After several years of interviews with digital transformation leaders, Altimer released a report that defined six stages of digital transformation. Together, the six stages provide a guide for purposeful, results-driven transformation initiatives.
The 6 Stages of Digital Transformation
- Business as usual, status quo — The current state of your organization
- Present and active — A time of experimentation throughout the organization when you encourage creativity and improved digital literacy skills
- Formalized — When experimentation becomes more intentional, initiatives become clearer, and you start looking for leadership buy-in
- Strategic — The point when groups start collaborating and sharing their research in order to create strategic plans for the transformation
- Converged — The formulation of a dedicated digital transformation team that will guide the strategy, establish goals, and put systems in place to support the transformation
- Innovative and adaptive — When digital transformation becomes a part of the business and leadership establishes a system for monitoring technology and market trends so that the company can continue to evolve.
