Getting traction on your digital transformation
summary
Claims that organizations can show measurable progress in two weeks or fewer by adopting cloud and DevOps, starting with a minimal security posture at least as good as today, picking a few business goals (fraud reduction, cost removal, availability) and dashboarding them, and using cross‑functional autonomous teams with reset incentives. Cites USCIS moving from ~18 months per release to three times a day as proof of principle, advocates BI-driven development and incremental delivery to build skills, reduce risk, and produce results immediately.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to transformation
- 1:52Why transformations stall
- 8:52Addressing skill and culture gaps
- 12:49Aligning with business goals
- 17:06Starting the transformation
- 25:26Summary and call to action
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