Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

The Imperative of Organizational Culture Defining Organizational Culture Organizational culture embodies the values, beliefs, and behaviors that determine how your company’s employees interact and handle business transactions. For leaders, recognizing the need for change is the first critical step in this journey.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

Understanding organizational culture is crucial for leaders looking to steer their companies in the right direction. Culture is shaped by a variety of factors, including the company’s mission, leadership styles, policies, work environment, and the behavior modeled by those at the top.

Underperforming Technical Team 100

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Culture Change 100

Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

Agility, the ability to think fast and move quickly, is an imperative for every team this year. I’ve led teams in both big companies and startups. Yet we can’t lose sight of another critical success factor for navigating today’s highly uncertain world, especially in 2023: agility. I’ve built new teams.

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Agile Software Review Software Developers Software Development 130

IdeaScale

APRIL 2, 2023

As businesses face an ever-changing landscape, it's crucial to have an agile innovation process in place. This allows companies to adapt quickly to new opportunities and challenges, and stay ahead of the competition.

Agile 130

Agile Innovation Processes Competition Innovation 130

Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But what struck me about their work is that they also focus on culture and change management. In a time when everyone is focused on analytics, on artificial intelligence, on strategy and on mission, focusing on change and culture is almost counterintuitive, but it's probably what we should be focusing on. Change is difficult.

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Strategy Strategy Change Artificial Inteligence 167

Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Shaping Innovation for a Meaningful Change Following on from my initial post, “ Our Need is to Shape Innovation Dynamically, ” this post outlines the eight value-adding points that I can help build out and deliver alongside you in different delivery modules to fit your circumstances and budgets.

Change 173

Change Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 173

IdeaScale

MARCH 16, 2021

Agile Transformation is where behaviors evolve, and decisions improve to reach success. The Agile Transformation journey is one of triumphs and obstacles. Understanding agility is the first key to making it happen. Many companies see the need for agility and are tailoring their methodology. What Is Agility?

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Agile Survey Data Industry 130

IdeaScale

MARCH 3, 2020

The agile manifesto was created in the early 2000s by software developers who wanted to bring their products to the market faster and more efficiently. Hence, agile software was born. You can create a culture of agile innovation by empowering your employees. Implementing Agile Methodology. How to Use the Agile Method.

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Agile Innovation Project Meeting 147

Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Artificial Intelligence is not just a tool but a revolutionary force, catalyzing fundamental changes in how businesses operate, compete, and deliver value.

Strategy 100

Strategy Strategy Change Underperforming Technical Team 100

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 25, 2021

In a world where exponential change and digital disruptions abound, you simply cannot rest on your laurels and merely rely on what you’ve already built. Because of the rapidly accelerating rate of change, your business is only ever as strong as its next innovation. An Anticipatory mindset is the answer.

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Agile Change Disruption Trends 87

CMOE

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Companies often have three levels in the management hierarchy: frontline, mid-level, and senior-level leadership. The leaders at each of these levels perform different duties, but no matter where you sit in the organization, agile thinking matters. Provides companies with solutions in times of uncertainty. Individual motivation.

Agile 102

Agile Company How To Technical Review 102

Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 23, 2018

After working through a number the one that held my attention and has become central to my thinking to take organizational practices forward was provided by a recent report from McKinsey “ How to create an agile organization ”. Agility for me is vital, it allows us to increasingly be adaptive in an uncertain world.

Agile 133

Agile Report Design Technical Review 133

Integrative Innovation

JULY 16, 2020

Both capabilities may exhibit some overlap, yet can basically be considered independent from each other: a company can be highly agile while lacking ambidexterity and vice versa. Those companies which lack both key capabilities must be regarded as future-unproof.

Agile 52

Agile Company Disruption Design 52

CMOE

JUNE 8, 2021

We live and work in a world of never-ending change that is accelerating all the time. For a multitude of reasons, more than half of the companies that were on the Fortune 500 list in the year 2000 no longer exist today. Speed and agility are the ultimate competitive weapons.

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Agile Leadership Competition Data 98

mjvinnovation

MAY 24, 2021

In times of exponential change, the agile approach is dominating the market. Have you heard of agile HR? The term Agile is no longer used only in the area of ??Technology. Today, Agile Methods are transforming the way companies hire, develop and manage their employees. What is Agile HR. Technology.

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Agile Company Training Artificial Inteligence 52

Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 26, 2019

Each one of these relatively significant changes in how business operates had experts writing about "breaking the rules". Rather, what we should be working on is changing not "the rules" but how we think about business, how business operates, and how we best engage customers and their needs.

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Agile Engagement Guidelines Marketing 184

Planview

OCTOBER 27, 2021

On the jam-packed agenda were several presentations, customer stories, and roundtable discussions aimed at supporting Agile leaders at all levels of the organization. Becoming Agile and Beyond. The Agile track “Becoming Agile and Beyond” was focused on two main themes: Agile Program Management and Agile Transformation.

