Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 11, 2019

We need to manage reskilling and upskilling to mitigate against both job losses and talent shortages but prepared the future workforce to be more nimble, agile and fluid. How can we project ourselves beyond those that know us? Have you noticed everyone has a different definition of innovation?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That exposure to the tech world drew my interest in 2018 to look at how the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry is affected by digital automation and hardware solutions like AR/VR, which can help process vast amounts of 2D/3D data and improve project visualization capabilities. Let’s talk about open innovation.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

That exposure to the tech world drew my interest in 2018 to look at how the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry is affected by digital automation and hardware solutions like AR/VR, which can help process vast amounts of 2D/3D data and improve project visualization capabilities.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 4, 2017

Within two posts, I want to provide my outcomes, bridging the present and pointing towards a better design thinking future, in my opinion urgently needed. The ‘product of my work’ itself is presently being worked through to be available as an e-book in the coming weeks. You might like the idea but will the boss?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

That exposure to the tech world drew my interest in 2018 to look at how the AEC Industry is affected by digital automation and hardware solutions like AR/VR, which can help process vast amounts of 2D/3D data and improve project visualization capabilities. Our advisors are present in the USA, Brazilian, and Asian regions.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 24, 2021

Knowledge Management is exactly that but aimed at corporations, connecting the past, present, and future through information. Present – recording what is done in the day-to-day. Agility in accessing knowledge. Even for integrating current employees into new projects or areas, information is critical. Sound familiar?

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Daniel Burrus

MAY 20, 2020

What happens when we apply that definition of management to the concept of opportunity? What if we were to identify and act upon opportunity much as we arrange and then manage a meeting, a project or some other form of responsibility that takes place each day in our lives? Take Anticipatory Action, Not Agile Reaction.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. This facilitates and empowers all projects.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 28, 2019

In this context, the combination of some innovative approaches such as Design Thinking and Scrum – one of the Agile Methodology frameworks – emerges as a strategy in business projects to increase team productivity and make valuable deliveries focused on the end customer. This facilitates and empowers all projects.

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The Human Factor

MAY 26, 2021

Time, talent and resources get wasted on products and projects that go nowhere. Having a clear definition of winning provides focus and clarity at the individual, team, and organizational level. Instead of presenting your vision of winning like a quarterly financial report, make it come alive! Use it to inspire people.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 8, 2019

It would be naive to suggest that there’s only one definitive innovation example from retail titan Amazon that enterprizes could benefit from emulating. Adapting agile principles, Amazon launched the Beta version of Amazon Custom in a short time frame, allowing existing customers to provide feedback directly.

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Planview

JUNE 23, 2022

Customers were able to learn more about it means to be a connected services organization, why it’s important, and what steps were necessary to make confident connections by attending this on-demand presentation session by Planview’s Director of Product Management Dave Blumhorst. staffing projects is slow and burdensome). Next Steps.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

Based on retrospective analytics—Net Present Value (NPV) models, for instance, are built on market projections that are calculated using past trends—they tend to skew innovation decisions toward optimizing existing product lines rather than pursuing new ones. Opportunities tend to be defined narrowly.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 18, 2016

Based on retrospective analytics—Net Present Value (NPV) models, for instance, are built on market projections that are calculated using past trends—they tend to skew innovation decisions toward optimizing existing product lines rather than pursuing new ones. Opportunities tend to be defined narrowly.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 4, 2019

It would be naive to suggest that there’s only one definitive innovation example from retail titan Amazon that enterprizes could benefit from emulating. Adapting agile principles, Amazon launched the Beta version of Amazon Custom in a short time frame, allowing existing customers to provide feedback directly.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

That needs understanding, and convincing those above that the setup and origination costs for each crowdsourcing challenge or project are going to contain a fair amount of the costing. A definition of crowdsourcing that does seem right to me. Firstly we have the bigger “meta” trends or present phenomena driving much of our thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2016

That needs understanding, and convincing those above that the set up and origination costs for each crowdsourcing challenge or project are going to contain a fair amount of the costing. A definition of crowdsourcing that does seems right to me. Firstly we have the bigger “meta” trends or present phenomena driving much of our thinking.

