Driving Digital: The Leader's Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology

by Isaac Sacolick

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?

Genres: Business, Management, Buisness, Technology, Leadership

224 pages, Hardcover

Published August 24, 2017

About the author

Isaac Sacolick is a successful CIO who has led digital transformation, product development, innovation, agile management, and data science programs in multiple organizations. He has transformed underperforming businesses by delivering new digital products, investing in strategic technologies, enabling agile practices, outsourcing commodity services and establishing performance metrics. He is the author of the book Driving Digital: The Leader’s Guide to Business Transformation Through Technology published by Amacom.

Isaac is currently President and CIO of StarCIO, a consulting services business that helps businesses execute their digital transformation programs. Previously, he held transformational CIO roles at media, financial services, and construction industry businesses and was a founding CTO at media and social networking startups.

Isaac has been recognized as an industry leading, agile, innovative CIO. He has been listed by The Huffington Post, Forbes, and HP Enterprise as a top social CIO and was recognized as a Top 100 CIO in STEM. Isaac has been writing a blog, Social Agile and Transformation for over ten years with 300+ posts covering topics on CIO leadership, digital transformation, agile execution, big data, innovation, and digital marketing. He speaks on a variety of transformation topics including the digital enterprise, agile transformation,digital product development, citizen development programs, the future of IT, and on becoming a data driven organization.

Reviews

[Phyu Hninn Nyein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most books on digital transformations either mention on the benefits of being all digital or praise Google and Amazon. This is the first book I find it really useful. I especially like how this author is very practical and doesn't sugarcoat on the challenges. A seasoned CIO, he lists down all the potential problems in digital transformation - from product development to team structure to data integration to portfolio management - and the ways he usually solve these problems. It is also written in such a style that even a non-techie like me can understand. Love this.

[Gabriel Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, a pragmatic guide to define internal strategic and operational inititives to execute a Digital Transformation.

[Lee Yen Pheng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Isaac Sarcolick has identified many of the current challenges banks are facing in driving digital transformation with practical recommendations. this is a good read for both senior and junior executives involved in digital transformations👍🏻

[Chandru CS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

If you’re a Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Digital (or Data) Officer (CDO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Chief Strategy Officer, product management leader, or technology leader, then you already know that the technological landscape has changed profoundly over the last several years.

[Farooq Mazhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is my favourite book. It is great because it cover high level approach and steps to transform your business using digital technologies

[Lmau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very complete and concrete guide for implementation a Digital Strategy.

[Dominiek Leenknecht · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zeer goede, begrijpelijke opfrissing van een aantal concepten.

Voornamelijk doorgenomen met het oog op doorvoering binnen de eigen firma en mij continu afvragen: "hoe kan ik dit toepassen, wat is bruikbaar, wat niet?". Een aantal facetten ontbreken hier toch wel in:
- Het inspireren van business door ICT. Hoe breng je mogelijke Epics/Stories op de kaart om business te challengen tot waardecreatie?
- Hoe de klant steeds centraal zetten bij het prioritiseren van epics/stories/...?
- Hoe omgaan met totaal verschillende promotoren? Welke business unit is op welk moment belangrijker dan een ander? Zorgt klantgerichte digitalisatie er niet steeds voor dat de prioriteiten van Sales meer voorrang krijgen dan die van Marketing of Finance?

[GColucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

more about agile practices than actual leadership tips in digital transformation