In Intelligent Change: The Science Behind Digital Transformations, a team of veteran digital transformation and project management experts delivers a powerful new discussion of how to manage technological change within your organization. The authors scientifically develop the seven key levers of success, explore why some work―establishing management ownership, building trusted relationships, impactful training, and effective two-way communication―and why other levers do not work as expected. For each, they discuss the latest science and practical cases to inspire how you can implement these within your own firm during transformation initiatives.

The book relies on a systematic literature review of over 1,800 publications on managing change and technology and 160 interviews with top-level managers of digital transformation. The authors also collected data on over 150 individual digital transformations to successfully test their seven hypotheses and come to their conclusions.

Intelligent Change walks you through the steps you need to take to ensure your next technology change has the impact you’ve been hoping for. You’ll learn about what sets frontline management “ownership” apart from mere support or promotion. You’ll also discover how to generate psychological safety and trust for your frontline staff and managers engaged in the day-to-day work of implementing a digital transformation, as well as how to ensure that communication about the project is a dialogue instead of a top-down transfer of edicts and expectations.

Perfect for the “research-curious practitioner,” Intelligent Change is a must-read for managers, executives, and other business leaders interested in facilitating digital transformation projects that deliver significant business value. It’s also a powerful guide for entrepreneurs, founders, and project managers who want to effectively lead their organizations through digital transformation initiatives.

Lead your organization through its next digital transformation project

Intelligent Change: The Science Behind Digital Transformations is a comprehensive and data-driven analysis of what makes digital transformation succeed or fail and the steps you need to take to effectively manage technological change within your organization. A team of expert project managers and digital transformation consultants walks you through seven key levers of successful technology change and how to implement them at your firm.

The authors rely on a systematic analysis of over 1,800 publications, 160 interviews with top-level managers, and fieldwork involving 150 separate digital transformation efforts to generate data-driven and actionable conclusions consistent with the latest research and best practices. You’ll learn why many supposedly critical tentpoles of digital transformation planning fail to actually deliver results and what you really need to focus on to realize business value.

Perfect for entrepreneurs, founders, managers, executives, and other business leaders, Intelligent Change is also an essential book for project managers and IT professionals interested in shepherding their organization through its next technology change initiative.