Debating "Digital with Impact" - Brian Sommer on how to put his book to use on project sites
Channel: Jon Reed audio
Date: 2019-05-18

As PowerPlex 2019, the Plex Manufacturing Cloud user conference kicked off, Jon Reed and Brian Sommer claimed a quiet spot for an in-depth talk on why he finally wrote a book - Digital with Impact. After pressing Brian on why he entered the overhyped book topic area of digital transformation, Jon and Brian turn their attention to the exercises in the book. What has Brian learned by using these these exercises on project sites? How can you use Digital with Impact as a workbook to spur the cultural change needed to make digital stick? The guys also get into how to balance the challenge of a long term transformation with the quicker wins needed today to ensure buy-in. One key theme? Overcoming the quicksand of technical debt. Note: Den Howlett has also authored a book review of Digital with Impact on diginomica.com.