In this episode of TechDogs Discover Dialogues, host Vikramsinh Ghatge sits down with Sagar Aluri, Global Leader for Strategy, Transformation, and Industry Services at YASH Technologies, to unpack what it really takes for enterprises to make transformation work beyond strategy decks, technology rollouts, and AI hype.

This is not a conversation about digital transformation as a buzzword. It is a grounded discussion on why enterprises must connect business goals, technology investments, people adoption, leadership commitment, and measurable outcomes before embarking on large-scale transformation. Sagar draws from over three decades of experience across mining, public sector operations, corporate planning, SAP-led transformation, modernization programs, and AI strategy to explain why the real challenge is not adopting new technology. The real challenge is making technology deliver business value.

In this episode, we cover:

· How Sagar’s journey from mining engineering to digital strategy shaped his transformation mindset

· Why enterprises should stop treating transformation as a pure IT project

· How digital transformation has evolved from shop-floor automation to ERP, connected enterprises, analytics, AI, GenAI, SLMs, and domain language models

· Why organizations must transform to remain relevant in the next five years

· How boards, CEOs, CIOs, and CTOs should think about ROI before approving large transformation budgets

· Why “try fast and fail fast” is often more valuable than waiting for perfect certainty

Key Takeaway:

Digital transformation does not fail because technology is unavailable. It fails when organizations disconnect technology from business outcomes, people adoption, leadership commitment, and measurable value. Sagar Aluri’s central argument is that transformation must begin with clarity: why are we transforming, what value will it create, who will it impact, and how will success be measured?

For enterprises navigating AI, legacy modernization, fragmented systems, and rising shareholder expectations, the winning approach is not to chase every new tool. It is to understand the business problem first, assess readiness through Phase Zero, fix operational basics, build trust across stakeholders, and then use technology to raise the bar or change the game. In Sagar’s view, the future belongs to organizations that can experiment without fear, measure without ambiguity, and lead change with both empathy and conviction.

About the Guest:

Sagar Aluri is the Global Leader for Strategy, Transformation, and Industry Services at YASH Technologies. With over 30 years of experience, he has led and advised on large-scale transformation initiatives across SAP, IoT, analytics, enterprise modernization, public sector programs, manufacturing, retail, and global technology services.