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Digital Deification
Digital Deification
Aug 9, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Business Can't Define Digital Requirements — And How to Fix It

This article explains why business units fail to articulate correct digitalization requirements — due to experience limits, departmental silos, and logic gaps — and proposes a three-step iterative approach for SMEs: start with a minimal closed-loop scenario, demonstrate value to shift mindsets, then spiral upward through continuous improvement.

SME digitalizationbusiness-IT alignmentchange management
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Why Business Can't Define Digital Requirements — And How to Fix It
Digital Deification
Digital Deification
Jul 15, 2026 · R&D Management

Why Business-Led Digital Transformation Fails: Governance Gaps, Not Method Flaws

The article argues that 'business-led, IT-enabled' digital transformation fails due to misinterpretation: companies delegate strategy to individual departments instead of top-level governance, avoid top-driven change, expect business to specify technical details, and keep IT detached from business. Success requires top leadership, a bridging transformation office, and clear accountability: business owns value, IT owns delivery.

COBITISO 38500IT governance
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Why Business-Led Digital Transformation Fails: Governance Gaps, Not Method Flaws
Data Integration and Governance
Data Integration and Governance
Jan 26, 2026 · Industry Insights

Is Digitalization a Tech Problem or a Management Problem?

The article argues that digitalization is neither purely a technology issue nor a management issue, illustrating how technology can build platforms, automate workflows, and generate reports, while management must define business rules, data standards, and responsibilities to ensure successful transformation.

Process Automationbusiness-IT alignmentdata governance
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Is Digitalization a Tech Problem or a Management Problem?
Architects Research Society
Architects Research Society
Aug 12, 2023 · Fundamentals

The Unknown Art of Enterprise Architecture: Common Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them

This article reflects on the often‑overlooked discipline of enterprise architecture, highlighting common mistakes such as treating EA as a purely technical function, short‑term focus, executive arrogance, and over‑reliance on outdated frameworks like TOGAF, and proposes using data‑driven, metacognitive tools to guide more valuable, lightweight, and automated architectural practices.

EA PitfallsTOGAFarchitecture governance
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The Unknown Art of Enterprise Architecture: Common Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
DevOps
DevOps
Feb 28, 2023 · R&D Management

Aligning Business and IT Goals: Designing Cross‑Functional Teams and Governance Structures

The article examines why business‑IT alignment often fails in agile transformations, describes three common organizational models, highlights the resource and role challenges of cross‑functional teams, and proposes concrete governance, role‑allocation, and unified budgeting and performance‑evaluation practices to resolve the core contradictions.

Agile TransformationCross-functional TeamsProduct Management
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Aligning Business and IT Goals: Designing Cross‑Functional Teams and Governance Structures