established framework

Business Before Technology™

Business strategy should determine how technology is used; technology should not determine business strategy.

Purpose

The executive problem this framework addresses

Business strategy should determine how technology is used; technology should not determine business strategy.

Executive audience: Executives, transformation leaders, enterprise architects, and platform owners

Status: Established principle

Core principles

  1. Clarify the outcome
  2. Identify the friction
  3. Align accountability
  4. Apply technology deliberately

Application

How leaders can use this lens

Use this principle to sequence transformation around measurable outcomes, ownership, process, data, and leadership before selecting or scaling technology.

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