Top 25 books on Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Playbook
What is Digital Transformation Playbook about?
Do you want to leverage new digital opportunities and excel in the digital era? David L. Rogers, a globally recognized digital expert, provides enlightening case studies and practical tools, presenting frameworks that leaders can immediately use. His book explores the strategic implications of digital transformation and its impact on industries, competition, and customer expectations.

Digital Transformation at Scale
What is Digital Transformation at Scale about?
In an era where web-based companies set high standards for speed, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness, many traditional organizations struggle to keep up. Digital Transformation at Scale offers a pragmatic approach to digital transformation, drawing from the authors' experience with the UK's Government Digital Service (GDS). This book is essential for leaders and teams navigating digital challenges.

Technology Fallacy
What is Technology Fallacy about?
In the challenging realm of digital transformation, technology is just one piece of the puzzle. The book Technology Fallacy emphasizes that improving the interaction of people with new technologies is more important than the implementation of the technologies themselves. The authors debunk common myths that hinder digital transformation and provide an actionable guide on cultivating digital maturity.

Leading Digital
What is Leading Digital about?
Are you a leader looking to utilize digital technology for business transformation? Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation will give you insights on the benefits of digital transformation and dealing with digital disruption. The authors pinpoint seven core components - Customer Experience, Operational Process, Business Model, Ecosystem, Data, Technology, and Leadership - that organizations need to master to become digitally proficient.

Digital to the Core
What is Digital to the Core about?
Standing still in the face of digital transformation is a recipe for failure. Digital to the Core emphasizes the complexity of digital change and the necessity for leaders to adapt to succeed. Industry, enterprise, and self are three levels that leaders must understand and employ. If you want to integrate digital change into your core practices and thrive in the evolving landscape, start by reading this book.

See Sooner Act Faster
What is See Sooner Act Faster about?
With their book See Sooner, Act Faster, George S. Day and Paul J. H. Schoemaker offer a strategic guide for leaders in today's turbulent digital landscape. The book emphasizes the role of vigilant leadership in anticipating threats, seizing opportunities, and making timely decisions. Through case studies of MasterCard, Shell, and others, Day and Schoemaker demonstrate how organizations can enhance their foresight, optimize attention distribution, detect weak signals amidst noise, and respond to challenges ahead of competitors.

The Future Is Faster Than You Think
What is The Future Is Faster Than You Think about?
The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler explores fast technological changes in our world. In this book, you'll learn how these technologies will transform industries, education, healthcare, and more, and how to navigate the upcoming change.

Designed For Digital
What is Designed For Digital about?
Designed For Digital by Jeanne W. Ross, Cynthia M. Beath, and Martin Mocker is a must-read for organizations that want to thrive in the digital age. The book emphasizes the importance of adapting for digital success and the need for flexible business strategies. Read to get practical advice for businesses seeking to lead rather than follow in today's digitalized world.

Digital Transformation Using Emerging Technologies
What is Digital Transformation Using Emerging Technologies about?
Digital Transformation Using Emerging Technologies is aimed at C-level executives responsible for such transformations. It provides a comprehensive guide to both the concept of digital transformation and key emerging technologies. You will learn about Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, and finally, Internet of Things and Blockchain.

Blue Ocean Strategy
What is Blue Ocean Strategy about?
“Blue Ocean Strategy” by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne introduces a groundbreaking approach to unlocking new business opportunities. The book is a guide to reshaping markets through innovation and strategic thinking for lasting success.

Digital Body Language
What is Digital Body Language about?
Have you ever wondered about body language on the Internet? Many people don't even know it exists, but Erica Dhawan has something to say about it. “Digital Body Language” describes various rules and laws that will improve your work and communication in the digital world.

Mastering Digital Business
What is Mastering Digital Business about?
Mastering Digital Business serves as a blueprint for transforming business strategies within companies. It will make you rethink business models and processes in light of new disruptive technologies, like social media, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and much more. It's a must-have for any business manager, offering strategic guidance for both business and IT executives.

Beyond Digital
What is Beyond Digital about?
Beyond Digital presents insights from twelve companies, such as Philips, Cleveland Clinic, and Microsoft, showcasing how they navigated the shift to digital. The authors, Paul Leinwand and Matt Mani, explore seven crucial leadership imperatives in the new digital era that drive transformation in the digital age.

