This is the final installment in our series. This article will emphasize effective adoption of best practices, offer a logical sequence to implementation, and discuss building organizational and program maturity. This article will help you understand how to achieve “digital growth champion” status.

This is also the last in a series of five articles focused on helping executives in small- and mid-sized businesses utilize digital technologies effectively to assist in accelerating revenues and profits.  If you missed the first four articles, you can find them here:

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4

This is the fourth in a series of articles focused on helping executives in small- and mid-sized businesses utilize digital technologies effectively to assist in accelerating revenues and profits.  If you missed the first three articles, you can find the first here, the second here, and the third here.

Three previous articles included an introduction to four major ways digital technologies can help your business and described a spectrum of technologies and a possible implementation roadmap, and associated digital proficiency with enhanced business performance.  We also looked at how business process needs and priorities should help guide your digital paths and how to organize your people for success.

We are ready to discuss the third step on the “USA” digital roadmap: “Implement New Platforms and Technology.”

This is the third in a series of articles focused on helping executives in small- and mid-sized businesses utilize digital technologies effectively to assist in accelerating revenues and profits. If you missed the first two articles, you can find the first one here and the second one here.

The previous articles included an introduction to four major ways digital technologies can help your business, described a spectrum of technologies and a possible implementation roadmap, and associated digital proficiency with enhanced business performance. The second article also took a deep look at how business process needs and priorities should help guide your digital paths. In that article, I also introduced the “USA” model for digital transformation.

This is the second in a series of articles on helping executives in small- and mid-sized businesses utilize digital technologies effectively to assist in accelerating revenues and profits.  

The previous article included an introduction to four major ways digital technologies can help your business, described a spectrum of technologies and a possible implementation roadmap, and associated digital proficiency with enhanced business performance.  It also included a 10-question survey to help you set an internal benchmark for your digital programs.

In this article, I’ll provide practical guidance on where to start a journey for those businesses with a minimal digital growth path today.

There are many ways to think about growth, and many models to help stimulate your thinking.  One of the more traditional, best known, and still effective models, is this one: