Digital transformation consulting practitioners are working with organizations to troubleshoot initiatives that struggle to meet expectations and face the rigors of a turbulent economy. A decade into efforts that promised to set businesses and government agencies on a digital course, some customers have grown frustrated with lengthy delivery timelines, questionable results, stubborn legacy systems and cultural obstacles. While widespread cloud adoption and digital acceleration had been the rule at enterprises in recent years, market reports point to management impatience, underwhelming outcomes and signs of retrenchment. Gartner’s "2023 CIO Agenda" survey reported 59% of executives believe digital initiatives take too long to complete. The "2022 Gartner View From the Board of Directors Survey" found 89% of board directors believe digital business is embedded in their growth strategies, but only 35% of that group said they have achieved, or are on track to meet, their digital transformation goals. Most organizations shifted fewer of their processes to digital during 2022, according to the Info-Tech Research Group’s "CIO Priorities 2023" report. Only 4% of the IT professionals polled said they digitalized more than 60% of their manual processes last year, compared with 22% in 2021. "We see organizations taking their foot off the […]