“Lately, I have noticed that the executive teams I work with are being asked more questions about their digital strategy by their board. But many of the documents they prepare are very high-level, focus on general competitive landscape discussions, and fail to get sharp on core, foundational issues that any company today must cogently address. I have also been spending more time with technology suppliers in the digital space, and the capabilities they are now offering are more transformational than their clients seem to realize.

This leads me to raise five areas where boards need to be asking explicit questions. These questions are just a few of them, but the main point is that they need to be detailed so that the answers eliminate ambiguity.”

Full Story (Source: David Edelman, McKinsey)