Business and Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

About 20 years ago, three market forces converged that radically changed information technology forever. Here is what changed: Consumerization As Google, Facebook, Apple, and others appeared on the scene, consumers were now using technology that was once reserved for IT professionals. And that left them feeling very vulnerable.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Importance of Team Collaboration in Today’s Business Landscape The business world today is characterized by constant technological disruptions, the rise of virtual workplaces, and the globalization of talent. Managers and leaders must understand how to effectively implement these technologies to facilitate innovative team collaboration.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The ‘ fit for purpose ‘ in strategic and innovation intent, definitions of success, the core values, sense of mission. This approach we take offers a comprehensive solution to the innovation business case and its methodology and it belongs to its owners Agility Innovation Specialists. To find out more contact me.

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mjvinnovation

MAY 16, 2019

Agile practices transform business in multiple directions, providing powerful models of product and service creation, project management, and much more. In this article, you will understand what agile practices are, what benefits this approach offers to your company. What are Agile Practices. Check it out! How Sprint Works.

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Keep reading to see how successful executives are achieving results in their everyday business through incorporating agile methodologies like SCRUM! The agile mindset. Before we get into the agile mindset, we need to remember that it is linked to Agile Philosophy. continuous delivery of quick results. High quality.

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New Markets Advisors

MAY 29, 2019

Moreover, companies have gotten better at competing asymmetrically, blurring the definitions of who a company is even competing against. It’s how to build agility into your organization such that you can adapt as the strength of those advantages diminishes. While we often prioritize the dynamic elements of agility?—?the

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mjvinnovation

JANUARY 8, 2021

We all know that agile methodologies are not written in stone. The practice is very common within agile logic. Clear definition of assignments. We suggest reading our ebook “Design Thinking and Agile” so that you can go deeper into this subject and understand how these methodologies work together!

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The Human Factor

MAY 4, 2020

Whether the disruption comes from a pandemic, the introduction of a new technology, a new competitor that nobody saw coming, or drastic changes in economic policy and trade agreements, the companies that go to the head of the class are usually those that respond the quickest. I call this strategic agility. –

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Diversity also shines through in the sectors represented, with voices from industries as varied as finance, non-profit, government, education, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, travel, and professional services. By interconnecting value streams, organizations can drastically reduce lead times, making delivery more predictable and agile.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 11, 2021

If you are interested, here's a brief definition of each of the factors that contribute to success. Getting the best innovators involved, rather than the "best" people, will definitely accelerate your innovation work. If I had to choose, I'd prioritize the right people with the right support and give them the right problem.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The 15-month virtual and in-person immersive course was a perfect mix where business and technological innovation intersected and positioned me to work with organizations looking for data and automation strategies. This time, I completed an excellent Certification Program in Digital Transformation 2020-21 at Kellogg School of Management.

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mjvinnovation

APRIL 11, 2019

In his book, Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology (Harvard Business School Press – 2003), researcher Henry Chesbrough coined the term Open Innovation. Usually, this happens with the incorporation of technologies developed by other companies. The open innovation concept.

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Daniel Burrus

MARCH 13, 2024

From generative AI to digital currency, these digital disruptions are definitely leaving their impact. When it comes to the concept of disruptions in this world, we tend to focus on all the new digital tools that are creating ripples in headlines. The word “disruption” is a key stumbling point for many.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This is one reason why ideas like agile and rapid sprints seem so compelling. This means a lot of interesting and reasonably important activities like problem and scope definition, exploration and discovery, trend spotting and customer insight work are hurried or in most cases avoided.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 15-month virtual and in-person immersive course was a perfect mix where business and technological innovation intersected and positioned me to work with organizations looking for data and automation strategies. This time, I completed an excellent Certification Program in Digital Transformation 2020-21 at Kellogg School of Management.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 11, 2019

It is the pervasive power of technology integration that will change the business models of all industries. 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. It continues to impact skills, tasks, and jobs.

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Jeffrey Phillips

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Innovation - in this definition meaning creating valuable new products and services to drive organic growth, revenue and new profits - will always be in demand, yet my sense and the sense of others is that innovation for many reasons hasn't lived up to expectations in many corporations. Digital transformation almost goes without saying.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 31, 2019

Just one more post about the importance of speed and agility and I'll leave this tired trope alone. Plus, there is a "dark side" to technology and the IT that supports it. If history is any guide, we can project that digital transformation will become first an enabler, and then potentially a barrier to agility and speed.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 15-month virtual and in-person immersive course was a perfect mix where business and technological innovation intersected and positioned me to work with organizations looking for data and automation strategies. This time, I completed an excellent Certification Program in Digital Transformation 2020-21 at Kellogg School of Management.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 13, 2016

This slight rant of mine was started when I saw a new software application talk about its ability to help its clients in agile lean innovation. Agile is a word adopted from software development, which is really just about stripping away a slow, steady development process replacing it with short "sprints" to complete a few features at a time.

