Field Guide
Mastering Digital Transformation – Seeing Challenges Before They Matter
Cause we know the trouble: Our guide to preventing risks from becoming major problems
Through our involvement in various digital transformation initiatives, we‘ve encountered numerous and often unique challenges. While many guides focus on what actions to take and how to execute them, few address potential pitfalls and how to prevent them from causing negative effects.
Valuable insights for key decision-makers
The guide covers the common challenges organizations face during digital transformation. It addresses human factors like resistance to change and the need for effective communication, as well as technical and operational challenges.
Why you should read our Field Guide
- Combining theoretical frameworks with practical insights
- Equiping leaders with the knowledge and tools necessary to lead organizations through digital change
- Focus on the human factor and occuring challenges for operational staff
- Key Takeaways after each chapter for quick insight capture
Read about these focus topics
The introduction discusses the necessity of organizational adaptability and the importance and benefits of digital transformation, highlighting its high failure rate. It emphasizes the critical role of the human factor, contrasts positive and negative momentum, and outlines the purpose of the field guide, which is based on both empirical and theoretical foundations.
This chapter aims to shine a light on the issues these employees face directly, such as technical reliability, compatibility with the work environment, UX, personal skills, motivation and negative emotions.
This chapter explores the factors that contribute to overlooking the vital aspect of tool development, despite its widespread recognition and discussion. Topics are a lack of user centricity, change management issues, communication, leadership and more.
Our authors
Martin Peters - Senior Manager
has a focus on digital transformation, strategy and growth. With extensive experience in the telecommunications and mobility sectors, he has spent years navigating the complexities of digitalization within both corporate environments and startup ecosystems. Beyond his consulting expertise, he has held various leadership roles in international companies and played a key role in founding two startups.
Steven Skott - Senior Consultant
is an expert in Change Management and Digital Transformation, supported by profound project experience. He is the Co-Founder and Knowledge-Lead of the valantic Change Chapter. As a sociologist, he has conducted both qualitative and quantitative research in the field of Digital Transformation and Change, providing him with objective insights into the dynamics of this domain. Additionally, he is a certified ProSci Change Practitioner, further underscoring his practical skills and expertise.
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