Winning Digital Customer
What is Winning Digital Customer about?
If you struggle to win customer love, Winning Digital Customers by Howard Tiersky is a must-read for you. It provides practical strategies for aligning teams around customer-centric visions and driving transformative change. Integrating Design Thinking and Journey Mapping, Tiersky's approach offers a structured yet creative framework.

A Field Guide to Digital Transformation, A (The Pearson Digital Enterprise Series from Thomas Erl)
What is A Field Guide to Digital Transformation, A (The Pearson Digital Enterprise Series from Thomas Erl) about?
Written by top-selling IT author Thomas Erl and practitioner Roger Stoffers, A Field Guide to Digital Transformation simplifies complex concepts for IT professionals, students, and decision-makers. Suppose you want to explore automation and data science technologies, overcome challenges associated with digital initiatives, and embrace data-driven solutions. In that case, this book is perfect for you.

No Ordinary Disruption
What is No Ordinary Disruption about?
Our perceptions were shaped during a period of economic stability, the "Great Moderation," which no longer exists. No Ordinary Disruption highlights four forces reshaping the global economy: the rise of emerging markets, the impact of technology on market competition, an aging population, and increasing flows of trade, capital, and people. You should be ready to reset your assumptions, and this book is a good start.

Digital Hesitation
What is Digital Hesitation about?
To stay competitive and unlock efficient growth, embracing digital transformation is essential. Digital Hesitation offers practical guidance for technology-focused B2B companies to thrive in the evolving market. It outlines key tactics for building a profitable X-as-a-Service business model, covering digital customer experience, data-driven sales, customer success, and partnerships.

Digital to the Core
What is Digital to the Core about?
In Digital to the Core, Mark Raskino and Graham Waller use real-world examples to demonstrate the impact of digital revolution on all industries. This book serves as a roadmap for navigating the disruptive influence of digital technologies, equipping readers with strategies for effective change. If you want to harness the power of digital transformation and thrive in an increasingly digital world – this book is a must-read!

Driving Digital Strategy
What is Driving Digital Strategy about?
Suppose you want to embrace digital transformation but don't know where to start. In that case, Driving Digital Strategy by Sunil Gupta showcases some traditional companies doing exactly this. Through case studies like The New York Times and Best Buy, Gupta demonstrates how companies can thrive in the face of disruption.

The Industries of the Future
What is The Industries of the Future about?
The Industries of the Future by Alec Ross offers a glimpse into the forthcoming changes over the next decade. From his experiences across forty-one countries, Ross examines key sectors shaping our economic landscape, including robotics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, genomics, etc. With insights from industry leaders and global experts, Ross presents a compelling vision of the future of work, cyber warfare, global innovation, and preparing future generations.

The Tech Whisperer
What is The Tech Whisperer about?
Companies face pressure to adapt to new technologies and innovative business models in today's rapidly changing business landscape. The Tech Whisperer by Jaspreet Bindra offers practical insights for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in leveraging technology for future success. The book demystifies emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and IoT and provides a clear understanding of how technology can drive organizational change.

Digital Transformation
What is Digital Transformation about?
A visionary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Tom Siebel, describes the game-changing technologies driving digital transformation: elastic cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. His book Digital Transformation is a roadmap for seizing these technologies as strategic opportunities, showcasing how enterprises like Enel, 3M, and Royal Dutch Shell apply AI and IoT with stunning results.

The Cold Start Problem
What is The Cold Start Problem about?
The Cold Start Problem shows how successful tech products overcome initial challenges to launch and scale. The author, Andrew Chen, explores network effects through insights from tech giants like Apple and Google. Chen demystifies network effects and offers practical frameworks for creating and leveraging them. If you are an entrepreneur navigating the competitive landscape of technology startups, this book is for you.

Digital Trailblazer
What is Digital Trailblazer about?
Isaac Sacolick's book Digital Trailblazer offers practical advice for technology and business professionals. With over 50 lessons and real-life stories, Sacolick sheds light on the challenges leaders face in digital transformation. You will learn about essential management and leadership skills, fostering high-performance teams, and driving innovation. With Digital Trailblazer, your technology leadership journey will be much easier.

Why Digital Transformations Fail
What is Why Digital Transformations Fail about?
Why Digital Transformations Fail? is not only a question people ask themselves, but also an answer. The book Why Digital Transformations Fail? by Tony Saldanha says that the problems stem from a lack of clear goals and disciplined processes. Saldanha presents a five-stage process for transitioning from sporadic digital automation to making digital technology the core of a company. Through case studies and personal experience, the author demonstrates how successful digital transformations can turn potential threats into opportunities for growth.


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