Partial digital transformation creates more complexity than efficiency Half-measures don’t work. Businesses stuck between old-school legacy systems and modern digital solutions aren’t more efficient; they’re more tangled up in complexity. Legacy systems, those aging, rigid software platforms companies rely on, don’t play well with modern, cloud-based solutions . They were never designed for data flow, real-time updates, or AI-driven decision-making. So when businesses attempt to “go digital” by slapping a new interface onto outdated infrastructure, they don’t create efficiency; they create bottlenecks. Instead of reducing work, these disconnected systems demand more manual effort, and staff end up filling in the gaps by transferring data, cross-checking errors, and resolving inconsistencies. It’s not a small issue. McKinsey found that 70% of digital transformation initiatives fail to deliver intended results. That’s a staggering failure rate, and a big part of the problem is this middle ground, companies thinking they’ve modernized when, in reality, they’ve just created more layers of complexity. If the goal is efficiency and agility, half-measures won’t cut it. Businesses need to fully commit or risk falling into the trap of maintaining a system that’s more complicated, not more effective. Half-measures create the illusion of progress while increasing operational burdens […]