Advisory Boards for Digital Transformation

Digital transformation isn’t just about technology — it’s about clarity, culture, and execution.

While many organisations invest in digital transformation, few succeed. In fact, global research from firms like McKinsey, Bain, and KPMG shows failure rates of 70–95%. Transformation efforts often fall short due to siloed leadership, poorly defined objectives, or lack of alignment across business units.

This is where advisory boards can make a measurable difference.  Advisory boards play a critical role in aligning executive teams — a key success factor in any transformation initiative. In many organisations, leaders bring different perspectives shaped by their functional roles, which in turn drives disconnected ways of working and technology use across departments. Advisory boards help unify the organisation by fostering shared vision and cohesion across People, Process, and Technology.

Effective transformation requires a Top-Down, Bottom-Up approach. Advisory boards support the top-down alignment of executive priorities, enabling strategic direction and coordinated leadership. At the same time, they help organisations engage from the bottom up — understanding how teams actually work, what they need from technology, and how data should be used to support performance.

This dual alignment not only drives clarity and consistency, but also ensures the workforce is equipped — through training, tools, and even recruitment — to successfully adopt and sustain change.

They provide a structured forum to unify decision-making across the executive team, align transformation efforts with business outcomes, and ensure investment decisions are based on sound risk, capability, and delivery frameworks.

For startups and scaleups, advisory boards offer strategic insight and innovation pathways. For mature businesses and those preparing for exit, they help navigate legacy infrastructure, operational complexity, and future-readiness.