Digitalisation strategy
Read, design, and deliver
Follow the core path in order. Foundations, applied, practice and strategy, then a short summary with games and practice.
- FoundationsLanguage, fundamentals, and habits for grounded delivery.
- AppliedOperating models, platforms, and governance.
- Practice & StrategyEcosystems, regulation, and delivery at scale.
- SummaryRecap, games, and quick labs to test strategy thinking.
What you will learn
Overview
Digitalisation is changing how work happens using digital capability. It is outcomes, service design, and delivery that survives real constraints.
Your progress
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Time estimate
Strategy without evidence is just a slide deck. Take the time to build real judgement.
Digitalisation delivery flow
From intent to measurable service outcomes
Use this flow to keep strategy, delivery, and learning connected.
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🌐Core path
Digitalisation Foundations
Start with what digitalisation actually means, how data, people, processes and systems fit together, and how to read basic diagrams and operating models.
Applied Digitalisation
Move into platforms, integration, data sharing, capabilities, and how organisations design digital journeys and services in practice.
Digital Strategy and Enterprise Scale
Look at digital roadmaps, operating models, governance, regulation and how to align data, architecture and people at sector or enterprise scale.
Summary and games
Recap, games, and labs to test strategy thinking.
Getting started
How to use this course
How to use this digitalisation course
Build strategic clarity first, then test every decision with evidence.
- 1
Follow the core path before skipping ahead
This keeps terms, process, and governance aligned.
- 2
Write one plain-language outcome per module
If it is not clear in one sentence, refine it before moving on.
- 3
Use labs to challenge assumptions
Update your operating model notes with what the evidence shows.
- 4
Finish summary practice before formal assessment
This improves decision quality under realistic constraints.
Hands-on
Quick practice
Quick check
Checkpoint
2 questions
For auditors and CPD
Reference and standards
These panels are for CPD defensibility, standards alignment, and audit evidence. Most learners can skip these entirely and return when they need formal documentation.
Show reference panels7 sections · timing, artefacts, assessment, terminology, standards, mapping, coverage
CPD timing
Time estimate (transparent)
I publish time estimates because CPD needs to be defensible. The goal is honesty, not marketing.
Guided learning
30h
Core levels, structured learning
Practice and consolidation
3h
Summary, drills, revisits
Notional range
20 to 45 hours
Quick: core concepts + one exercise per module. Standard: exercises + reflections for CPD evidence. Deep: extra drills and portfolio artefacts.
How I estimate time
I use a notional learning hours approach and I keep the assumptions visible. Where modules are content heavy, I add practice so the hours are earned, not claimed.
- Reading: 225 words per minute, multiplied by 1.3 for note taking and checking understanding.
- Labs and practice: about 15 minutes per guided activity, including at least one retry.
- Reflection for CPD: about 8 minutes per module for a short defensible note and evidence link.
- Assessments: about 1.4 minutes per question for reading, thinking, and review.
If you study faster or slower, your hours will differ. What matters is that the method is consistent and the activities are real.
Assessment and practice assessment
Digitalisation assessment blueprint (planned)
Digitalisation assessment will focus on operating model reasoning, governance decisions, and evidence of outcomes. Until then, checkpoints and capstones are the practice loop.
Design rules
- A good answer is one you can defend to a sceptical stakeholder, not one that sounds clever.
Mapping
How this course stays defensible
This links the same four things CPD reviewers care about: what you learn, how you practise, how you are assessed, and what evidence you can show.
Clear definitions and correct mapping to outcomes.
Trade-offs, operating models, and delivery discipline.
Governance, measurement, and defensible roadmaps.
Coverage matrix
Module-level coverage
This matrix makes the course defensible: each module is tied to an outcome focus, the anchor standards, and the evidence you can produce.
| Level | Module | Outcome focus | Domains | Alignment | Assessment | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations | Definitions dig-foundations-definitions Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Foundations | Context And Drivers dig-foundations-context-and-drivers Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Foundations | Components dig-foundations-components Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Foundations | Data And Standards dig-foundations-data-and-standards Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Foundations | Platforms And Journeys dig-foundations-platforms-and-journeys Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Platform adoption and service mindset | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Foundations | Risks Governance dig-foundations-risks-governance Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Governance and coherence without theatre | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Applied | Data Pipelines dig-intermediate-data-pipelines Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Applied | Analytics And Control dig-intermediate-analytics-and-control Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Applied | Apis And Integration dig-intermediate-apis-and-integration Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Applied | Models And Mapping dig-intermediate-models-and-mapping Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Applied | Ops And Observability dig-intermediate-ops-and-observability Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Practice & Strategy | Strategy Target State dig-advanced-strategy-target-state Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Practice & Strategy | Data Sharing And Standards dig-advanced-data-sharing-and-standards Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Outcome-led delivery and trade-offs | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Practice & Strategy | Platforms And Ecosystems dig-advanced-platforms-and-ecosystems Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Platform adoption and service mindset | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Practice & Strategy | Measurement Risk And Roadmaps dig-advanced-measurement-risk-and-roadmaps Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Roadmaps, risks, and evidence triggers | - | - | Practice assessment | Template + rubric |
| Summary | Big Picture dig-summary-big-picture Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Consolidate the big picture: what digitalisation is and how to avoid theatre. | outcomes | Other: Consolidation | Formative checkpoints | Template + rubric |
| Summary | Key Tools And Standards dig-summary-key-tools-and-standards Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Review the key tools and standards used to keep delivery coherent and defensible. | guardrails | Other: Standards and coherence | Formative checkpoints | Template + rubric |
| Summary | Scenarios And Games dig-summary-scenarios-and-games Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Practise judgement on operating models, measurement, and stakeholder trade-offs. | operating-model, outcomes | Other: Scenario judgement | Formative checkpoints | Template + rubric |
| Summary | Next Steps And Cpd dig-summary-next-steps-and-cpd Anchors: ITIL 4 (service value system), COBIT 2019 (governance of enterprise IT) | Turn learning into a defensible CPD plan: outcomes, evidence, and artefacts. | evidence | Other: CPD evidence | Formative checkpoints | Template + rubric |
📚References and further reading
These notes draw on a wide range of sources. A few starting points are listed here so that you can explore the official material in more depth.
- Official guidance from government digital services and sector regulators
- Research and playbooks on digital operating models, platform thinking, and service design
- Standards and textbooks on data governance, architecture, and programme delivery
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