Every year, tens of thousands of firms try their hand at digital transformation. Many, if not most of them, are unsuccessful. This has left many executives and business leaders wondering if the significant risk and high cost involved in digital transformation is worth the opaque return on investment promised by consultants and strategists.

In Digital Transformation Payday: Navigate the Hype, Lower the Risks, Increase Return on Investments, accomplished digital strategist and Senior Strategy Partner at Deloitte, Tim Bottke, delivers a provocative and eye-opening new perspective on digital business transformation. Going beyond the hype and uncovering its real, verifiable financial payback, the author offers unique insights and guidance for managers, executives, board members, and investors tasked with guiding their organizations through the digital jungle.

You’ll find a proven framework for defining and executing your next digital transformation initiative from start to finish, configuring your plan for maximum return on investment. You’ll also get empirical data that helps you understand your company’s real-world odds of successfully navigating your chosen digital strategy.

An essential resource for business leaders interested in or about to begin a digital transformation journey of their own, Digital Transformation Payday belongs on the bookshelves of entrepreneurs, founders, established company leaders, and digital enthusiasts looking for practical, no-nonsense guidance.

PRAISE FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PAYDAY

“Digital Transformation Payday offers practical advice and valuable evidence as to how and where specific technologies can positively or negatively relate to value. This book is a must-read for any leader looking to understand how technology investments drive their overall enterprise value based on their industry and financial structure to help guide their digital strategies.”

― Vincent Roche, CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors, Analog Devices

“Bottke wrote nothing less than a straightforward and pragmatic user manual for one of the most vital topics of today’s business environment: digital transformation and its returns.”

― Bram Schot, AO Board Member, Shell plc; Former CEO, Audi; Professor of Practice for Leadership and Transformation, Bocconi University; Senior Advisor, Carlyle Group & Global Cleantec Capital

“Is your digital transformation bound to be ‘Money for Nothing’ or ‘One Moment in Time’? With Digital Transformation Payday, you can make sure there is still a chair for you when the music stops.”

― Philipp Leutiger, Chief Digital Officer, Holcim

“Essential reading for any CXO, to explain the value of digital transformation up-front and to reap the rewards once the initiatives come to fruition.”

― Alexander Pavelka, Head of Data and Analytics, Red Bull

“Bottke’s Digital Transformation Payday offers a unique perspective on the promise and perils of digital transformation.”

― Jonathan Goodman, Global Chair, Monitor Deloitte; Vice Chair and Member of the Board, Deloitte Canada

“Bottke spells out not only the accelerators of the transformation journey, but also the numerous decelerators in a thought-provoking framework which can drive your future success and enable many digital transformation paydays yet to come.”

― Joel Fastenberg, CHRO Asia Pacific, Leading Global Financial Services Firm

“I’ve spent quite a long time in digital transformation projects in the last few years. Very often I’ve had the impression that returns on such investments were given for granted more than thoughtfully evaluated. Bottke’s book is particularly insightful in providing answers to the tough questions an executive would ― and should! ― typically ask.”

― Walter Susini, Senior Vice President, Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company

“This is not your typical fluffy ‘let’s be digital’ book. Read it to create real value with digital, not to play around.”

― Jaime Rodriguez-Ramos, Operating Director, I-Squared Capital