Access to Digital Resources (DAR) is the organisation’s ability to identify, acquire, and mobilise the full range of resources required to plan and execute its Digital Strategy.
These resources include skills, data, funding, infrastructure, technology, and partnerships—both internal and external. DAR reflects how effectively the organisation can draw upon and integrate these resources to support digital initiatives, ensuring that the right assets are available, at the right time, for the right purpose.
Why Capability Maturity Matters
Access to Digital Resources capability maturity determines whether an organisation can turn strategic intent into tangible digital action.
At low levels of maturity, access to resources is often fragmented, reactive, and constrained by silos, legacy systems, or unclear ownership. Teams may compete for limited resources, resulting in duplication, underutilisation, or inconsistent outcomes.
At higher levels of maturity, digital resource management becomes strategic and systemic. The organisation understands what resources are needed to achieve its digital goals and ensures seamless access through clear governance, integrated planning, and effective partnerships. Mature organisations are able to allocate and reallocate digital resources dynamically—responding quickly to new opportunities or challenges without derailing ongoing initiatives.
Link to Transformation Outcomes
Access to Digital Resources directly influences the speed, quality, and sustainability of transformation outcomes. Organisations with mature DAR capabilities:
- Execute digital initiatives faster and with fewer barriers
- Avoid resource bottlenecks that delay transformation progress
- Build stronger digital ecosystems and external partnerships
- Achieve better ROI through efficient use of digital assets
When DAR maturity is high, transformation accelerates because every initiative has the necessary support and capacity behind it. Conversely, when DAR is low, even the best digital strategy can stall due to lack of access, alignment, or capability.
Let’s Get Started
If your digital initiatives often struggle to secure the right resources or momentum, your organisation’s Access to Digital Resources capability may be the missing link.
Schedule an “Accelerating Transformation Success” discovery session to see how the Digital Maturity Index (DMI) can diagnose your Access to Digital Resources maturity and provide a roadmap for building the resource access and agility your digital future demands. Or learn more about UDT/DMI have a look at “Digital Transformation – the Human Factor”.