Martin Danoesastro is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Financial Institutions practice and the global leader for the digital topic in the firm’s People and Organizations practice. He has worked in BCG’s Melbourne and Amsterdam offices.

Since joining BCG in 1998, Martin has acquired extensive experience in the banking and insurance industries, as well as deep expertise on the effects of digital on organizations and ways of working. He has focused on projects in strategy, postmerger integration, digital technology, agile transformation, and organizational design.

Martin contributed to an online course on Digital Transformation. The course, developed by BCG in partnership with the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Coursera, enables students to examine the pace of digital change and the imperative it creates for businesses.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MSc, applied physics, Delft University of Technology
  • MBA, with distinction, Kellogg School of Management

Publications and Videos

Adopt an Agile Governance Mindset

Making “agile” more than a buzzword—so that it actually powers your digital transformation—means adopting an agile mindset, principles, and culture throughout your organization.

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Agile Meets Beyond Budgeting

Can the two approaches help each other open up the last bastion of traditional corporate management to new ways of working?
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When the Ground Shifts, It Pays to Be Agile

Agility at scale can move the needle on cost, speed, and resilience simultaneously.
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How to Remain Remotely Agile Through COVID-19

The coronavirus renders collocation impossible but not agile ways of working.
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The Agile Contact Center

Contact centers have a reputation for frustrating customers, but they also offer a strategic opportunity for human contact. Here’s how to turn them into an asset.
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Taking Agile Transformations Beyond the Tipping Point

The secrets to scaling up this fast and effective new way of working.
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How CEOs Keep Agile Transformations Moving

Leaders who observe five lessons keep transformations on track.
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HR’s Pioneering Role in Agile at ING

First, HR carried out an agile makeover of the bank’s Dutch unit—then, it transformed itself. HR and functional-area leaders everywhere, take note.
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Agile Traps

Agile is hard—really hard. But when companies don’t commit to planning and execution, they risk falling into one of several known traps.
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It’s Not a Digital Transformation Without a Digital Culture

Changing how people work can be the biggest challenge.
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Taking Agile Way Beyond Software

Too often, agile remains confined to software development. But companies that successfully implement the approach across the enterprise can create an exceptional customer experience and gain a competitive edge.
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Nick Jue on Transforming ING Netherlands and Introducing an Agile Way of Working

Agile enables ING to react swiftly in a rapidly changing world.
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