💡 Digital Strategy and Implementation Roadmap

Your company may have spent the past few months working towards alignment on the need to enhance your AI, data and technical capabilities. While there is finally consensus on the need for improvement, individual executives may have differing opinions on which initiatives should take priority. This can lead to managers and staff receiving insufficient or conflicting communication, creating confusion and distrust. What you need now is a well defined roadmap that makes the next steps and long term plan crystal clear.

A good roadmap is ALL of the following:

> Strategic: It must clearly outline how to transition from the current state to the desired target state.
> Custom: It should be tailored to your company’s unique resources, priorities, and challenges.
> Clear: It should facilitate alignment and communication across all levels of the organization.
> Feasible: It must be grounded in what is technically achievable for your specific organization.
> Time-bound: Roadmaps for change must contain milestones and deadlines. Things must get done!

In high-tech software companies where digital agility and technology R&D are central to the business, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) typically charts the direction, defines the roadmap, and plans resources for data, technology, and AI projects. However, if your organization focuses on services, logistics, information processing, or physical products, you may lack a dedicated leader with the expertise to steer these critical technology and data efforts. While your C-suite and management team may have skilled project managers, they might not have the experience or perspective needed to effectively plan and execute digital transformation strategies.

By bringing in an experienced technology leader who has nearly a decade of experience leading change, your company can be guided through this process, ensuring you’re well-prepared for success.