Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

When it comes to creating a more data-and-analytics-driven workforce, many companies make the mistake of conflating analytics training with data adoption. For example: Why do we analyze data? Why is data quality important? What data is missing?), Vincent Tsui for HBR. What reports do we need?

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Training Training Data Agile 131

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). The words “big data” have become a “buzzword” in the business industry.

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Data Consulting Agile Industry 106

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

In Today’s Digital Economy, Agile Practices Can’t Be Limited to Just the IT and Development Realms. By Surya Panditi, SVP and GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies. Agile practices have a vital part to play in the rapid delivery and continuous maintenance of software-driven products and services.

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Agile Survey Company Data 88

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Are you trying to make an agile framework or approach work? Maybe you've received a mandate to “go agile.” Or, maybe you're trying to fit an agile framework into your current processes—and you've got a mess. I've seen plenty of problems when people try to adopt “agile” wholesale. Yes, cancel.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Culture is like the wind. For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt.

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Culture Company Enterprise Leadership 134

Effective Managers

JUNE 19, 2024

This transformation involves not only adjusting to new realities like remote work and digital transformation but also developing key traits such as agility and empathy. Leaders must now manage teams that are dispersed across various locations, requiring new strategies for communication, collaboration, and maintaining company culture.

Leadership 130

Leadership Agile Operations Data 130

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Anytime I've seen a successful innovation culture, I've seen these principles. Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 29, 2021

The teams want to use an agile approach so they can incorporate learning. The managers might even think this is roadmap reflects an agile approach. There's nothing about this roadmap that's agile. You can decide if you need an agile approach. See What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? What can you do?

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

When instructional design consulting professionals align stories with organizational goals, they foster a learning culture that promotes innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. AI and Data Analytics AI-powered tools analyze learner behavior and provide personalized storytelling experiences.

Training 130

Training Training Case Studies Case Study 130

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I've met a number of agile coaches recently. However, many of these coaches work in organizations just starting a cultural transformation. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs.

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Agile Metrics Management Data 75

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead. Soon, Pratt and Joshi talked and Agilent became the first client Deloitte served using a global delivery model (GDM). Agile Enterprise. Digital Marketing.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Agile Culture Efficiency Guidelines 65

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 28, 2019

You have an agile roadmap to see where you're headed. Your team hates having to translate the agile planning into more traditional planning. If you're in this pickle, your manager might think your agile team doesn't replan very often. That manager might assume your team uses an agile approach only as a way to deliver.

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Data Agile Culture Management 68

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished. In today's data-driven world, data is becoming increasingly important for organizations to gain a competitive advantage and make informed decisions. However, simply having a data strategy is not enough.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 13, 2024

By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, organizations can now customize learning experiences to address individual needs, preferences, and career aspirations. Organizations increasingly invest in ongoing development programs to keep their workforce agile and adaptable.

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Trends Training Training Data 147

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I discussed the origins of the agile approaches in Part 5. In this post, I'll discuss how you can create an agile approach that fits your context. Why should you create your own agile approach? Because your context is unique to you, your team, project, product, and culture. Remember, an agile approach starts with a team.

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LSA Global

APRIL 21, 2025

When to Conduct an Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) We know from organizational culture assessment data that traditional org. By identifying bridging individuals those who can connect previously disconnected parts of the organization leaders can accelerate integration and create a more cohesive culture grounded in shared goals.

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Analysis Culture Leadership Data 41

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How to Bridge the Capabilities Gap through the Strategic Alignment of Skills and Organizational Objectives We know from training needs assessment data that most organizations struggle to ensure that their workforce has the skills and motivation to achieve strategic objectives in a way that makes sense to the people AND the business.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

Census data confirms cultural diversity is growing faster than predicted, especially among Gen Z. A competitive talent landscape, technological advances, and global population shifts are rapidly increasing cultural diversity in the workplace. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility.

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Culture Leadership Agile How To 69

LSA Global

JANUARY 22, 2025

We know from people manager assessment center data and new manager training participants that a teams potential is rooted in its ability to collaborate effectively, innovate consistently, and adapt to changing circumstances. Proportionate acknowledgment of individual and team performance fosters a culture of appreciation and positivity.

