Chief Scientist & Lead Fellow

Dr. Frank Granito is Chief Scientist and Lead Fellow at the Institute for Digital Transformation. He has over 40 years of experience in the Information Technology field and has successfully implemented IT Service Management transformation solutions for Government and Commercial clients. Dr. Granito holds a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland University College with a thesis on Organizational Culture. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland University College Graduate School in the Masters of Project Management Program and is an Authorized Training Partner for ITIL and PMBOK.

As Lead Fellow, Frank selects current transformational topics and leads the monthly  discussions with all of  the Institute Fellows, parts of which are available on our YouTube Show “Digital Transformation Unplugged“. In his role as Chief Scientist, Dr. Granito created the analytical model that is the basis of the Digital Enterprise Readiness Framework. He designs, creates and produces the analysis of our Rapid Research. He is also the principal author the book Digital Transformation Demystified.

In his spare time, Frank is also a Professional Chef and holds an Associates of Applied Science in Culinary Arts from the Hotel Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute. You can follow his culinary exploits on Instagram @pasticciogranito.

Frank has published the following articles on our site:

Snapshot Research Results<br />Inside the Data<br />Digital Readiness Quiz

Snapshot Research Results
Inside the Data
Digital Readiness Quiz

When my kids were young and faced with new or unfamiliar situations, they would frequently tell me they were nervous.  ... Read More
Semper Paratus - Always Ready

Semper Paratus – Always Ready

Digital Transformation Requires Readiness Semper Paratus is a Latin phrase, meaning "Always ready.”  It is used as the official motto ... Read More
Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise - Part Four

Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise – Part Four

To successfully transform into a Digital Enterprise, an organization must exhibit its readiness across Four Dimensions. Organizations will only be ready to transform themselves into ... Read More
Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise - Part Three

Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise – Part Three

To successfully transform into a Digital Enterprise, an organization must exhibit its readiness across Four Dimensions. Organizations will only be ... Read More
Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise – Part Two

Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise – Part Two

To successfully transform into a Digital Enterprise, an organization must exhibit its readiness across Four Dimensions. Organizations will only be ... Read More
Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise - Part One

Assessing Readiness to be a Digital Enterprise – Part One

To successfully transform into a Digital Enterprise, an organization must exhibit its readiness across Four Dimensions. Organizations will only be ... Read More
Digital Readiness versus Digital Transformation

Digital Readiness versus Digital Transformation

“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it ... Read More
BImodal IT - Not Worth The Hype

BImodal IT – Not Worth The Hype

Gartner defines Bimodal IT as “an organizational model that segments IT into two categories based on application requirements, maturity, and ... Read More
Service Outsourcing - The Arguments for Traditional IT

Service Outsourcing – The Arguments for Traditional IT

Traditional Information Technology (IT) has been besmirched, and with good reason, by such concepts as Service Outsourcing. Traditional IT as ... Read More