Designed for leaders focused on implementing new ideas, staying ahead of the competition and aligning their people, data and technology to drive digital transformation. First, we discuss the pace of change, and its impact, implications and opportunities. Traditional businesses need to rethink their underlying assumptions to create new game plans and capture new opportunities in the digital world. This course not only discusses key digital transformation strategies, trends and impacts, but also spends time on how to integrate these into your existing business and execute on those new game plans.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Instructor: Marian Cook
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Skills you'll gain
- Business Transformation
- Governance
- Innovation
- Strategic Leadership
- Emerging Technologies
- Customer experience strategy (CX)
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Business Leadership
- Operational Efficiency
- Change Management
- Organizational Strategy
- Risk Management
- Business Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Technology Strategies
- Operational Excellence
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There are 9 modules in this course
Designed for leaders focused on implementing new ideas, staying ahead of the competition and aligning their people, data and technology to drive digital transformation. First, we discuss the pace of change, and its impact, implications and opportunities. Traditional businesses need to rethink their underlying assumptions to create new game plans and capture new opportunities in the digital world. This course not only discusses key digital transformation strategies, trends and impacts, but also spends time on how to integrate these into your existing business, and execute on those new game plans. This module’s lessons focus on understanding the concept and forces behind digital transformation. Students will learn to define digital transformation and provide examples, explore the forces driving it and their impacts, and delve into how digital transformation drives convergence, disruption, and strategy. They will also gain insights into technology and knowledge convergence, the phases of disruption, and a strategic framework for digital transformation.
What's included
14 videos5 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt
14 videos• Total 99 minutes
- Course Overview• 6 minutes
- Instructor Introduction• 3 minutes
- Module 1 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Digital Transformation Overview• 6 minutes
- Digital Transformation Examples and Market - Part 1• 8 minutes
- Digital Transformation Examples and Market - Part 2• 11 minutes
- Digital Transformation Strategy Framework• 5 minutes
- Fourth Industrial Revolution and General Purpose Technologies• 10 minutes
- Exponential Change and It’s Impact• 11 minutes
- Convergence of Technology and Knowledge Domains• 8 minutes
- Phases of Disruption - Part 1• 7 minutes
- Phases of Disruption - Part 2• 7 minutes
- Module 1 Review - Part 1• 7 minutes
- Module 1 Review - Part 2• 8 minutes
5 readings• Total 90 minutes
- Syllabus• 10 minutes
- Digital Transformation Overview• 20 minutes
- Digital Transformation Forces at Work• 36 minutes
- Digital Drives Convergence, Disruption and Strategy• 14 minutes
- Module 1 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Digital Transformation Overview Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Transformation Forces at Work Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Drives Convergence, Disruption and Strategy Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 1 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
1 discussion prompt• Total 10 minutes
- Meet and Greet Discussion• 10 minutes
This module's lessons focus on the concepts of disruption and the mindset required for digital transformation. Students will learn to identify disruption and its factors, develop a digital transformation mindset and thinking toolbox, and understand the business capabilities that are both enabled by and driving digital transformation.
What's included
12 videos4 readings4 assignments
12 videos• Total 81 minutes
- Module 2 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Disruption and Disruptors• 9 minutes
- Disruption and Disruptors - VUCA - Part 1• 4 minutes
- Disruption and Disruptors - VUCA - Part 2• 9 minutes
- Strategic and Systems Thinking - Part 1• 11 minutes
- Strategic and Systems Thinking - Part 2• 6 minutes
- Thinking in Turbulent Times• 9 minutes
- Ubiquitous Data and It’s Impact• 7 minutes
- Data, Connectivity and Processing Power - Part 1• 5 minutes
- Data, Connectivity and Processing Power - Part 2• 8 minutes
- Module 2 Review - Part 1• 5 minutes
- Module 2 Review - Part 2• 8 minutes
4 readings• Total 87 minutes
- Disruption and Disruptors• 7 minutes
- Digital Transformation Mindset• 10 minutes
- Business Capabilities Enabled by Digital Transformation• 60 minutes
- Module 2 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Disruption and Disruptors Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Transformation Mindset Quiz• 15 minutes
- Business Capabilities Enabled by Digital Transformation Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 2 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module's lessons cover the impact and strategic implementation of digital transformation in achieving operational excellence. Students will learn about the effects of digital transformation on the service industry, explore a strategic framework for leveraging digital transformation to enhance operational performance, and examine real-world examples illustrating this process.
