Chris Micklethwaite
Founder, Principal
A specialist in digital strategy, technology delivery and organizational change, with a career leading digital teams and technology programmes, working for and with commercial, customer-centric and innovative businesses from FTSE50 to startups. He has a track record of technology strategy, delivery and organization change, and an intimate and practical experience of the digital product development and delivery lifecycle. Chris has helped countless organisations to adopt digital and drive value for customers and business.
Recent posts by Chris
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 6 – Three factors for transformation success
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of a video, the final part from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. The video is here. Introduction Hello I’m Chris Mick...
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 5 – How do you build capability in people?
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of a video, part 5 of 6, from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. Video here: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/vid...
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 4 – Shaping a digital strategy
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of a video, part 4 of 6, from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. Video here: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/vid...
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 3 – What can traditional businesses learn from digital natives?
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of a video, part 3 of 6, from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. Video here: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/vid...
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 2 – Technology-Led Disruption
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of part 2 of 6, from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. Video: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/technology-...
The Digital Transformation Series – Part 1 – What is Digital Transformation?
Chris Micklethwaite
A transcript of part 1 of 6, from the Digital Transformation series, produced in partnership with the Business Transformation Network. Video: https://www.thebtn.tv/exclusive-content/video/what-digital...
The truths that shape digital transformation
Chris Micklethwaite
Digital businesses (‘digital natives’) were born in technology, and they grow and thrive according some simple principles. Understanding these can help to shape successful digital transfor...
Invest in teams, not projects
Chris Micklethwaite
At IBM in the 90’s I was involved in number of client projects. It was before the days of collaborative, iterative and value-led software development approaches – back then formal project and ...
Technology is not enough.
Chris Micklethwaite
In a digital world, customers interact with business through technology, but putting in place new tech is not enough to be a digital business. At the basic level technology can automate business proce...
A poor workman…
Chris Micklethwaite
When I was a boy (in a Yorkshire accent: “When aah wurra lad”), I helped out in my dad’s factory to earn pocket money. One of the jobs I really enjoyed was dismantling, cleaning and rebuilding m...