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Goodhart’s Law: When a target becomes its own enemy

Idea to Value

Goodhart’s Law: Enterprising Indians began to breed and farm snakes to kill and get their reward, which was much easier than killing wild snakes, actually increasing the total snake population. It was poor data and oversight by the people developing, testing and implementing the system that was at fault.

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Navigating Technical Debt in the Automotive Industry

Planview

According to McKinsey , this “tax” on development comprises about 40 percent of IT balance sheets, stemming from the intense pressure to enter the market and gather feedback swiftly. Finally, the integrity of software performance significantly shapes brand perception and overall business success.

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Are These Agile Transformation Blind Spots Holding You Back?

Planview

Hyper Focusing on Agile Teams. Agile delivery teams are the execution arm of the Agile transformation. It’s natural for organizations to want their teams to be as efficient, productive, and successful as possible. But as Klaus points out below, hyper focusing on Agile teams can be short-sighted, if their work isn’t coordinated.

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Intentionality and the Differentiating Competitive Advantage 

Planview

I’m also referencing upstream activities, software development technical impediments, and post-build activities. Fresh off the pain of my poor Boilermakers loss in the NCAA tournament, I reflect on what a startling competitive disadvantage you’re at if your competitor can score buckets at three times your team’s speed.

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Everything you need to know about innovation management software

hackerearth

Although enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Poor innovation implementation. Poor innovation planning.

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Innovation management software: Everything you need to know

hackerearth

Although the enterprise collaboration software market has been around for over 20 years, innovation management software is a specialized segment that helps companies guide and support their innovation process. What is innovation management software (IMS)? Poor innovation implementation. Poor innovation planning.

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The Engineering Stakeholder Interview

Boxes and Arrows

Try to speak with engineering management as well as the design engineer(s), if such a role exists; it’s seldom a good idea to involve the entire engineering team at this point. If there are no design engineers, a system architect and GUI lead may be the best option for software expertise. Engineering stakeholders.