Leo Talks Systems Thinking

Oct 30, 2026 · R&D Management

Why Your 78/100 DTRA Score Is a Lie: The Three-Gate Model That Predicts Failure

A manufacturing firm's digital transformation collapsed despite a 78/100 readiness score, exposing how weighted averages mask fatal foundational gaps. The article introduces the DTRA model's three sequential gates—Foundational, Impact, Sustaining—and argues that passing thresholds must be customized to transformation goals with distinct remediation strategies for each gate.