What's included
9 videos5 readings4 assignments
9 videos• Total 66 minutes
- Module 3 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Disruption of Expertise - Part 1• 10 minutes
- Disruption of Expertise - Part 2• 6 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence - Part 1• 6 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence - Part 2• 10 minutes
- Example 1 of Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence• 11 minutes
- Example 2 of Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence - Part 1• 5 minutes
- Example 2 of Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence - Part 2• 8 minutes
- Module 3 Review• 9 minutes
5 readings• Total 54 minutes
- Digital Transformation Success Stories• 12 minutes
- Digital Transformation Strategy Framework and Operational Excellence• 14 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence Examples• 8 minutes
- Module 3 Summary• 10 minutes
- Insights from an Industry Leader: Learn More About Our Program• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Digital Transformation Success Stories Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Transformation Strategy Framework and Operational Excellence Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence Examples Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 3 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module's lessons focus on the critical role of data in digital transformation. Students will explore how data contributes to value creation, understand data's value as a strategic asset, and learn to think strategically about data, emphasizing the importance of data quantity, quality, architecture, governance, and team.
What's included
8 videos4 readings4 assignments
8 videos• Total 60 minutes
- Module 4 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation - Part 1• 8 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation - Part 2• 7 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation - Part 3• 8 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation - Part 2• 10 minutes
- Data Monetization Examples From Around the Globe• 6 minutes
- Thinking Strategically About Your Data• 10 minutes
- Module 4 Review• 10 minutes
4 readings• Total 56 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation Part 1• 14 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation Part 2• 5 minutes
- Thinking Strategically About Data• 27 minutes
- Module 4 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation Part 1 Quiz• 15 minutes
- Data’s Role in Digital Transformation Part 2 Quiz• 15 minutes
- Thinking Strategically About Data Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 4 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module's lessons delve into the dynamics of customer ecosystems in the digital age. Students will explore how customers function as both digital and physical ecosystems, understand how digital transformation can help organizations attract new customers, and define the organizational challenges associated with managing and innovating within customer ecosystems.
What's included
10 videos4 readings4 assignments
10 videos• Total 60 minutes
- Module 5 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Customers and Customer Ecosystems - Part 1• 6 minutes
- Customers and Customer Ecosystems - Part 2• 6 minutes
- Changing Your Customer Base Success Story - Marvel• 4 minutes
- Changing Your Customer Base Success Story - WMS• 8 minutes
- Customer Ecosystem Organizational Challenges - Part 1• 6 minutes
- Customer Ecosystem Organizational Challenges - Part 2• 7 minutes
- Customer Driven Innovation• 8 minutes
- Module 5 Review - Part 1• 8 minutes
- Module 5 Review - Part 2• 5 minutes
4 readings• Total 59 minutes
- Understanding Customer Ecosystems• 13 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Customer Success Stories• 25 minutes
- Customer Ecosystem’s Organizational Challenges• 11 minutes
- Module 5 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Understanding Customer Ecosystems Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Transformation and Customer Success Stories Quiz• 15 minutes
- Customer Ecosystem’s Organizational Challenges Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 5 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module's lessons focus on the drivers and processes of innovation in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world. Students will understand how VUCA and digital capabilities drive innovation, define their organization’s approach and processes for both large and small-scale innovation, and explore how external stakeholders can influence, participate and drive internal innovation.
