Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Agile How To Efficiency Groups 140

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Maximize engineering productivity.

Agile 81

Agile Development Methodologies Software 81

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By providing real-time insights and streamlining complex workflows, project portfolio management tools empower organizations to handle diverse initiatives with precision and agility. It supports Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, ensuring adaptability to different workflows.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 11, 2021

Worse, most career ladders assume we can assess what a person can do, not on their contributions to an agile team. That means most career ladders don't fit agile teams or an agile culture. Instead of individual achievements, we can reward the types of agile leadership we want to see in agile teams.

Agile 119

Agile Engineering Productivity Culture 119

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.

Agile 119

Agile Software Construction Analysis 119

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By providing real-time insights and streamlining complex workflows, project portfolio management tools empower organizations to handle diverse initiatives with precision and agility. It supports Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, ensuring adaptability to different workflows.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 23, 2021

If you design for resilience, you’ll be better able to navigate disruptions.

Engineering 177

Engineering Agile Productivity Development 177

Epicflow

MARCH 19, 2024

This time, we’ve prepared updates that will prove useful for those who work in an Agile environment, use Jira + Epicflow integration as well as those dealing with manufacturing, machine building, and other complex phased projects. back-end and front-end developers, QA engineers, etc.).

Management 130

Management Agile Engineering Software 130

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

Joanie, a new VP Engineering, joined the company a couple of weeks ago. Her boss, the CEO, wants to know how long it will take engineering to finish all the projects. See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.) Are you still working on this project? If so, how long do you think this project will take?

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Development Productivity How To Efficiency 144

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Agile Methodologies Software Development 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

At a high level, a competency center is a collection of domain experts who are given a goal to improve agility, foster innovation, establish best practices, provide training (and mentoring), and be a communications engine. Create a leadership and development portal. Then ask them to create a personal development plan.

Training 133

Training Training Data Agile 133

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. I assume you have some sort of functional product development expertise. If not, why are you in technical product development? This post is about your deep domain expertise, first in product, then in agility.

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Agile How To Metrics Productivity 98

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For example, a company looking to lead in artificial intelligence as part of its go to market strategy must invest in ensuring that its engineers, product managers, marketing, and sales teams possess cutting-edge AI knowledge, skills, and resources. Have you prioritized what roles and skills matter most for current and future success?

Talent 48

Talent Training Training Culture 48

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. The “Typical Product Development Organization” shows the kind of organization I see most often. .” ” There is a senior functional manager, where the function is Engineering or IT or some name like that.

Productivity 86

Productivity Agile Culture Efficiency 86

Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 2, 2020

I had a conversation with a hardware engineer whose organization got the mandate, “Go agile or bust!” We can assess or somehow predict the relative cost of each of these deliverables: Simulations: You pay for the simulation software once per engineer. Agile approaches work when the cost of change is low.

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Agile Productivity Software Engineering 60

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2018

Today digital technology is all the rage because after decades of development it has become incredibly useful. Every technology follows a similar path of discovery, engineering, and transformation. For digital technology, speed and agility are key competitive attributes.

Industry 136

Industry Energy Agile Engineering 136

Johanna Rothman

JUNE 24, 2020

” The tester said, “If the developers didn't put so many problems in, we'd be done by now.” ” The developer said, “If you didn't pressure me so much, I could have done a better job.” That's because product development is a system of work. ” It's also not quality engineering.

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Productivity Management Engineering Software 106

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. That is like setting up a finance organization to do exotic risk hedging before putting in place basic reporting and compliance.

Recruitment 153

Recruitment Recruiting Finance Agile 153

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age. Help Employees Embrace Agility. Agility is key to success when undertaking digital transformations.

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Media Fashion Agile Sales 140

Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development.

Industry 130

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 130

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2018

These bets on the next growth engine often depend on luck more than insight. Make new stuff to sell: Develop a new product — not just enhancements. The key is fast experimentation through lean, agile approaches. Meanwhile, every company aspires to be as innovative as these startups. New offerings. New models.

Company 160

Company Agile Productivity Marketing 160

Johanna Rothman

MAY 23, 2022

Before the pandemic, Jenny, the VP of Engineering, insisted that the engineering staff needed to work in the Boston area. Jenny has experienced what many of you have, too: Collaborative teams with diverse experiences can develop products customers want to buy. Managing Product Development Blog. Learn with Johanna.

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Agile Engineering Insurance Insurance 98

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Over time, it has become a necessity for the consulting industry to develop frameworks to address critical business problems with the help of big data. This investment was split between developing in-house capability and hiring external consultants. So, how does big data create value for consulting firms?

Data 106

Data Consulting Agile Industry 106

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

But sustainable growth relies on developing a culture of constant innovation in everything the company does. This kind of innovation often is difficult for traditional companies to understand. Not every company can (or should) reinvent its business model.

Productivity 132

Productivity Engineering Accenture Banking 132

Tom Spencer

APRIL 5, 2024

To develop this understanding, product managers actively engage with customers through surveys, interviews, and user testing. By clearly understanding the market, product managers can develop a sense of empathy for the challenges that customers face. Data is a potent tool that can guide product development.

Productivity 78

Productivity Management Strategy Strategy& 78

Epicflow

JUNE 16, 2022

Developing talent and skills . ?ompanies The same can be said about companies that ramp up their workforce planning and talent development. Read more: Digitalization of Aerospace Engineering: Main Difficulties and Ways to Overcome Them. Digital marketing . Its aim is to create new business models, new products, or services.

Tools 148

Tools Operations Efficiency Talent 148

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Once clear goals and terms of engagement are established, the consultants can then get the greenlight to develop the solution. Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development. Background and education are important.

Software 88

Software Consulting Accenture Agile 88

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Customers today are not just consumers; they are also creators, developing content and ideas — and encountering challenges — right along with you. Marketers are adopting the business practices of entrepreneurs such as lean startup and agile development. Everyone likes to talk about being “customer-centric.”

Marketing 136

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 136

Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2017

Our approach is rooted in extreme programming and agile processes , and the foundation of our work environment is a pair programming culture. In other words, two software developers always work together. So let’s say Developer A is typing, and Developer B gets an idea. Developer B starts typing immediately.

Company 136

Company Development Meeting Agile 136

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

Talent 130

Talent Management Methodologies System 130

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2017

The ones that persisted are incredibly well-positioned today, having transformed their business processes and enabled a level of agility that competitors cannot easily mimic. For example, early efforts of companies developing chatbots for Facebook’s Messenger platform saw 70% failure rates in handling user requests.

Insurance 132

Insurance Insurance Video Training 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At Treehouse, an online school that helps companies hire developers and designers, we’re seeing the same problem. We said that we were looking for hard-working individuals with a high school diploma, whom we could train on all the hard skills necessary to become a software engineer and then hire as paid apprentices.

Company 129

Company Recruitment Recruiting ROI 129

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. Amazon’s greatest competitive advantage is not its e-commerce network; it is its innovation engine. Back in 2005, Amazon Prime was conceived, developed, and launched in about two months.

Retail 73

Retail Agile Sales Engineering 73

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market.

Cash Flow 133

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 133

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yes, the premise of my Agile and Lean Program Management book.) I have never seen those three conditions in any non-agile project, but that could be my experience and not universal. That's why many people were interested in the ratio of developers to testers back then. The tester is involved from the start of the project.

Agile 119

Agile Analysis Management Productivity 119

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? Here are some common job requirements for a CPO.

Resources 178

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 178

Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Challenges in Achieving Change Readiness Organizations often face hurdles in developing change readiness. Is your organization ready for it?

Culture 98

Culture Leadership Change Management Organizational Development 98