Management 68

Management How To Construction Training 68

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Indeed, our experience with senior teams corroborates these data. They are also agile in course-correcting when the needs of the business change, and are more easily prepared to shift organizational resources to ensure that the strategy is executed. Concentrate on the unique cultural factors that fuel success.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Enterprise 134

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2017

It’s about creating an agile organization that can detect what type of change is essential and respond quickly with the most competitive solution. They have launched their own apps, deployed robotics, established partnerships with digital players, or are using data to analyze their business and make better decisions.

Agile 134

Agile Data Development Industry 134

Johanna Rothman

MAY 24, 2021

When I think about changing outcomes, I think about culture change. Of the four factors, how can we create a culture that encourages happiness? We might create that culture this way: Create the “good” kind of stress. I like agile approaches because I can separate lots of deliverables into small, coherent pieces.

Leadership 134

Leadership Culture Agile Management 134

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Now, these same managers want business agility. The more we remove, the more agility or improvement we might see. As the teams used agile approaches, they requested more and more frequent deployments. A lot of the friction we see is anti-agility. What culture do you want? What Might You Consider Removing?

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Policies Leadership Guidelines Agile 131

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I wrote a series about that, starting with Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 1.). Tools Offer Data, Not Problem-Solving. And the only data the tool offers is based on the data you give it. However, starting with a tool? I've never seen that work. (I These people are sharp.

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Tools Agile Metrics Data 110

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

Many corporate cultures require collaboration far beyond what is needed to get the job done. Together, these structural and cultural factors lead to fragmented calendars and even fragmented hours during the day. With Agile approaches, teams focus on fewer, more critical activities. Weak time-management disciplines.

Company 134

Company Energy Tools Talent 134

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. The teams have worked hard to change how they work. Educate them.

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Agile Cash Flow Education Management 52

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2024

This trend towards specialization and personal service is reshaping the landscape, offering clients a unique blend of niche expertise, agility, competitive pricing, and strong relationships that big-name consultancies struggle to match. It also allows for the most current, up-to-date advice, as the culture is more collaborative.

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Agile Advertising Travel Consulting 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Marketers need to master data analytics, customer experience, and product design. Based on these marketing insights, Intuit created a new feature within its app that combines location data, Google maps, and the user’s calendar to automatically track mileage and simplify year-end tax planning.

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Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 134

Epicflow

JUNE 16, 2022

You can’t put new wine into old bottles, so whatever sophisticated technologies companies implement, without transforming people, culture, and processes in your company, even the most advanced of them will become a waste of money. . Culture and Change: The Basis for Transformation . And they’re right, but only to some extent.

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Tools Operations Efficiency Talent 147

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

” is one of the questions I see when I work with people going through an agile transformation. This measurement question can be the prompt that changes your culture and your system. I like to see the questions reflect the why for your organization’s agile transformation. “What should I measure???”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

I’ve been thinking more about possible measurements in an agile transformation journey. This post will focus on measurements you might see when the culture changes with an agile transformation. They “measure” the culture. When you transform your measurements, you can transform your system and culture.

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Agile Meeting Culture System 46

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2022

In Agile and Lean Program Management , I suggested two other views of large products. However, neither of those images show how I often see data. The third image, Architecture of a Large Program has my drawing of products I've seen with data stores. Architecture of a Large Program with Data. InterRelated Program Product.

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Productivity Agile Efficiency Data 116

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Along the way, there’s been plenty of literature and executive hand-wringing over hiring and deploying ever-scarce data scientists to make this happen. Translators are neither data architects nor data engineers. Step 2: Collecting and preparing data. Why are translators so important? reducing product delivery time).

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Data Engineering Agile McKinsey 71

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2018

One of my clients has many reasons for wanting an agile transformation. They need agile approaches so they can get feedback from customers as they develop the new products. They need to create a mix of new products and services, which means they need to use an agile approach for their projects and their project portfolio.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

His ideas regarding remote work difficulties and how to handle them are based on his research of Agile software development, human resources, supply chain management, cognitive psychology, organizational behavior, and labor economics.

Management 29

Management Handbook Case Studies Case Study 29

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

Joanie received this data: Notice that the teams all have different start dates, durations, and predicted end dates. Let's walk through the data for Team 1. Their data is inconsistent with the other teams' data. Manage your environment or culture. See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.)

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