Sprocketize: An Uncommon Approach To Rapid Digital Transformation, Incredible Innovation & Building A Business You Love

by Matthew Shields

Finally, an accessible must-read book on digital transformation composed by a Founder who doesn’t stomp around Silicon Valley, isn’t a business school professor, or mainstream techie! If your company is overrun with paperwork, repetitive tasks, people put in place to handle busy work, chances are you have a great opportunity to digitally transform your company… but where to start? Sprocketize was written to answer that exact question. Matthew Shields may not be sporting the conventional accolades of most popular business authors, but that’s only because for the last twenty years he’s been too busy building and revolutionizing both products (some you’ve likely used before) and the companies (all of whom you know well) who create them - a successful and genuine serial entrepreneur managing a team of digital transformation artists. Matt’s not retired or skipping around the states on a speaking circuit, he’s neck-deep in the game collaborating with some of the biggest brands in the world while investing in cryptos, multi-family real estate, and designing disruptive software solutions. This book melds together personal anecdotes, life lessons, client stories, and actionable steps to weave a very unique approach to transforming companies either through incorporating new software or leveraging insider perspectives and ideas to see new levels of growth. Here’s a peek at the table of contents. Chapter 1: Ground Zero - Getting Started in Mass Transformation After a great and rather personalized introduction, in this first chapter, you’ll look at the power of narrative presentation to get the digital transformation ball rolling - including the 6 sections of a storied approach and what real solutions can look like. Chapter 2: The ‘Sprocket’ Approach This chapter is the crux of the Sprocketize methodology, unraveling the framework and breaking down its parts which beta readers found easy to digest. A big take away would be, half the battle towards successful digital transformation is all about perspective. Chapter 3: To Manage Internal Projects, Get A Dev Framework For many business owners and executives, the development process is a murky mysterious realm of unknown nerdery. This chapter teaches everyone from solopreneurs how to create ‘Sprocket Stories’ - tying into Chapter 1 - and what to expect during the roadshow. Chapter 4: The Cost of Digital Transformation Chapter 4 is the shortest and most concise section of the book - straight to turkey. Chapter 5: Validating Digital Transformation Strategies In Chapter 5 you’ll begin incorporating the typical waterfall project into the mix along with strategic agile steps to success. Chapter 6: Avoid These Common Transformation Traps From going way overboard to taking the ‘Launch Now, Fix Later’ path, Matt’s personalized perspectives on these common mistakes are a breath of transformative air.

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 2, 2019