Digital transformation training is a leadership program that treats transformation as a business and people challenge, not an IT project. Leaders link digital, data and AI initiatives to value, screen use cases, redesign processes and plan adoption around one live initiative. Bodhih runs it as a 2-day workshop with two 2-hour virtual follow-ups and a 90-day plan.
- Recommended: 2 days in person, plus 2 × 2-hour virtual follow-up sessions
- Level: Advanced · In person · Live virtual · Blended
- Designed with the ADDIE model and customised to your context
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions
Also known as: digital transformation training for leaders, digital leadership program, digital transformation workshop, leading digital change training
Where and how: digital transformation training as an in-person workshop in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Jaipur; as a live online course; or delivered overseas in Dubai, Singapore and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Last reviewed by Siddharthan VGJ, Founder · Bodhih Training, Bengaluru
Technology is ready; leadership often decides the outcome
Most organisations have more digital tools, data and AI options than ever. The harder part is deciding where to focus, redesigning work around them and bringing people along.
Digital transformation training equips leaders to make those calls with confidence. It treats transformation as a business and people challenge, not only a technology project.
Employers surveyed by the WEF expect 39% of core worker skills to shift by 2030, raising the stakes for reskilling.
What participants will be able to do
Link digital to strategy
Tie digital, data and AI initiatives to clear business outcomes and customer value.
Spot high-value opportunities
Use value and feasibility screening to prioritise use cases across customer, operations and support functions.
Redesign processes
Map current journeys and processes, and redesign them around automation, data and AI rather than bolting tools on.
Understand data and AI foundations
Ask the right questions about data quality, platforms, security and responsible AI without needing technical depth.
Lead the people side
Plan communication, capability building and adoption so teams embrace new ways of working.
Build a practical roadmap
Leave with a 90-day action plan and a phased roadmap with measures of success for one live initiative.
Who should attend
- Senior and mid-level leaders responsible for business performance
- Function heads in operations, finance, HR, sales and supply chain
- GCC leaders expanding their centre's mandate from delivery to innovation
- Transformation office, PMO and strategy teams
- Plant and business unit heads in manufacturing and BFSI
Program outline
Recommended design, customised to your context after a short needs analysis.
01The transformation landscapeModule 1 · 90 min+
- What digital transformation is and is not
- Common reasons initiatives stall
- Assessing your organisation's digital maturity
02Strategy and valueModule 2 · 2 hours+
- Linking digital initiatives to business outcomes
- Customer journey mapping
- Use case prioritisation: value versus feasibility
- Building a simple business case
03Data and AI for leadersModule 3 · 2 hours+
- Data as an asset: quality, ownership and access
- Where AI and generative AI create value
- Responsible AI, security and privacy questions to ask
04Process and operating model redesignModule 4 · 2 hours+
- Process mapping and automation opportunities
- Agile and product-based ways of working
- Governance, funding and decision rights
- Lab: redesigning an order-to-cash or claims process
05Guiding people through changeModule 5 · 2 hours+
- Why people resist and how to engage them
- Building digital skills across the workforce
- Communicating the why, what and how
06Roadmap and measurementModule 6 · 90 min+
- Phased roadmaps and quick wins
- Measuring adoption, value and risk
- Personal 90-day action plan
Sample training plan: 2-day hands-on design
This two-day workshop treats digital transformation as a business and people challenge, not an IT project. Each leader brings one live initiative, which becomes the case for every exercise. They score their organisation's digital maturity, map a customer journey, screen use cases on value and feasibility, redesign an order-to-cash process around automation and AI, stress-test data and AI readiness, and plan the people side. The capstone is a funding pitch to a mock investment committee, followed by a phased roadmap and 90-day plan.
Leaders can locate where their organisation stands, tie their initiative to value and pick the use cases worth funding.
- 09:30–10:00Stalled or scaling?Energiser
- 10:00–11:00Digital maturity scanDiagnostic
- 11:15–12:00What transformation is notConcept burst
- 12:00–13:00Customer journey walkBuild sprint
- 13:45–14:45Use case screenGroup challenge
- 14:45–15:30A one-page business caseSkill drill
- 15:45–16:45Data and AI questions leaders must askCase clinic
- 16:45–17:30Day one reflectionReflection
Leaders can redesign a process and operating model, plan adoption and present a funded roadmap.
