process for application development strategies.
Module 3: Mastery of Scrum
- Objective: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Scrum principles and tools, focusing on how executives can support Scrum environments.
- Topics:
- Principles of Scrum methodology
- Scrum roles, events, and artifacts
- Tools for managing Scrum projects effectively
- Activities: Use popular Scrum software to engage in a Scrum simulation and understand the flow of a sprint and the role of leadership in Scrum settings.
Module 4: Innovation Management
- Objective: Develop skills to manage and lead innovation within the company.
- Topics:
- Creating an innovation-driven culture
- Structures and processes for sustainable innovation
- Tools and techniques for ideation and innovation management
- Activities: Facilitate an innovation lab session to ideate new digital services or products.
Module 5: Technology Adoption Strategies
- Objective: Learn how to effectively assess, select, and implement new technologies in business operations.
- Topics:
- Technology assessment frameworks
- Overcoming barriers to technology adoption
- Strategic technology investment decisions
- Activities: Develop a technology adoption plan for integrating a new tech solution into the business.
Module 6: Agile Business Processes
- Objective: Master the transformation of agile ideas into efficient business outputs.
- Topics:
- Designing agile business models
- Process automation and optimization
- Scaling agile practices across the organization
- Activities: Map out a business process redesign for a department using agile methodologies.
Module 7: Measuring the Impact of Digital Initiatives
- Objective: Acquire skills to quantify and communicate the impact of digital transformation efforts.
- Topics:
- Key performance indicators for digital transformation
- Data-driven decision-making
- Reporting and analysis of digital project outcomes
- Activities: Create a dashboard for monitoring digital transformation progress using real-time data.
Module 8: Architecting a Digital-Led Organization
- Objective: Learn to design and implement a digital-first organizational architecture.
- Topics:
- Digital-first leadership and governance structures
- Building a digital-centric organizational culture
- Long-term digital strategy planning
- Activities: Draft an organizational change management plan for transitioning to a digital-first business model.
Module 9: Building Centers of Excellence and Partner Ecosystems
- Objective: Equip learners with the skills to establish Centers of Excellence (CoEs) focused on customer-centricity and to develop robust partner ecosystems for enhanced business outcomes.
- Topics:
- Fundamentals of Centers of Excellence: Definition, purpose, and benefits
- Establishing CoEs for digital transformation and customer engagement
- Creating and measuring customer-centric outcomes
- Developing and managing partner ecosystems
- Best practices for collaboration and synergy between partners
- Activities:
- Design a blueprint for a Center of Excellence that focuses on improving customer experience.
- Workshop on partnership development, including identifying potential partners, evaluating benefits, and managing relationships.
- Develop a set of performance metrics to evaluate the success of the CoE and partner ecosystem.
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