Driving Digital

Informationen zum Autor Isaac Sacolick is the founder of StarCIO. Named a top social CIO and leader by The Huffington Post and Forbes, he has held CIO positions at Greenwich Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction, and BusinessWeek. Zusammenfassung Every organization makes plans for updating products, technologies, and business processes. But that's not enough anymore for the twenty-first-century company. The race is now on for everyone to become a digital enterprise. For those individuals who have been charged with leading their company's technology-driven change, the pressure is intense while the correct path forward unclear. Help has arrived! In Driving Digital, author Isaac Sacolick shares the lessons he's learned over the years as he has successfully spearheaded multiple transformations and helped shape digital-business best practices. Readers no longer have to blindly trek through the mine field of their company's digital transformation. In this thoroughly researched one-stop manual, learn how to: • Formulate a digital strategy • Transform business and IT practices • Align development and operations • Drive culture change • Bolster digital talent • Capture and track ROI • Develop innovative digital practices • Pilot emerging technologies • And more! Your company cannot avoid the digital disruption heading its way. The choice is yours: Will this mean the beginning of the end for your business, or will your digital practices be what catapults you into next-level success? Inhaltsverzeichnis CONTENTS Introductionxiii The Secret Every Business Must Confront to Succeed with Digital Transformationxvi 1. The Transformation Imperative1 Beginning Transformation--Every Day Is Day One5 What is Digital Business?10 2. Agile Transformational Practices17 Understanding Agile Practices18 Agile Planning Practices33 Aligning SDLC to Agile--What is your MVP (Minimal Viable Practice)? 50 Release Lifecycle60 Transformational Improvements Through Agile69 3. Technical Foundations for Transformation71 Introducing the New IT Operations71 Agile Operations Defined73 Agile Architecture88 IT Culture114 4. Agile Portfolio Management 123 What Is Everyone Working On? 123 Implementing Portfolio Management 131 Financial Portfolio Practices 147 Final Thoughts on Agile Portfolio Management 154 5. Transforming to a Data-Driven Organization 155 To Become Data Driven, Start by Reviewing Our Past Data Sins 157 The Challenges of Enabling Big Data and Data Science 168 Transforming to a Big Data Organization 173 Transforming IT With Data Services 189 The Agile Data Organization 199 Summary of Data Governance 206 Data-Driven Culture Summary 209 6. Driving Revenue Through Digital Products 211 Strategic Planning Digital Revenue Products 211 Product Strategy in Digital Transformation 217 From Strategy to Product Planning 223 From Product Planning to Development 235 What Digital Leaders Should Do to Enable Product Management 250 7. Driving Digital: Smarter and Faster 251 The Cultural Underpinnings of Digital Organizations 252 Driving Digital--The Lens of Smarter-Faster 261 About Isaac Sacolick 265 Notes 267 Index 275 ...

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Isaac Sacolick is the founder of StarCIO. Named a top social CIO and leader by The Huffington Post and Forbes, he has held CIO positions at Greenwich Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction, and BusinessWeek.

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Staying competitive in today's business means making a complete digital transformation. Learn the action plan you need to take your company and career into the future.

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CONTENTS

Introductionxiii

The Secret Every Business Must Confront to Succeed with Digital Transformationxvi

1. The Transformation Imperative1

Beginning Transformation--Every Day Is Day One5

What is Digital Business?10

2. Agile Transformational Practices17

Understanding Agile Practices18

Agile Planning Practices33

Aligning SDLC to Agile--What is your MVP (Minimal Viable Practice)? 50

Release Lifecycle60

Transformational Improvements Through Agile69

3. Technical Foundations for Transformation71

Introducing the New IT Operations71

Agile Operations Defined73

Agile Architecture88

IT Culture114

4. Agile Portfolio Management 123

What Is Everyone Working On? 123

Implementing Portfolio Management 131

Financial Portfolio Practices 147

Final Thoughts on Agile Portfolio Management 154

5. Transforming to a Data-Driven Organization 155

To Become Data Driven, Start by Reviewing Our Past Data Sins 157

The Challenges of Enabling Big Data and Data Science 168

Transforming to a Big Data Organization 173

Transforming IT With Data Services 189

The Agile Data Organization 199

Summary of Data Governance 206

Data-Driven Culture Summary 209

6. Driving Revenue Through Digital Products 211

Strategic Planning Digital Revenue Products 211

Product Strategy in Digital Transformation 217

From Strategy to Product Planning 223

From Product Planning to Development 235

What Digital Leaders Should Do to Enable Product Management 250

7. Driving Digital: Smarter and Faster 251

The Cultural Underpinnings of Digital Organizations 252

Driving Digital--The Lens of Smarter-Faster 261

About Isaac Sacolick 265

Notes 267

Index 275