Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. The tactics are clear, well-documented, and offered up in a myriad of flavors. A Quick Introduction to Agile Management. Related Video.

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Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Cost savings: Measure reductions in operational costs due to increased efficiency or reduced errors. Document all measurement processes and train relevant staff on proper data collection and analysis techniques. Profit margins: Assess improvements in profit margins resulting from enhanced employee performance.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, companies that rely solely on full-time employees are finding they have neither the skills nor the agility to sustain success. Adaptable Processes Identify and modify key business processes, policies, and procedures to align with the new ways of operating.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

The computational agility of cloud computing has been playing a role in manufacturing as well, fostering the creation of new “smart’” products. This operational agility can be particularly valuable when facing uncertain demand or a fast-evolving competitive environment.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development. Although agile software development promises to reduce costs and boost creativity, the reliability and consistency of a consulting service could be negatively affected.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

A = “We need to build a more robust M&A pipeline that evaluates potential targets and moves to the execution phase with more agility. As much as people claim to like detailed documents, they dislike confusion and delay even more. This can be achieved by…”. Organise your overall argument.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

While software for legal document review has existed for years, it typically only helps companies store and organize their contracts. AI contracting software can, for example, identify contract types (even in multiple languages) based on pattern recognition in how the document is drafted. Indeed, Professor Gillian K.

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Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

long term vs short term investments, M&A activity, enterprise vs operating unit accountability). While Netflix relies heavily on leadership behavioral expectations, the automotive company relies on documented protocols owned and overseen by a person or committee. 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile. Amy Kates, Greg Kesler.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

But this culture needs to coexist with strategic bets led by the top of the house that get an enterprise operational plan behind them. They enable employees to expose barriers to execution that senior leaders can then address, and they are agile in shifting internal resources to respond to changing business situations.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 27, 2025

Before you embark on improving team performance, it is important to consider the shared context in which people operate. What operating mechanisms will we use (e.g., Encourage open communication and change agility to ensure seamless coordination between different roles and functions. What operating mechanisms will we use (e.g.,

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2018

Optimizers make up the core of most established businesses — they’re skilled at enhancing and perfecting the existing business to drive growth or improve operations. Scalers iteratively experiment and tweak new ideas until they find product-market fit using methods like agile or lean. The Owner’s Manual.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. One tool they use is People World, an AI platform able to mine thousands of consumer research documents and social media data. In short, there needs to be a democratization of judgment-based decision-making power. Insight Center. Adopting AI.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2022

No longer can leaders coast along the same old paths; you need to reimagine the journey forward and invest in the leadership capabilities required to create more innovative, agile , and resilient teams and organizations. The Bottom Line Strategic plans should be living and evolving documents.

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

Their work trend index tracked the increasing number of documents, chats, emails, and meetings from February 2020 (pre-Covid) to February 2021. This is surely ringing alarm bells for CEOs, Business Managers, and Operations Managers. They provide evidence that is backed up by science, which we often only feel and observe.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

Nurtured correctly, it can help a company achieve scale insurgency — a company with the benefits of both size and agility. In contrast to the moderate frequency of external breakdowns, literally every one of the fallen unicorns we studied encountered well-documented internal issues that contributed to or actually caused the stumble.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CSFs can literally be anything — whether it’s improving customer satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing operating costs, or something specific to a particular project or deliverable – making them somewhat difficult to identify – let alone define in concrete terms. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The most effective companies view strategy not as a fixed document or a rigid set of guidelines but as a dynamic, evolving process that creates clear direction and high meaning. Agility in strategy means that companies are always in motion, analyzing performance, making course corrections, and seizing new opportunities as they emerge.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

PMO software facilitates communication through shared workspaces, real-time updates, task assignments, and document sharing. Document sharing for easy access to project data. Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid). Jira Jira is a widely used project management software, particularly well-suited for Agile teams in the IT sector.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the spirit of becoming more adaptive , organizations have rushed to implement Agile software development. But many have done so in a way that actually makes them less agile. These companies have become agile in name only, as the process they’ve put in place often ends up hurting engineering motivation and productivity.

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