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Digital Transformation Readiness Scale

Digital Transformation Readiness refers to an organization's preparedness to successfully adopt digital technologies, redesign business processes, and develop new digital capabilities to compete in increasingly digital markets. Westerman, Bonnet, and McAfee (2014) identify nine elements of digital transformation spanning technology (systems, data, infrastructure), people (skills, culture), and governance (leadership, decision authority). Organizations with high digital readiness leverage digital technologies to create competitive advantage; those with low readiness experience failed technology implementations, continued legacy system dependence, and competitive disadvantage. This scale measures organizational readiness across four dimensions: technology capability, people and skills, organizational culture, and governance and leadership—revealing where transformation barriers exist.

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Digital Transformation Readiness and Maturity Assessment Scale
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / strategic-management
  • Westerman, G., Bonnet, D., & McAfee, A. (2014). The nine elements of digital transformation. MIT Sloan Management Review, 55(3), 1–6. · URL
  • Fitzgerald, M., Kruschwitz, N., Bonnet, D., & Welch, M. (2014). Embracing digital technology: A new strategic imperative. MIT Sloan Management Review Research Report. · URL
  • Nadkarni, S., & Prügl, R. (2021). Digital transformation: A review, synthesis and opportunities for future research. Management Review Quarterly, 71(2), 233–341. · DOI 10.1007/s11301-020-00185-7
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