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Digital Transformation Resource Center

The Digital Transformation Hub

Most digital transformations fail for the same boring reasons, and the ones that work look nothing like the consulting slides. These articles come from decades of watching real systems get built, break and get rebuilt.

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This hub is laid out in chapters, from why transformations fail to legacy systems, war stories and what the work looked like before it had a name. If you’ve led one and want to write about it, see my ghostwriting services or start smaller with the Book Discovery Intensive.

1. Why digital transformations fail

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2. Legacy systems and hard realities

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3. War stories from the trenches

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4. Transformation before it had a name

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5. Scope, inventory and recovery

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6. Writing the transformation book

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Thinking about a book of your own? Start with the Ghostwriting Hub. Related: Cybersecurity Hub, Disaster Recovery Hub, Leadership Hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do most digital transformations fail?
For boring, predictable reasons: people who weren’t brought along, processes nobody fixed, and legacy systems that were never going to die on schedule. The technology is rarely the problem.
Should people, process or technology come first?
People, then process, then technology. A system nobody uses changes nothing, however good it is.
Is a big-bang cutover ever the right choice?
Sometimes, when running two systems in parallel costs more than the risk. It needs a tested rollback plan and people ready to work the weekend it goes wrong.
Can my transformation experience become a book?
Yes, and it’s among the most useful books an executive can write, because the next leader facing the same project gets your scars without paying for them.

Is your transformation experience a book?

You lived through the projects everyone else only writes slides about. That experience saves the next leader years of scar tissue. Let’s talk about turning it into a book.

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Richard Lowe, professional ghostwriter

Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and author with 113+ books authored and 54+ ghostwritten. Before writing full time he spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe's. He writes nonfiction, fiction and memoir, and works with executives and experts on books that build authority.

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