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Digital maturity: the essential foundation for successful AI deployment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Organisations are investing heavily in AI applications, promising more efficient processes, better decision-making and new sources of revenue. But the reality is that many AI projects do not deliver the desired results. Why? Because AI is not a magic bullet. It is a powerful tool that only creates value if your organisation is ready for it. At TIMAF, we see every day that organisations wishing to deploy AI must first work on their d

Erik Hartman
2 days ago4 min read


Lessons from the Digital strategy roundtable
This morning we hosted a roundtable on Digital strategy, bringing together senior leaders from diverse industries - each with years of experience in digital transformation. The goal was simple: share real-world challenges, successes, and lessons learned. What emerged was a candid discussion about the human, strategic, and cultural factors that make or break digital initiatives. This isn’t just another theoretical take on digital strategy. It’s a practical breakdown of what ac

Erik Hartman
Oct 284 min read


Digital Transformation Workshop: How to Align Strategy and Execution
Digital transformation is no longer a buzzword, but a necessity for organisations that want to survive and grow in a rapidly changing world. Yet many initiatives fail – not because of a lack of technology, but because of a lack of strategy and execution power. During the Digital Leadership Forum 2025 in Vienna , I will be giving an interactive masterclass in which we will tackle these challenges. Entitled “Making digital transformation a winner: How to align strategy and exec

Erik Hartman
Oct 233 min read


Why your business needs a digital strategy - And how to build one that works
In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, a digital strategy isn’t just a 'nice to have' - it’s a 'must have'. A digital strategy leads the way to a successful digital transformation. Without one, organisations risk falling behind, missing out on innovation because of lethargy or making the wrong digital choices, and leaving themselves vulnerable to disruption. To explain how to create a successful digital strategy and how to execute on it, we made the infographic Digit

Erik Hartman
Oct 143 min read


Sun Tzu: The Art of Strategy
With the publication of Strategy in Digital Transformation , we will be regularly sharing the contents of the book here. Today, we follow...

Erik Hartman
Oct 23 min read


International book launch of 'Strategy in Digital Transformation'
After two years of thinking, reading, writing, and editing, the time has almost come: the long-awaited book Strategy in Digital...

Erik Hartman
Sep 182 min read


The challenge of any strategy: effective implementation
Many strategies fall by the wayside somewhere along the line: they are either not implemented at all or are poorly implemented. As a...

Erik Hartman
Sep 113 min read


Handy ‘how-to’ book for creating a digital strategy
This September, TIMAF publishes the Strategy in Digital Transformation book, a practical guide to help you create a successful digital...

Erik Hartman
Sep 22 min read


Community experiences: getting started with Digital transformation
Last Wednesday, communications and digital professionals gathered at ING's headquarters in Amsterdam to exchange experiences and ideas...

Linda Francis
Jul 33 min read


AI is far from meeting expectations
The rise of generative AI raises many questions about its effect on our economy and labor market. All sorts of stories circulate about...

Erik Hartman
Jun 243 min read


Vast majority of executives plan to increase budgets for AI
The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) is irresistible to executives and shareholders: huge savings can be made on employees with AI...

Erik Hartman
Jun 53 min read


Focus on the “What's in it for me?” in your digital strategy
Communicating is exchanging information with another person. The more you know about your interlocutor the greater the chance of...

Erik Hartman
May 224 min read


AI-driven productivity: look at the process again
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers tremendous opportunities for productivity improvement, but it requires more than just implementing...

Erik Hartman
May 82 min read


Artificial intelligence (AI) requires breaking silos
More and more organisations are investing in artificial intelligence (AI) to make decisions faster, smarter and in a more scalable way....

Erik Hartman
Apr 173 min read


From data maze to clarity: strategy as key to understanding performance
Many organisations struggle with gaining good insight into their performance - both within internal organisation and in interaction with...

Erik Hartman
Apr 102 min read


Four stages of maturity in AI use
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasing role in organisations, as they strive to leverage AI to create value and gain...

Erik Hartman
Apr 32 min read


AI as a team member? Lessons from an experiment
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often presented as the driving force behind the future of work. But what happens when we use AI not just...

Erik Hartman
Mar 274 min read


Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
Architecture provides the foundation for a building, as well as for a digital organisation. Every professional involved in digital...

Erik Hartman
Feb 273 min read


Why a digital strategy only works when everyone knows it
“Unknown is unloved.” The same is certainly true of an organisation's digital strategy. Although organisations invest billions in digital...

Erik Hartman
Jan 303 min read


Data-driven with the human measure: data-informed
Organisations that make decisions based on data perform significantly better than organisations that still rely on gut feeling....

Erik Hartman
Jan 232 min read

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