Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Effective governance can serve as the bedrock of organizational culture, which shapes perceptions, attitudes, and interactions throughout the organisational hierarchy, between departments, and within project teams. Foster an inclusive culture that values different perspectives.

Government 88

Government Culture Ethics Agile 88

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.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Deloitte 100

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

McKinsey & Company discovered that data-driven firms are 23 times more likely to acquire customers , six times more likely to retain them, and 19 times more likely to be profitable than their counterparts without a data-driven culture. When it comes to tracking your strategic goals, it's crucial to focus on the data that matters.

Report 96

Report Data Strategy Strategy 96

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

Susan Fowler, a former site reliability engineer at Uber, recently wrote about her “very, very strange year at Uber,” characterized by a pervasive culture of alleged sexual harassment. But must employees, investors, and other constituents accept harmful employment cultures in fast-growth organizations until a crisis occurs?

Recruitment 139

Recruitment Recruiting Finance Agile 139

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty. CEB reports that the average organization has undergone five enterprise-wide changes in the past three years and 73% expect change to accelerate (URL: [link] ). Advertise successes.

Agile 135

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 135

Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Moreover, a strong L&D program enriches company culture by fostering a growth mindset and encouraging innovation. Employees are more likely to stay with a company that invests in their career development and provides opportunities for continuous learning.

Metrics 147

Metrics ROI Training Training 147

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. That’s one way that our words reflect our culture.). Here’s the interesting part: Every architectural layer has a middle manager who reports to the senior manager. Can they create an agile transformation?

Productivity 74

Productivity Agile Culture Efficiency 74

Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2016

” Many of us now work in constantly connected, always-on, highly demanding work cultures where stress and the risk of burnout are widespread. Since the pace and intensity of contemporary work culture are not likely to change, it’s more important than ever to build resilience skills to effectively navigate your worklife.

Energy 132

Energy Agile Survey Training 132

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Based on my experience, here are three ways leaders can shift a company culture from a one-and-done focus on “training” employees in analytics to an “always on” focus on analytics adoption: Form competency centers. What reports do we need? “What” questions (What are the results?

Training 129

Training Training Data Agile 129

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Organizational culture is complex, and it can play a powerful — and sometimes destructive — role that is too often overlooked when new strategies are devised and launched. In a new global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the most frequently cited barrier to implementing strategy was culture.

Culture 71

Culture Strategy Strategy& Strategy 71

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Last year, I was part of a geographically distributed team who wrote the Agile Practice Guide. Shane Hastie interviewed us during Agile 2017. is here: Johanna Rothman and Mike Griffiths on the Agile Alliance/PMI Agile Practice Guide. Mike and I wrote an experience report about the writing of the guide.

Agile 42

Agile Interviews Report Tools 42

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The model has been used in other industries and has parallels to the “teams of teams” approach in the agile method of operating that has become so popular. Across those fundamentals, eight key topics are reported every day. Metrics that are reported daily, such as “units at capacity.”

System 130

System Healthcare Metrics Report 130

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. The teams could report on their lead time.

Agile 44

Agile Efficiency System Culture 44

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. In addition, the book provides you with: Practical advice (e.g.,

Management 29

Management Handbook Case Studies Case Study 29

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 31, 2018

If you're trying to write a proposal for a conference or have an agile story you want to tell, consider framing the story this way: Start with the problems. For an experience report, consider adding the initial state (x many teams, y products). I'm working on an agile management talk proposal. What kinds of problems did you see?

Conference 60

Conference Agile Culture Management 60

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Later, Brocade followed up with these customers to report on progress against these objectives. This program gives employees across all disciplines and levels tools to educate them on the company, its culture, products and services, and how they solve its customer’s needs. The results?

Marketing 134

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 134

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

To pilot this new approach, Monash Health established the new Agile Psychological Medicine Clinics (aPM Clinics). Patients visiting the clinics have on average reported high overall satisfaction levels (96%) with their work, dialogue, and relationship with their therapist. The results from the experiment are encouraging.

Agile 130

Agile Healthcare Software Data 130

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.

Banking 132

Banking Film Strategy& Strategy 132

Harvard Business

JANUARY 11, 2017

We call this subset of freelancers who do strategic work in companies or nonprofit organizations agile talent. Many of the benefits of agile talent have been widely reported. And, it turns out, agile talent in stages 3 and 4 is often eager to provide coaching and mentorship to junior professionals working with them.

Agile 70

Agile Talent Development Nonprofit 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 25, 2018

More recently, we worked with the senior team of a large consumer product company which had been severely disrupted by smaller, more agile online competitors selling their services directly to consumers. Their work is ongoing, but among the most common feelings people reported were liberation and relief.

Policies 134

Policies Exercises Strategy& Strategy 134

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

According to that same VetAdvisor and Syracuse report, the top reasons veterans report for departing their first jobs include lack of career development/advancement, work that lacks meaning, limited professional development opportunities, or unfamiliar work culture. Corporate leaders must become versed in military culture.

