Cambridge Technology Partners Director Yoshifumi Hamamoto’s New Book “The Art of Turning IT Strategy into a Weapon” to Be Published on May 15, 2026

Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo) announced that “The Art of Turning IT Strategy into a Weapon: A Practical Approach to Saving Digital Transformation Departments That Have Lost Their Way,” written by company director Yoshifumi Hamamoto, will be published on May 15, 2026. Background: IT is not functioning as a business weapon At many companies, IT investment continues to expand, yet the expected results remain difficult to see. In some cases, IT has become a burden for both frontline operations and management. As systems become more fragmented and complex, operating costs rise, and initiatives such as IT investment and IT system transformation often fail to connect with management expectations or the practical needs of business divisions, ending up as mere formalities. In addition, gaps in understanding between management and frontline teams, as well as insufficient cross-department collaboration, can stall decision-making and reform, preventing companies from using IT as a true “weapon.” This book is a practical guide for using IT as a “company weapon” based on the reality that IT is not functioning sufficiently in many organizations. Rather than treating the creation of an IT strategy as the goal, it systematically explains the mindset and concrete methods needed to execute that strategy while involving management and frontline teams, and to continuously generate value. The book is intended mainly for executives, CIOs, IT department heads, and system managers. It covers practical topics including foundational preparation before DX, prioritization, communication that supports execution, and organizational responses. Book overview “The Art of Turning IT Strategy into a Weapon: A Practical Approach to Saving Digital Transformation Departments That Have Lost Their Way” Author: Yoshifumi Hamamoto Release date: May 15, 2026 Price: 2,640 yen, tax included Publisher: Nikkei BP / Nikkei Publishing Pages: 240 ISBN: 978-4-296-13035-1 Author profile Yoshifumi Hamamoto is a director at Cambridge Technology Partners Inc. After graduating from university, he worked at a software company before joining Cambridge. He later worked at a major general consulting firm and then returned to Cambridge. He has participated end to end in projects covering strategy formulation, business planning, organizational transformation, BPR, and system development. Based in the Kansai office, he supports the growth and transformation of companies in the Kansai region. He is also a co-author of “The Art of Getting Systems Built” (2021, Nikkei Publishing). Book details: https://www.ctp.co.jp/book/book844/ About Cambridge Technology Partners Inc.: https://www.ctp.co.jp/ Cambridge Technology Partners is a consulting firm operating in Japan and North America that specializes in making transformation projects successful. Rather than imposing its own methods or convenience, the company draws out clients’ own transformation mindset, works with them to define feasible and convincing goals, and guides transformation projects to success while overcoming barriers such as complex cross-department issues and resistance to change. Contact: Cambridge Technology Partners Inc., Marketing Team Contact person: Ozawa Contact form: https://pages.ctp.co.jp/contact.html