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GCDL Practice Question: An organization's digital transformation…
This GCDL practice question tests your understanding of an organization's digital transformation…. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
An organization's digital transformation initiative is failing to deliver expected outcomes despite significant cloud technology investment. A review reveals that business units operate in silos, processes remain unchanged, and employees resist new ways of working. Which factor is most likely the root cause of the failure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Distractor review
The organization chose the wrong cloud provider for its technical workloads
Provider choice is rarely the root cause of transformation failure. The symptoms described — silos, unchanged processes, resistance — point clearly to organizational and cultural issues.
B
Distractor review
The cloud services selected are not technically advanced enough to deliver transformation outcomes
If processes and behaviors remain unchanged, more advanced technology would not help. The limiting factor is organizational, not technical capability.
C
Best answer
Insufficient change management, cultural resistance, and siloed operations are preventing the organization from realizing technology benefits
This is the root cause. Digital transformation requires aligning people, processes, and technology. When the human and organizational dimensions are neglected, even the best technology investments fail to produce outcomes. Change management and breaking down silos are prerequisites for transformation success.
D
Distractor review
The organization is spending too much on cloud services, leaving insufficient budget for transformation
Budget allocation to cloud services is not described as a constraint, and the symptoms (silos, unchanged processes, resistance) indicate organizational issues unrelated to cost.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
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What does this GCDL question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Insufficient change management, cultural resistance, and siloed operations are preventing the organization from realizing technology benefits — Digital transformation is fundamentally a people and organizational change initiative, not a technology project. Research consistently shows that the majority of transformation failures stem from cultural resistance, inadequate change management, and siloed organizational structures — not from the technology itself. Cloud technology enables transformation but cannot deliver it in the absence of organizational alignment and change management.
What should I do if I get this GCDL question wrong?
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