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Developing a Digital Strategy and Managing Organisational Change (Corporate)

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  1. Learning Objectives
  2. Introduction
  3. What is a Digital Strategy?
  4. Why Organisations Need Digital Strategies
  5. Steps to Implement a Digital Strategy
  6. How Microsoft 365 Can Support Your Digital Strategy and Drive Change
  7. Your Role in Supporting Change
  8. Understanding Organisational Change
  9. Common Challenges and How to Handle Them
  10. Measuring Success
  11. Additional Reading

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Developing a Digital Strategy and Managing Organisational Change (Corporate) Steps to Implement a Digital Strategy
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Steps to Implement a Digital Strategy

11th November 2025

A successful digital strategy is more than adopting new technologies, it’s about aligning digital initiatives with business goals to drive growth, efficiency and innovation. It is important that the organisations vision and objectives are clearly defined, current capabilities within the workforce are assessed and that engagement with stakeholders takes place to ensure buy-in and minimise resistance to change.

Implementing a Digital Strategy

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Key Steps to Implementing a Digital Strategy:

In summary, the key principles to implementing a successful digital strategy is to ensure a deep understanding of the organisation and its vision to establish the foundations for a meaningful transformation. Identifying your audience ensures solutions are both customer and employee-centric, while assessing the technology, helps you choose tools that integrate seamlessly. A well-developed strategy, supported by phased implementation and continuous measurement, keeps progress on track. Additionally, anticipating challenges and planning solutions ensures sustainability and long-term success. Establishing and understanding the key steps, creates a roadmap for success and real impact for the organisation.

  • Understand Your Business
    • Analyse your goals, operations and challenges to ensure digital initiatives support core objectives.
  • Define Your Digital Vision
    • Create a clear, inspiring vision that aligns teams and shows how digital tools will deliver value.
  • Identify Your Audience
    • Know your customers, employees and stakeholders. Use data and feedback to design solutions that meet their needs.
  • Assess the Technology
    • Review current systems, identify gaps and explore new technologies that fit your vision. Consider scalability, security, and integration.
  • Develop Your Digital Strategy
    • Combine insights into a roadmap with specific goals, initiatives and timelines. Balance innovation with practicality.
  • Implement and Measure
    • Roll out your strategy in phases, track progress against measurable targets and adjust for continuous improvement.
  • Plan for Challenges
    • Anticipate barriers like budget limits or resistance to change. Address them with training, governance and stakeholder engagement.