#4 Architecture as the Missing Layer in Transformation

Digital transformation continues to struggle—not because organizations lack technology, but because they misunderstand the real impediments to change. In this episode of Digital Transformation Architect, Dr. Darren Pulsipher revisits the foundational constraints of desirability, feasibility, and viability and explains why they still shape success or failure today. Rather than chasing tools or trends, this episode focuses on how strategy, architecture, technology, and people must come together as a coherent system. Drawing from real-world experience across AI, cybersecurity, data, edge, and modern infrastructure, Dr. Pulsipher challenges leaders to rethink how transformation is designed, governed, and sustained. This conversation cuts through hype to show why enduring transformation requires intentional system design—and why architecture remains the missing link between vision and execution.