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The Human Factor

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Ask yourself, “Of what I plan to do today, what will get me closer to my definition of winning or success?” and imbed your definition of winning into all your ways of working. When presenting an idea or proposal: State your assumptions and describe the data that led to them. Focus on winning every day. Expose your thinking.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 4, 2020

Thus, you stress that ‘ forward-looking organizations are adopting a new, more agile organizing principle. Considering these 2 elements, ‘agile participative innovation’ and ‘rapid integration of innovations’, would you suggest a new index for assessing innovation capability for corporations? They turn innovation into value.’

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 7, 2015

For me, the process and management of innovation really does need to be definitely questioned. I get the distinct impression the focus of most innovation consultants is still locked into product innovation or improving the process of the pipeline / portfolio, the idea generation and project execution model.

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ITONICS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It often makes sense for the results of a technology roadmap to also be presented in a technology radar. Product and innovation roadmaps deal with the planning of new products and innovative development projects – often taking into account the underlying technologies. Product and Innovation Roadmap. Company-wide Roadmap.

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Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 4, 2020

Thus, you stress that ‘ forward-looking organizations are adopting a new, more agile organizing principle. Considering these 2 elements, ‘agile participative innovation’ and ‘rapid integration of innovations’, would you suggest a new index for assessing innovation capability for corporations? They turn innovation into value.’

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Be-novative

JUNE 16, 2021

The Head of HR of the company initiated the creation of the Circle of Leadership Development professionals in HR so there is commitment at the highest level, but not a very clear definition, of what would be the signs of success. In good agile practices, the client and the team define together the deliverables of each sprint.

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Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In years of presentations working at an agency, I learned to sense the tension building before a design was revealed. Definitely. . We all sketch before we design, but too often the sketches go in a drawer when the project starts, often never to be seen again. The roadmap doesn’t just benefit the project team or the designer.

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100%Open

JANUARY 4, 2016

It was around that time as the above conversation that we had been invited to bid for two major projects. I’m delighted to say that we were able to do so and secure both contracts, and both projects have been fantastic and transformative in many ways. All we really needed was to articulate and convey that confidence convincingly.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 29, 2015

In the previous article we talked about why site optimization is important and presented a few important goals and philosophies to impart on your team. Ideas for how to improve page performance is a topic that is as large as the field of user experience itself, and definitely greater than the scope of this article. Conclusion.

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ITONICS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

It often makes sense for the results of a technology roadmap to also be presented in a technology radar. Product and innovation roadmaps deal with the planning of new products and innovative development projects – often taking into account the underlying technologies. Product and Innovation Roadmap. Company-wide Roadmap.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 23, 2015

To foster innovation and its environment, key levels of management and individuals must be committed to creating an environment and culture that promotes creativity, be engaged and promote the ability to promote change in nimble, agile and flexible ways to meet changing conditions in the market place and with customers. 7) Training.

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The Human Factor

MAY 2, 2018

To keep employees focused on their responsibilities, provide ongoing performance feedback – presented by the immediate manager or supervisor and always linked to the destination. Allowing them to gain experience through on-the-job tasks, special assignments, challenging projects, and job rotation.

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ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

Large corporations have taken steps towards being more agile and adapting to the rapid pace of digitization by improving their oftentimes long innovation processes and giving more autonomy to employees. Interestingly, Gmail , Google News , and AdSense evolved out of 20% projects. Adapt or die. Top Model Principle. Listen and say yes!

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Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

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Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

Software Review 52

Software Review Agile Software Developers Software Development 52

Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

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Software Review Agile Software Developers Software Development 52

The Human Factor

JANUARY 13, 2015

We adopt those beliefs based on conclusions inferred from what we observe in the present and our past experiences. If you doubt this, try a simple test the next time you present a new idea at a meeting. Even though all three heard the same presentation, chances are you will get three very different answers.

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The Human Factor

JANUARY 27, 2015

Ask yourself, “Of what I plan to do today, what will get me closer to my definition of winning or success?” Place visual cues throughout your work environment, and imbed your definition of winning into all your ways of working. When presenting an idea or proposal: State your assumptions and describe the data that led to them.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

There also seems this perpetual dilemma of clients’ wishes that are hard to reconcile with operational realities to turn their organizations from being focused on effective and efficient into agile and adaptive ,required for innovation. I often feel those “unique solutions” are often just simply mutton dressed up as lamb.’

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