The 2021 State of Digital Transformation

In this year’s State of Digital Transformation report, our goal is to identify the key differences between the businesses who succeeded at digital transformation, and those who were still struggling. We surveyed 587 executives from the US, Europe and China, across a range of industries to highlight not only their current digital capabilities but the key investments and choices they made that got them to where they are. By separating the responses of high performers and average performers, we identified the key characteristics of companies that successfully met their transformation goals.

This report serves as a benchmark for what digital maturity looks like in 2021 and charts a path forward for businesses that are looking to thrive in the next wave of digital transformation initiatives.

Key findings include:

• Growth and innovation were the top transformation goals for top performers, while average performers cited modernization and efficiency as their top goals.
• The majority of companies used a holistic, or coordinated simultaneous transformation approach to transform the organization, rather than transforming departments in isolation, or sequentially.
• COVID-19 reduced budgets and resources for transformation, but it did not slow transformation programs. In fact for high performers, it accelerated transformation efforts.
• Companies with successful transformations were much more likely to prioritize data management, innovation, customer experience and employee experience initiatives, compared to average companies.
• Transformations led by the CEO are more successful than those led by other positions
• Digitally mature companies are looking to invest in leveraging data, optimizing customer and employee experiences, and building external partnerships and networks to prepare for the next phase of transformation.

Download the full report below to learn more.