Ten Ways To Accelerate Digital Transformation
CIO, Monday, April 6th, 2026
From establishing an 'innovation engine' to building a cross-functional governance entity, IT leaders offer several strategies to help their peers expedite transformative IT initiatives in the AI era.
Change is constant. No news there. But the ever-quickening pace of change? That continues to worry folks, including executives.
Some 82% of C-suite leaders expect a higher level of change this year than last, according to the Pulse of Change report from professional services firm Accenture. But only 55% of those execs feel prepared for the technological disruption coming in 2026.
To succeed today, organizations can't just transform. They must do so fast, and they must do so continuously, says Ram Palaniappan, CTO of TEKsystems Global Services.
Those that do both pull ahead: TEKsystems' research shows that 82% of leading organizations consider digital transformation as a core pillar of business strategy, versus 34% of laggards.