Digital transformation fails when technology is treated as an isolated purchase. Sustainable change requires simultaneous alignment across the four fundamental vectors that define the enterprise operating terrain.
Roles, Skills, and Behaviors. Focuses on cultural readiness, accountability models, and the upskilling required to operate in a digital-first environment.
Workflows and Metabolism. Focuses on the end-to-end value streams and the feedback loops that dictate how quickly the organization can ingest change.
Rules and Constraints. Focuses on the regulatory gravity, legislative authority, and internal mandates that bound architectural decisions.
Platforms and Data. Focuses on the digital infrastructure, software stacks, and information models that enable execution.
The Transformation Dimensions define the operating terrain where the GEAR system is realized.
Every domain in O-DXA has a primary footprint in these dimensions (e.g., Organizational in People, Strategic in Policy, Digital in Technology).
The Reconcile stage of FORGE specifically targets the friction between dimensions, ensuring that Policy doesn't block Technology, and People can execute Process.
Pillars like AI and Cyber are technical (Technology) but require massive shifts in People (skills), Process (automation), and Policy (governance) to succeed.
The architect's role is to manage the tension and friction between these dimensions. You cannot build a high-velocity AI capability (Technology) if your compliance rules (Policy) or workflows (Process) are anchored in legacy annual cycles.
Use the Six Pillars as a common language between business leaders, architects, and operators. From here you can dive into pillar pages, listen to interviews, or explore ODXA in depth.
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