- 09:30–10:00Headline from 2028Energiser
- 10:00–11:00Order-to-cash redesign labHands-on lab
- 11:15–12:15Redesign your own processBuild sprint
- 12:15–13:00Who decides and who fundsDebate
- 13:45–14:45The people sideRole-play
- 14:45–15:15Adoption and skills planAction planning
- 15:30–16:45Capstone: investment committeeSimulation
- 16:45–17:30My 90-day transformation planAction planning
Every session’s activity, timings, outputs and materials, plus pre-work, a 90-day reinforcement plan and how impact is measured. Free, emailed to you instantly.
Recommended: 2 days in person (09:30–17:30), plus 2 × 2-hour virtual follow-up sessions at around day 30 and day 75; also runs as 5 × 3-hour live virtual sessions. A sample design: every Bodhih program is customised after a short needs analysis.
How long is digital transformation training for leaders?
The recommended design is two days in person, 09:30 to 17:30, followed by two 2-hour virtual follow-up sessions to review progress on each leader's roadmap. It can also run as five live virtual sessions of three hours. Leaders work on their own live initiative throughout.
What activities are included in digital transformation training?
Leaders run a digital maturity scan, map a customer journey, screen use cases on value and feasibility, redesign an order-to-cash process in a lab, rehearse a change announcement with an affected employee and pitch a phased roadmap to a mock investment committee.
How we deliver it
Live initiative focus
Each leader or team brings a real transformation challenge, which becomes the case for every exercise and the basis of their roadmap.
Peer learning
Cross-functional discussions surface dependencies between business, technology and HR that often derail programs.
Follow-up sessions
Two virtual follow-ups review progress on action plans and help leaders tackle obstacles as they arise.
ADDIE-based design
Pre-program interviews with sponsors shape the cases, frameworks and depth of technical content for your leadership group.
Tailored versions
For GCC leadership teams
Focuses on moving from cost and delivery to capability and innovation, stakeholder influence with global headquarters and building AI-ready teams.
For manufacturing leaders
Covers connected operations, plant data, predictive maintenance use cases and change on the shop floor.
For BFSI leaders
Addresses digital channels, process automation, data governance and managing risk and regulation during change.
How we measure impact
Using the Evaluate stage of ADDIE, leaders complete a pre and post assessment of digital leadership capability on AssessAll, and a 360-degree pulse can capture how teams experience their leadership of change. Each participant's roadmap is reviewed with the sponsor. At 30, 60 and 90 days, follow-up sessions track progress on committed actions, adoption measures and early value delivered, and flag where extra sponsor support is needed.
Pair this program with AssessAll, Bodhih’s AI assessment platform, for pre- and post-program skill measurement.
Frequently asked questions
What is digital transformation training?
It is a leadership program that builds the ability to use technology, data and AI to change how an organisation works and creates value. Digital transformation training covers strategy, process redesign, data and AI foundations, agile ways of working and change leadership, usually applied to the participants' own initiatives.
Why do digital transformation initiatives fail?
Common reasons include unclear links to business value, treating transformation as an IT project, poor data foundations, weak sponsorship and too little attention to people and adoption. The program addresses each of these through practical tools and a focus on leadership behaviours, not just technology choices.
What skills do leaders need for digital transformation?
Leaders need strategic thinking about value, enough data and AI understanding to ask good questions, process and customer-centred design, agile decision-making and strong change leadership. They also need to build capability in their teams. Deep technical expertise is not required, but informed curiosity is.
How do leaders build a digital transformation roadmap?
Start with business outcomes, map where customer and process pain points are greatest, prioritise use cases by value and feasibility, then phase the work with quick wins and foundations in parallel. Define measures for adoption and value. The program guides leaders through each step for a live initiative.
Who should attend digital transformation training?
It suits senior and mid-level leaders who own business outcomes, function heads, GCC leaders, transformation and PMO teams and business unit heads. Mixed cohorts of business and technology leaders work particularly well because they build shared language and surface dependencies early.
Does the program include AI strategy?
Yes. A dedicated module helps leaders understand where AI and generative AI create value, what data foundations are needed and which responsible AI, security and privacy questions to ask. For a deeper focus, it pairs well with our AI for Leaders program.
Can digital transformation training be run for a single leadership team?
Yes, and it often works well that way. When a leadership team attends together, the exercises use the organisation's own strategy and initiatives, and the output is a shared roadmap rather than separate individual plans. Pre-program interviews with the sponsor shape the cases so discussion stays focused on real decisions.
How is impact measured after the program?
We agree measures with the sponsor before the program, such as roadmap milestones, adoption of new processes or tools and early value delivered. Leaders complete pre and post assessments on AssessAll, and two virtual follow-up sessions review progress at agreed intervals. A short report summarises achievements, obstacles and suggested next steps.