Digital Transformation Foundations
56mBeginner2021-11-17
Authors

Bruce Sinclair
Business Consultant and Author
Course details
Digital transformation, or making things smart, is one of the biggest technology trends of our generation. In this course, instructor Bruce Sinclair tackles the big, basic questions. What is digital transformation? When, why, where, and how does the digital transformation occur, and who does the transforming? Bruce begins with some useful definitions, then gives you a broad overview of the tech required to execute a digital transformation. He shows you how to design a digital twin for any smart development project and explains the central role that the internet of things (IoT) plays. Bruce goes over the data analytics and machine learning functions that transform data into useful information, then covers extended reality and blockchain. He steps you through the process of designing a smart product or architecting smart operations. Bruce concludes with advice on answering the fundamental questions about digital transformation and smart products.
Skills covered
Tech FoundationsBusiness StrategyBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and ManagementSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
1. Smart Digital Transformation
- 02 - What is digital transformation
- 03 - Why digitally transform
- 04 - The smart macro trends
2. Smart Digital Transformation Technology
- 05 - Tech overview
- 06 - Digital twin
- 07 - Internet of Things
- 08 - Data analytics and machine learning
- 09 - Extended reality
- 10 - Blockchain
3. Design a Smart Product or Architect Smart Operations
- 11 - Identifying value
- 12 - Design
- 13 - Sell
- 14 - Build
Conclusion
- 15 - Main takeaways
- 16 - More from the author
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