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Digital Transformation - A Primer for Practitioners


Abstract:

Digital Transformation (DX) has revolutionized entire industries, propelled IT start-ups to stratospheric stock market valuations, and is sustaining legions of consultant...Show More

Abstract:

Digital Transformation (DX) has revolutionized entire industries, propelled IT start-ups to stratospheric stock market valuations, and is sustaining legions of consultants evangelizing its message. Yet, beyond the creative disruption, hype, and lip service, we see that many organizations ignore or misapply its principles, ideas, and methods. This gap between theory and practice raises an important responsibility for software engineers and particularly for requirements engineers and software architects. If as a professional you specify and design software-intensive systems that ignore how modern digital technology radically transforms customer experience, business processes, business models, and whole organizations, you are short-changing your employer or client. Based on our industry consulting, government service, and volunteering experience, we provide a taxonomy, a road map, and examples of DX opportunities that will allow you to spot and exploit them.
Published in: IEEE Software ( Volume: 37, Issue: 5, Sept.-Oct. 2020)
Page(s): 13 - 21
Date of Publication: 21 August 2020

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Author image of Georgios Doukidis
Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
Georgios Doukidis is a professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the founder and director of ELTRUN (the eBusiness Research Center of the AUEB). Contact him at gjd@aueb.gr.
Georgios Doukidis is a professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the founder and director of ELTRUN (the eBusiness Research Center of the AUEB). Contact him at gjd@aueb.gr.View more
Author image of Diomidis Spinellis
Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
Diomidis Spinellis is a professor of software engineering in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. He is a Senior Member of ACM and of the IEEE. Contact him at dds@aueb.gr.
Diomidis Spinellis is a professor of software engineering in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. He is a Senior Member of ACM and of the IEEE. Contact him at dds@aueb.gr.View more
Author image of Christof Ebert
Vector Consulting Services
Christof Ebert is the managing director of Vector Consulting Services. He serves on the editorial board of IEEE Software and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. Contact him at christof.ebert@vector.com.
Christof Ebert is the managing director of Vector Consulting Services. He serves on the editorial board of IEEE Software and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. Contact him at christof.ebert@vector.com.View more

Author image of Georgios Doukidis
Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
Georgios Doukidis is a professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the founder and director of ELTRUN (the eBusiness Research Center of the AUEB). Contact him at gjd@aueb.gr.
Georgios Doukidis is a professor of eBusiness in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the founder and director of ELTRUN (the eBusiness Research Center of the AUEB). Contact him at gjd@aueb.gr.View more
Author image of Diomidis Spinellis
Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece
Diomidis Spinellis is a professor of software engineering in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. He is a Senior Member of ACM and of the IEEE. Contact him at dds@aueb.gr.
Diomidis Spinellis is a professor of software engineering in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. He is a Senior Member of ACM and of the IEEE. Contact him at dds@aueb.gr.View more
Author image of Christof Ebert
Vector Consulting Services
Christof Ebert is the managing director of Vector Consulting Services. He serves on the editorial board of IEEE Software and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. Contact him at christof.ebert@vector.com.
Christof Ebert is the managing director of Vector Consulting Services. He serves on the editorial board of IEEE Software and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. Contact him at christof.ebert@vector.com.View more

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