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IDC Continual Transformation Capability Framework: Industrializing Enterprise Adaptation in an Era of Perpetual Disruption

Publisher IDC
Published Dec 19, 2025
Length 18 Pages
SKU # IDC20671252

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This IDC Perspective discusses the IDC Continual Transformation Capability Framework. As enterprises navigate the era of perpetual disruption — defined by hyperaccelerated AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation, and dramatically shrinking crisis response windows — traditional transformation methods are failing. The challenge is no longer technological but architectural: Organizations still treat change as episodic projects rather than a continual, core operational state. To drive competitive differentiation, technology leaders must pivot from delivering one-off solutions to building a resilient, industrialized capability engine that enables perpetual adaptation at scale.To achieve this essential shift, CIOs and senior executives must establish a comprehensive, disciplined approach to capability development that is reusable and scalable. This requires a fundamental shift in mindset: moving from custom solutions to reusable, configurable capabilities built holistically across technology, data, processes, governance, and talent. Furthermore, they must adopt an ecosystem-oriented view, designing capabilities that operate across organizational boundaries, and fully embrace human-AI collaboration as the dominant work model.This document provides technology leaders with a framework, offering a practical blueprint and actionable advice for this essential industrialization."The IDC Continual Transformation Capability Framework provides the necessary structure to convert the chaos of perpetual disruption into a predictable, repeatable source of competitive advantage," says Serge Findling, adjunct research advisor with IDC's IT Executive Programs (IEP).

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18 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Situation Overview

The End of Stability: Operating in Perpetual Disruption

The AI Inflection Point

The Ecosystem Economy

The Capability Crisis: Why Traditional Approaches Fail

The Path Forward: Industrialized Continual Transformation

The IDC Continual Transformation Capability Framework

Understanding the Capability Approach

Why Capabilities Matter More than Ever

IDC Continual Transformation Capability Reference Model

Capability Interdependencies and Reinforcement

The AI Multiplier Effect Across Capabilities

Implementing the Continual Transformation Capability Framework

Capability Assessment Framework

Advice for the Technology Buyer

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