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Transforming Information Technology at a Large State Agency

Brimstone Consulting

The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The solutions were tailored to incorporate Agile principles, methods, and tools. CASE STUDY. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

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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The Industrial Era Ended, and So Will the Digital Era

Harvard Business

The digital revolution, for all of its charms, has had a fairly limited economic impact, compared with earlier technologies such as electricity and the internal combustion engine. Even now, information technologies make up only about 6% of GDP in advanced economies.

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Research: Cloud Computing Is Helping Smaller, Newer Firms Compete

Harvard Business

The computational agility of cloud computing has been playing a role in manufacturing as well, fostering the creation of new “smart’” products. Pivothead is a firm with 25 employees producing wearable technologies to help the blind and visually impaired. Despite statistics suggesting a decline in U.S.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

However, for organisations to fully benefit from big data they will need to review their decision-making processes, and become more agile and responsive to new insights in order to realise the full value of big data ( EY, 2016 ). Big data provides organisations with the potential to achieve competitive advantage. Image: Pexels. References.

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How the Big Data Explosion Has Changed Decision Making

Harvard Business

On the one hand, they desperately seek greater agility; on the other, they genuinely want to include all the right stakeholders in their processes. Customers and clients demand greater agility, and employees and partners expect greater empowerment. But effective agility frequently demands inclusive stakeholder involvement.

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The Business Benefits of a Hybrid Cloud Platform - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Advances in platform technology are helping organizations make strides toward long-standing goals of agility, simplicity, and cost savings. The transformation of platforms from complex and expensive stacks of hardware into flexible computing resources represents a major step toward enabling business agility.

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