Company 79

Company Culture Development Report 79

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 22, 2023

How to Write for Secondary Readers Polly, a program manager, works with her program team to solve a cross-program problem: status reporting. Up until now, Polly and the program team created a monthly status report. Her ideal readers are the teams doing the work, so they can change their demos and reporting frequency.

Report 89

Report Culture Sales Training 89

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

In addition, their focus on effective resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and change management contributes to enhanced operational efficiency, increased agility, and improved project outcomes. What organizations require a CPO? It’s also essential for a chief project management officer to have a good reputation as a senior leader.

Resources 157

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 157

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. The visionaries and winners have seen the opportunities, addressed the challenges, and adapted to the expectations of the digital customer, while those with less flexible minds, cultures, and business models are rapidly falling away. survey report.

Enterprise 71

Enterprise Insurance Insurance Agile 71

LSA Global

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Creating a Culture of Accountability Explore how to build in peer accountability, demonstrate the impact of the program, and implement practical strategies for behavior and performance change as a leader. The People Leadership Fundamentals workshop results were: 98.2% Job Relevance 98.4% Satisfaction 151% Knowledge Gain 95.5%

Leadership 68

Leadership Management Training Training 68

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

A recent survey of leaders across companies with under $10m to over $1bn in annual revenue identified the following negative consequences associated with ineffective leadership communication: 52% reported higher stress levels. 18% reported a failure to close a sale. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility.

Leadership 52

Leadership Emotional Intelligence Agile Culture 52

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

This revealed five essential leadership and organizational capabilities: discipline and focus, agility, connectivity, openness and transparency, and empowerment and alignment. Digitally sustainable organizations are agile: They think fast, decide fast, execute fast, fail fast, learn fast, and scale fast. Discipline and Focus.

Agile 70

Agile Talent Data Efficiency 70

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In these activities, speed of innovation is critical, and the rallying cry should be autonomy, small teams, and organizational agility. Its more than 2,000 employees are organized into agile teams, called squads, which are self-organizing, cross-functional, and colocated. Other areas, however, may benefit from standardized approaches.

Agile 70

Agile Culture Leadership Operations 70

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Through team-building exercises and the careful establishment of norms and processes, leaders aim to create a culture of trust, psychological safety, and good feeling. High-performing teams realize 10% greater market share and report 22% better performance when it comes to developing new products. better sales and revenue growth.

Enterprise 71

Enterprise Culture Agile Leadership 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

That means retailers must learn to compete head-on with Amazon in two fundamental capabilities: agile innovation and expense management. This innovation in innovation requires moving from predictive plans (based on increasingly unpredictable market conditions) to adaptive, agile innovation teams. Agile innovation teams are small.

Retail 71

Retail Agile Sales Engineering 71

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

When to Change Business Strategies: The Top 5 Reasons We know from organizational culture assessment data that the way work gets done must change when strategies change. Are your leaders agile and willing enough to adjust strategies to seize emerging opportunities even if it means shifting focus from what has been historically successful?

Strategy 63

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Trends 63

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In Part 1 , I suggested that when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. Not only does each team have all the skills and capabilities it needs, but the product line has all the skills and capabilities it needs to manage the culture. Consider a Product-Oriented Organization.

Productivity 65

Productivity Agile Efficiency Management 65

Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A company-wide or team view of 360-degree feedback provides talent management insights into organizational performance and culture. The exceptions are with the leader of the individual being assessed, which is typically one person, and direct reports, which should include all. If not, it means keep it simple, stupid! Perreault, D.,

Leadership 70

Leadership Tools Education Journal 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The new role required the former CEO of Sodexo India On-Site Services to work with a team of 15 executives from different nationalities and cultures, demanding a shift to a more inclusive leadership style. Formal training programs can teach high-potential leaders the competencies they need to think globally and manage cross-culturally.

Emotional Intelligence 70

Emotional Intelligence Talent Culture Leadership 70

LSA Global

OCTOBER 17, 2024

How to Create Successful Change Partnerships at Work Organizational change must go through your culture and your people to be successfully implemented. A culture of transparency is crucial, especially when dealing with uncertainty or unexpected roadblocks. Regular check-ins (e.g.,

How To 66

How To Change Management Culture Agile 66

Harvard Business

APRIL 29, 2016

Leaders are already teachers of their culture, whether they are aware of it or not, so they should ask themselves how they can teach it better. When has trust made us faster and more agile? When was our culture at its best? This is inherently a social process — virtue is learned, not inherited. How can we restore trust?

Ethics 70

Ethics Culture Agile Exercises 70

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Even before I knew about agile approaches, I spent a bunch of time creating unit tests and system tests so I could know that as I fixed/added/replaced code, I hadn’t introduced any problems. That culture helps managers learn how to serve the people and the products. Thinking about Refactoring. Well, I did.)

Productivity 58

Productivity Agile Efficiency Management 58