Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

I built a team with a dedicated user researcher; information architect; interaction and visual designers and we even made a guerilla usability lab and had regular test sessions. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. This is an extreme example of where SCRUM went bad.

Agile 108

Agile Design Underperforming Technical Team Software 108

Planview

APRIL 6, 2023

This debunks the perspective that business agility and successful transformation are limited to companies of a certain profile. I am not just referencing improvements via Agile and DevOps, although they are a piece of the puzzle. Some of them would take this report and turn it into their roadmap on what to get right first.

Competition 52

Competition Technical Review Software Review Agile 52

Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

From start-ups to banks, design has never been more central to business. Yet at conference after conference, I meet designers at firms talking about their struggle for influence. Why is that fabled “seat at the table” so hard to find, and how can designers get a chair? Is design just a service, or can designers* lead?

Underperforming Technical Team 94

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We’ve learned from the collapse of Kodak, Blockbuster, RadioShack and other once-prominent organizations that a corporate culture designed to uphold and manage existing success can actually become the arch nemesis of an enterprise that needs to be agile in order to evolve to meet the needs of quickly changing global markets.

Underperforming Technical Team 83

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Disruption Marketing 83

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We’ve learned from the collapse of Kodak, Blockbuster, RadioShack and other once-prominent organizations that a corporate culture designed to uphold and manage existing success can actually become the arch nemesis of an enterprise that needs to be agile in order to evolve to meet the needs of quickly changing global markets.

Underperforming Technical Team 72

Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Culture Disruption 72

CMOE

JULY 23, 2021

Unfortunately, there aren’t enough executive leaders who invest time into strategy— 85 percent of executive leadership teams invest less than one hour each month on strategy, while 50 percent do not spend any time on strategy at all. Strategy Promotes Strategic Agility. The plan is further divided into annual goals.

Strategy 91

Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Training 91

Steve Blank

AUGUST 25, 2015

We were once a scrappy, agile and feared organization with a “can-do” attitude. and 2) Why are startups innovative by design but companies are innovative by exception?–left Why Startups are Innovative by Design. After I read it I bought 10 copies for Richard and his team. –left me searching for answers.

LEAN 40

LEAN Underperforming Technical Team Disruption Roadmap 40

Boxes and Arrows

DECEMBER 23, 2014

By using these nascent user-centered design methods, they were able to meet the expanding needs of their user base and claim over 90% of the small business accounting software market. A noticeable lack of focus prevented them from innovating as a company; their user-centered design DNA was disappearing.

Design 104

Design Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software 104