Learn Digital Transformation: Coding Over Cocktail - DZone Agile

Here at Coding Over Cocktails, we’ve talked to the experts and leaders on the subject of digitally transforming your business to bring you advice on how to kickstart digital transformation and insights from those that have done it before.

If you’d like to learn about tips, techniques, and tools for a successful digital transformation, below, we’ve compiled all of our episodes on the subject to date.

1. Digital Transformation in the New Normal With Amancio Bouza

API thought leader Amancio Bouza talks about how the pandemic is accelerating digital transformation, the struggles businesses are facing on remote working, and methods on how to overcome these challenges.

2. Defining Digital Transformation in 2021 With Isaac Sacolick

CIO and digital transformation thought leader Isaac Sacolick joins us in this episode and educates us on what makes for a successful digital transformation: from adopting new technologies and the right business models to addressing necessary changes needed in the organization.

3. Going Through a Digital Transformation Journey With Kamales Lardi

In this episode, Lardi & Partner CEO and one of Awards Magazine's "Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers" Kamales Lardi guides us through a typical organization's journey through digital transformation. She also shares with us her experiences in transforming organizations, and what it really takes to find success in your digital transformation initiatives.

4. Rethinking How Organizations Approach Digital Transformation With Michael Krigsman

In this round of Cocktails, industry analyst and CXOTalk host Michael Krigsman shares some stories from experts and leaders in the tech space as they take on their digital transformation initiatives. He also discusses how organizations rethink business strategies as they navigate their own transformation initiatives, and how customers and stakeholders play a crucial role during the journey.

5. Misconceptions on Digital Transformation With Charles Araujo

In this episode, the founder of the Institute of Digital Transformation Charles Araujo aims to address some misconceptions most companies have when it comes to digital transformation and argues why 2020 wasn't the transformational year we all thought it was. He also talks about the importance of "intellectual curiosity" and why we should stop adhering to the "tech company fallacy."

6. Building a Digital Transformation Office With Sabine Laute

In this episode, we are joined by The Adecco Group’s Senior Vice President and Regional Transformational Lead for DACH Countries and Northern Europe Sabine Laute, who shares her experiences in leading digital transformation initiatives in a global organization. She also gives advice on managing these initiatives and what it takes to truly embrace digital transformation.

7. The State of Digital Transformation in 2021 With Omar Akhtar

How have companies fared in their digital transformation initiatives this year? Research Director Omar Akhtar gives us a look at some of their findings at Altimeter and their predictions on how far we'd have to go to become "digitally mature." He also discusses convergence between sales and marketing in the modern business landscape, creating an agile content system, and why a transformation management office is something to consider.

8. Developing a Digital Transformation Game Plan With Gary O’Brien

How do you come up with a well-designed digital transformation strategy? Author of "Digital Transformation Game Plan," Gary O'Brien tells us how by identifying an organization's "degree of fluency" and the necessary change one must be prepared to face to find success. He also shares his experiences working firsthand with modern digital businesses and how they are able to continuously transform themselves by taking a step ahead.

9. Navigating the Edge of Digital Transformation With Linda Luu

How do you drive value to your organization's digital transformation? In this episode, we are joined by one of the co-authors of "Edge: Value Driven Digital Transformation," Linda K. Luu, who educates us on where organizations should invest to find success with their digital initiatives. She also gives an overview of the "lean value tree" and how it can help set priorities and put value in the organization's work.