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Stop Playing Digital Whack-a-Mole and Measure Your Way to Maturity

Mon., 23. June 2025 | 3 min read

The house is wired, but the lights won’t turn on. That’s the digital dilemma for too many organizations. While many enterprises have launched digital initiatives, at least 70% of them have failed to achieve their transformation goals. The problem? Incoherent evaluation of digital maturity leaves CIOs flying blind through cloud platforms, AI hype cycles, and legacy friction.

The Need for Action

Even well-funded transformations often focus on tech upgrades while ignoring the organization’s readiness across culture, people, and processes. That’s like installing a smart thermostat in a house with no insulation. The result: costly silos, missed KPIs, and a business that may be ‘online’ but digitally immature.

Without a rigorous maturity model, especially one that disaggregates organizational and process-level readiness, leaders can’t track whether digital investments align with strategy, deliver ROI, or truly enable agility. In today’s volatile markets, CIOs don’t have the luxury of …

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