$ Trillions (with a T)
That’s the global spend on Digital, Agile, and AI transformations — more than half of those investments will fail to achieve their goal.
Value Stream Transformation
The missing link for enterprise success.
“Every organization on the planet is ‘transforming’ in one form or another — pouring trillions into the promise of automation, agility, and even artificial intelligence. While some are more effective than others, most are failing, and the results tell a hard truth: The ROI just hasn’t been worth celebrating (yet).”
Digital Transformation
Global Spend: ≈ $3.5 Trillion/yr.
Result: Only ~30 % claim “success”
Timeframe: 2020-2025 to 2027 forecast
Takeaway: Trillions spent. Two-thirds still need breakthrough.
Agile Transformation
Global Spend: ≈ $80-120 Billion/yr.
Result: Half see lasting impact; remainder stall/revert
Timeframe: 2018-2025 Transformations
Takeaway: “agility” can’t be “installed.” Success depends on more than frameworks.
AI Transformation
Global Spend: ≈ $1.5 Trillion/yr. (forecast)
Result: ~40–50 % see ROI; the rest still experimenting
Timeframe: 2024-2026
Takeaway: Potential is massive. Proof is pending. However, AI transformation efforts will likely have similar success ratios as Digital.
It’s time to start experiencing transformation and not just investing in it.