What's included
10 videos4 readings4 assignments
10 videos• Total 76 minutes
- Module 6 Introduction• 2 minutes
- Creating New Value - Innovation in a VUCA World• 10 minutes
- Creating New Value - Internal Innovation Processes• 7 minutes
- Introduction to Borderless Culture Innovation Initiative - Part 1• 8 minutes
- Introduction to Borderless Culture Innovation Initiative - Part 2• 9 minutes
- Borderless Culture Details - Part 1• 5 minutes
- Borderless Culture Details - Part 2• 11 minutes
- Borderless Culture Details - Part 3• 5 minutes
- Borderless Culture Details - Part 4• 8 minutes
- Module 6 Review• 10 minutes
4 readings• Total 99 minutes
- Drivers of Innovation: Creating New Value in a VUCA World• 21 minutes
- Defining Large and Small Scale Innovation, and Internal Innovation Processes• 8 minutes
- Bringing the Outside in to Drive Innovation• 60 minutes
- Module 6 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Drivers of Innovation: Creating New Value in a VUCA World Quiz• 15 minutes
- Defining Large and Small Scale Innovation, and Internal Innovation ProcessesQuiz• 15 minutes
- Bringing the Outside in to Drive Innovation Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 6 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This week's lessons cover the emergence and impact of digital platforms. Students will define digital platforms, understand how digital technologies drive these platforms globally, and explore the power dynamics and the positive and negative impacts of dominant platforms on society and business.
What's included
8 videos4 readings4 assignments
8 videos• Total 53 minutes
- Module 7 Introduction• 1 minute
- Introduction to Digital Platforms - Part 1• 8 minutes
- Introduction to Digital Platforms - Part 2• 8 minutes
- Digital Technologies and Platforms• 3 minutes
- Digital Platforms from Around the Globe• 8 minutes
- Platform Power Dynamics - Part 1• 9 minutes
- Platform Power Dynamics - Part 2• 9 minutes
- Module 7 Review• 7 minutes
4 readings• Total 80 minutes
- Digital Platforms Emerge• 15 minutes
- Digital Technologies Drive Digital Platforms• 36 minutes
- Dominant Platforms and Power Dynamics• 19 minutes
- Module 7 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Digital Platforms Emerge Quiz• 15 minutes
- Digital Technologies Drive Digital Platforms Quiz• 15 minutes
- Dominant Platforms and Power Dynamics Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 7 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module's lessons focus on executing digital transformation effectively. Students will identify key success factors for digital transformation, define the governance, tools, and examples of successful strategy execution, and understand the critical role of risk and change management in ensuring the success of digital transformation initiatives.
What's included
12 videos4 readings4 assignments
12 videos• Total 84 minutes
- Module 8 Introduction• 1 minute
- Digital Transformation Success Factors• 7 minutes
- Achieving Operational Excellence - Part 1• 9 minutes
- Achieving Operational Excellence - Part 2• 5 minutes
- Business Process Change Through ERP - Part 1• 7 minutes
- Business Process Change Through ERP - Part 2• 6 minutes
- Digital Transformation Governance - Part 1• 5 minutes
- Digital Transformation Governance - Part 2• 8 minutes
- Governance - Decision Making Rights - Part 1• 9 minutes
- Governance - Decision Making Rights - Part 2• 9 minutes
- Module 8 Review Part 1• 9 minutes
- Module 8 Review Part 2• 10 minutes
4 readings• Total 43 minutes
- Introduction to Digital Transformation Execution• 17 minutes
- Examples of Successful Digital Transformation Strategy Execution• 11 minutes
- Risk and Change Management in Digital Transformation• 5 minutes
- Module 8 Summary• 10 minutes
4 assignments• Total 165 minutes
- Introduction to Digital Transformation Execution Quiz• 15 minutes
- Examples of Successful Digital Transformation Strategy Execution Quiz• 15 minutes
- Risk and Change Management in Digital Transformation Quiz• 15 minutes
- Module 8 Summative Assessment• 120 minutes
This module contains the summative course assessment that has been designed to evaluate your understanding of the course material and assess your ability to apply the knowledge you have acquired throughout the course.
What's included
1 assignment
1 assignment• Total 180 minutes
- Summative Course Assessment• 180 minutes
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by Illinois Tech. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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Reviewed on Dec 19, 2024
Great overview of skills and frameworks we need to bring in order to make a digital transformation happen
Reviewed on Apr 22, 2025
Great content and presentation, very informative! loved it!