In the summer of 2018, on behalf of Appian, IDG Explorer surveyed senior IT executives from North
America and Europe to find out how their organisations were coping with digital transformation. The results were a wake-up call for business and for development teams. The pace of digital transformation continues to accelerate. The rapid adoption of emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, etc.), changing consumer habits, and competitive pressures are spreading digitisation to all parts of enterprise.