

Progressive PMOs Are Harnessing The Power Of Citizen Developers
A few of my colleagues raise eyebrows when I mention that I used to be a programmer back in the days. I am not talking about assembly language, but I could write a few things in Java and C++. Recently I picked up some new skills creating Power Apps, connecting data with Microsoft Dataverse, building Power BI Dashboards, automating processes with Power Automate, and building chatbots with...


How to Pivot and Increase Revenue Through Digital Transformation
I was privileged to be invited by Neil C. Hughes to his “Tech Talks Daily” podcast.
We had a lot of fun discussing Adaptive Portfolio Management, #SenseiIQ from Sensei Project Solutions, and finished off with one of my favorite Afrobeat songs.
Click on the link to listen. Also available on all major streaming services (Spotify, Apple,...


Paul Oppong – How Project Management can adapt in the transformation age
I recently had the privilege to be interviewed by Tim Butara on The Agile Digital Transformation Podcast on the changes to work in the age of digital transformation, in particular the work of project managers who need to adapt to the digital and hybrid-first reality.
Click below to listen to our conversation. Also available on all major streaming services (Spotify,...


Paul Oppong Talks Digital Transformation, Leadership
My interview with Billion Success Media, talking about digital transformation, leadership, and what went into writing my first book.
Tell us a little bit about your background and how you ended up writing a book?
I started my career as a support analyst in a financial services organization, primarily giving technical support and advice to our clients via phone and email...


What Should Inform the Digital Transformation Strategy
Digital transformation is high on the agenda of many organizations. But unfortunately, a very high number of these transformations are believed to fail.
The figure commonly cited is 70%. Part of the reason for these failures is that organizations start to transform digitally without considering of what they are doing and why. It can lead to inappropriate spend and uncoordinated...


How to Improve the Customer Experience through Digital Transformation
Digital transformation brings many possibilities, but arguably one of the most important is transforming the customer experience.
Yet, digital transformation does not always deliver this. One research study showed that only 19% of customers felt they had a significant improvement in their experiences with companies following $4.7 trillion of digital transformation investment. Many...


Three Effective Ways to Implement Digital Governance
A key component of any digital IT transformation project is ensuring good management.
The reality is that as many as 70% of change programs of this scale fail. Ensuring a good IT governance structure and budgeting process in place helps mitigate some of the risks associated with this type of change. Notably, that does not necessarily mean merely digitizing the existing processes that are...


Why You Need To Understand And Utilize A Multi-modal IT Model
As the pace of change is getting faster in organizations, and as many transform to digital, some struggles to keep up. Some organizations have worked to adapt to this and have developed different forms of operation to address the firm’s diverse needs. While they need to move quickly for digital, many organizations are not entirely digital yet. There are still other business operations...


CIO-CDO? Yeah, Nah.
In recent years, many organizations have been hiring CDOs. This has led to some confusion between different roles within the organization, and particularly between CDOs and CIOs. Some people are using CIO and CDO interchangeably. However, the roles that these individuals perform in organizations differ. While there are some commonalities in aspects of what they do, there are also some...


Netflix vs Amazon — Innovation is An Ongoing Process
Below is an excerpt from my book “The Future-Proof Business Transformation Playbook — 5 Pivotal Pillars for 21st Century Leaders”
Consider Netflix, the undoubted number one player in the online media streaming game. With more than 130 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix can easily consider itself a powerful disruptor — a poster boy with humble beginnings moving on to...