Agile 98

Agile LEAN Roadmap Meeting 98

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Over the past 30 years they’ve invented a new way of running companies, what author Andrew McAfee calls the “Geek Way.” Companies that resist this recipe risk being left behind. Silicon Valley firms don’t just create technology.

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Company Change Technology Project 92

Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 5, 2020

We have the choice of “self-imposed” or company-imposed” time at home. I was pondering some thoughts around the quest for growth, the demands for change, and the need to become nimble, agile, and more dynamic in what we do. We continuously want to change what we have, even when it patently does the jobs we need ‘it’ doing.

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Change Agile System Innovation 265

Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2024

It acts as the lifeblood of a company, influencing every aspect of how you conduct business. To delve further into the developmental aspects of organizational culture and how it can be shaped, explore our article on develop executive leadership to drive organizational culture change.

Culture 100

Culture Underperforming Technical Team Agile Leadership 100

Daniel Burrus

APRIL 12, 2017

To jump ahead with both confidence and lower risk, you will need more than agility. Agility serves an important role helping companies react quickly to unforeseen change. The biggest advantage to an agile organization is that they can react faster than their slower competitors. Anticipation.

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Agile Change Trends Disruption 93

ImagineNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Transformation and change initiatives are usually designed as strategic interventions, intending to advance an organisation’s growth, deliver increased shareholder value, build competitive advantage, or improve its speed and agility to respond to fast-changing industries, in a disruptive business environment.

Change 52

Change Technical Review Agile Creativity 52

Planview

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

How do you know whether your Agile transformation is on the right track, or heading in the right direction? Understanding Agile transformation metrics for executives is key to proving the ROI of your Agile transformation. Read Next: Are these Agile transformation blind spots holding you back? Start with “Why”.

Agile 64

Agile Marketing Survey Engagement 64

Braden Kelley

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Companies seeking to cope with the pace of accelerating change are looking for ways to go faster, and managers in non-technical disciplines have become increasingly infatuated with the Agile Software Development methodology and many are finding ways to adapt parts … Continue reading →

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Agile Software Developers Software Development Software 100

Planview

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It’s common to encounter blind spots when you’re navigating an Agile transformation. They can show up as Agile practices that are meant to improve business agility but are applied so extremely that they end up making organizations less agile. Hyper Focusing on Agile Teams. But it’s not always easy to identify them.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Project eBook 72

Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When the competition launches a new product, how you react says a lot about you as a professional and your company as an organization. But it is likely that you act quickly and decisively to address the changing factors and conditions after they’ve occurred. Was agility the driving force behind Uber’s dominance in ridesharing?

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Agile Trends Disruption Guidelines 63

PlanBox Innovation

JUNE 26, 2020

To survive – and even thrive – in the post-Covid economy, companies will have to be faster than ever in responding to change. What will separate those companies that continue to lead and those that falter is their ability to rapidly react to changing circumstances and bring new ideas to the marketplace.

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Agile Company Ideation Innovation Processes 52

Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 15, 2020

There is one thing you can count on - change - and the faster you decide not WHAT to change, but the WHY and HOW to change, the better off you'll be. We'll get signals over the next few quarters about what to change, but so will everyone else. Why change? How change? How to change is equally important.

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Change Agile System Strategy 243

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. In pure software companies that is fine, but not in our company, where hardware is the major part. Authority does not fit the Agile philosophy, you know”.

Agile 52

Agile System Software Change 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. In pure software companies that is fine, but not in our company, where hardware is the major part. Authority does not fit the Agile philosophy, you know”.

Agile 52

Agile System Software Change 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. In pure software companies that is fine, but not in our company, where hardware is the major part. Authority does not fit the Agile philosophy, you know”.

Agile 52

Agile System Software Change 52

Planview

JANUARY 30, 2024

Pulling from the survey responses of 600 executives, the report uncovers five areas of concern — alignment, accountability, resources, agility, and culture — and a recommended action for each area. A startling 85% of executives say their organization’s ability to adapt to change falls short. Let’s get started.

Change 52

Change Report Survey Culture 52

Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, the ability to build a strong case, stay informed, and think critically is the key to unlocking success and driving innovation. In this environment, success isn’t just about being prepared for change; it’s about actively shaping it. My 1st offer point in delivery.

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Agile Innovation Creative Thinking Culture 182

Moves the Needle

AUGUST 18, 2022

I had a conversation recently with a few industry professionals who were expressing concerns about the idea of scaling agile. Their objection was that not everybody can be agile nor needs to be. There’s been this tendency to kind of munge agile together with lean manufacturing and lean startup or lean innovation.

Agile 59

Agile LEAN Software Developers Software Development 59

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business.

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This blog is about agility. The word “agility” is used a lot in the world of management, especially the world of innovation management. There is a real Quest for Agility: Agility seems the new Holy Grail and you can hardly find an article or blog post without a reference to “the fast changing circumstances” of the business.

Agile 52

Agile Strategy Strategy Roadmap 52