How Business Architecture Can Accelerate Digital Readiness

by Whynde Kuehn | Oct 25, 2019 | Strategy & Frameworks

Enterprises are abuzz with digital transformation efforts but are all organizations ready to take on transformative efforts? Dr. Frank Granito, Chief Scientist at the Institute for Digital Transformation shares insights on readiness — the measurement of the preparedness of an organization to undertake digital transformation. Dr. Granito and S2E’s Whynde Kuehn explore how business architecture can play an important role in accelerating the digital readiness of your organization.

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Whynde Kuehn is a recognized globally as a highly sought-after pioneer, thought leader, educator, and advisor in strategy execution, transformation, and the intentional and sustainable design of organizations and business ecosystems, enabled by business architecture. She has worked with an extensive array of organizations to build their capacity for end-to-end strategy execution and strategic business architecture practice, including Fortune 500 and global enterprises, governmental and non-profit organizations, social enterprises, startups, and multi-stakeholder initiatives. Whynde has decades of experience in enterprise change and strategic planning, including leading large-scale transformations.

She is founder and managing director of the global management consulting practice S2E Transformation, helping clients bridge the gap between strategy and execution, and founder of the online learning community Biz Arch Mastery. She is co-founder of the Business Architecture Guild, a board member of the Chief Architect Network, and member of the Women In Management (WIM) Global Leadership Committee. She is the author of Strategy to Reality and co-author of The Execution Challenge, and was honored with a 2025 WIM Top50 Global Award in Strategy Execution and Digital Transformation and named the 2026 Top Architecture Leader in Europe.

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