Knowing Where We are in Digital Transformation Journey

Understanding and accepting our current situation is crucial in all walks of life. It doesn’t matter how good or bad, we need to accept the reality at this initial stage. It is the same approach in Architecting Digital Transformation in the 12-step program which documented. The current state is our baseline and the starting point. Knowing where we are can help us set our vision for where we want to go.

The current state for a legacy enterprise can be extremely complex and difficult to compile. Everything is related to everything similar to the spaghetti analogy, you may even be surprised that some old systems or solutions are not documented adequately or even not documented at all. Therefore, we may need to conduct a gap analysis and take appropriate actions to address the gaps.

Despite all, we need to start from somewhere to identify our current environment and collect as much information as possible taking all measures. This can be one of the most painful exercises in the digital transformation life-cycle hence we shouldn’t be discouraged. It is a necessary step and pays the dividends in the long run. Then we continue with each step in this journey iteratively and repeatedly.