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Planview

AUGUST 12, 2022

And with the acceleration of digital transformation and technology in recent years, that number has likely increased. A product-focused strategy and mindset can create agile organizations, increase productivity, and drive innovation. Read Next: Definitive Guide to Digital Transformation. How clear is the definition of value?

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Idea to Value

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To get the outcomes the executives are expecting from innovation, they’d need to build an agile organization where innovation happens at scale. As so many organizations are embarking on this journey towards becoming more innovative and agile, there’s unfortunately a lot of fake agile and innovation theater out there.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today we live in a more connected world, technology has enabled this. We are shifting critical capabilities that are growing the agility to trial, pilot and learn quickly as information flows in. Often innovation activity frustrates senior management. The difference is the straight jacket they often “wore.”

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Faisal Hoque

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Here’s what an agile mind-set’s made of. AGILITY: IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD. But while business leaders often use the term “agility” to describe their business plans and strategic initiatives, it’s often little more than a buzzword—and a fervent wish. HOW TO PRACTICE AGILITY.

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Faisal Hoque

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Here’s what an agile mind-set’s made of. AGILITY: IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD. But while business leaders often use the term “agility” to describe their business plans and strategic initiatives, it’s often little more than a buzzword—and a fervent wish. HOW TO PRACTICE AGILITY.

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Moves the Needle

APRIL 8, 2021

Most big companies think technology when thinking about innovation, regardless of whether or not they’re technology companies. To one group, it means technological invention; to another it means continuous improvement of processes. It truly doesn’t matter which definition you land on. Should it be in a job description?

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The Human Factor

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Whether the disruption comes from the introduction of a new technology, a new competitor that nobody saw coming, or drastic changes in economic policy and trade agreements, the companies that go to the head of the class are usually those that respond the quickest. I call this strategic agility.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 27, 2017

As Andy Cohen said at our conference they've Six Sigma'd the opportunity and then leaned it and then made it agile, then applied Six Sigma again. But when people talk about innovation they talk too expansively and without good definitions. Just to talk about innovation is a relief.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Still, its need is to be far more fluid, adaptive and agile in what it processes and manages, especially in today’s challenging world, adapting to today’s challenges and working towards the future. Starting with a simple definition of D, F, S & P. Most of the rigidity needs to be designed out.

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mjvinnovation

AUGUST 21, 2020

It is essential to rethink routines and reorganize spaces to create an environment of productivity and definitive performance. Autonomy and end user empowerment through technological innovations are the right tools for this job. The definitive growth hack: Growth Hacking + Agile Marketing. Low-Touch Customers.

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Leapfrogging

JANUARY 2, 2023

Agility, the ability to think fast and move quickly, is an imperative for every team this year. That’s because there’s never been more uncertainty – around technology, the economy, global-political turmoil, and just about everything else. Three Steps to Strategic Agility. I’ve built new teams.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It is not a definitive one but provides the important aspects of its function. It encourages agility, adapting, being fluid and dynamic in the way to undergo innovation. Being the point that constantly positions innovation- bringing it to ALL stakeholders and parties for awareness, status and knowledge.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MARCH 5, 2018

Perhaps not in how we humans evolve - but definitely in terms of how businesses and technologies evolve. Today, we need to think more about "built to change", more agile, more nimble and more creative than in the past. Today, the pace of change is accelerating and it is faster than ever. What to do?

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

And one of the most important ways to have facilitate this in your projects is to ensure you have clarity and alignment from the very beginning on what the definition of success is for all teams.

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Jeffrey Phillips

AUGUST 17, 2018

In recent years we've been told that the future belongs to the swift, the smart, the agile, and more recently to the digitally transformed. Given the rapid pace of change and the emergence of new technologies and solutions, you can't say with much certainty who will win the future. That's actually what prompted this diatribe.

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Innovation 360 Group

MAY 17, 2018

My experience spans across technology-enabled strategy and implementation to enable organizations (finance, banking, insurance, retail, telecom, logistics, healthcare) create value, take out cost, and develop competitive advantage. Enabling organizations – strategic roadmaps, IT optimization, operating model definition. Leadership.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Back then, unicorns by this definition were indeed as rare and magical as their mythical namesake. ScaleUps, and those that invest in them, face the next-level challenge of growing revenue at scale; that is, exponentially relative to expenditures in capital, people, and technology.

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