Moves the Needle

MARCH 1, 2023

Ken Beer was the Director of Product Management and reported into the Marketing department. It was not unusual to find PM’s who reported into Engineering at the time, the two cases perhaps reflecting the above origin stories. It’s interesting to reflect that in 1997, the Agile Manifesto had not yet been published.

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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

MARCH 27, 2018

Another of the visuals from the BCG report is indicating the huge differences between leading and lagging companies in how they are leveraging digital to help the following aspects of innovation. This agility needs the tools of testing, feedback, and adaptation to accelerate the innovation process.

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Planview

MAY 20, 2022

Learning how to manage this will make all the difference when it comes to hitting deadlines and goals. Reports and dashboards can show which deliverables and tasks need staffing attention. Another important part of learning how to execute a project is prioritizing and identifying dependencies. Remember – less is more.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 26, 2015

—– Lean Innovation Management. In the last five years “ Lean Startup ” methodologies have enabled entrepreneurs to efficiently build a startup by searching for product/market fit rather than blindly trying to execute. The result will be: a new, Lean version of the Three Horizons of Innovation. Here’s how.

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Imaginatik

JULY 22, 2016

Many innovation teams are so concerned with being agile and entrepreneurial that they spend precious little time understanding where to point their efforts. Read our new report on “ How to Win at Corporate/Startup Collaboration 2016 ”. For a moment, let’s adopt a pessimist mindset. Move straight to “solution” mode.

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IM Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Elijah Eilert speaks to Andy Cars , the founder and CEO of Lean Ventures International, about the ISO standards for innovation management. 01:09) Introducing Andy Cars owner of Lean Ventures International AB. (03:52) They’re exploratory and characterised by search, experimentation and learning. About the Episode.

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Innov8rs

JANUARY 16, 2023

A recent McKinsey report finds that eight in ten surveyed CEOs report new business building as a top five priority despite recent heightened economic volatility. In general, business building allows incumbents to blend startups' agility and rapid growth potential with their resources and established wisdom. “If Innov8rs |.

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IM Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

20:00) On the use of Experiment Report Cards / Learning Report Cards. (23:00) Jael Kong is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach and accredited by the International Coach Federation and a certified Agile Team Coach. Learn the key ingredients to actively create an effective cross functional team that truly collaborates.

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Doing so means a new kind innovation management because the management most of us learned in school won’t quite do the trick. His very lean progressive assembly process was the result. Rather than assuming we know how to market and sell new products to new customers, we should learn first. This is Lean Startup.

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Brunner

MAY 11, 2020

Is it CNN ’s report on “ The Gulf spill: America’s worst environmental disaster ?” How about Sports Illustrated’s “ Punch seen ’round the world ” Or maybe it’s when USA Today reported “ Yahoo may be the biggest data breach ” of all time? Lean on us. Learn how to protect your brand with reputation management.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Executives need to talk about innovation, but also engage in innovation, check in with direct reports, better yet, go do some innovation work. By now, everyone in your organization knows how to do lean, agile and six sigma. Make it easier to take risks, to experiment, to test ideas and hypotheses.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

No matter how you get work done, whether it’s Agile, traditional waterfall, Lean, or something in between, organizations must be able to establish an innovation culture where ideas are collected, evaluated, prioritized, and then turned into amazing products, services, and efficiencies that your business and your customers want.

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mjvinnovation

MARCH 29, 2021

Read this article to the end and learn the benefits of this type of service! When we mention process consulting, we are essentially talking about greater agility in the execution of activities and, mainly, saving time and resources by improving operational routines. Remember Agile? What does a process consultancy do? Click here!

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Moves the Needle

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They think they’re practicing good lean innovation and they deserve some kudos for their efforts. This is so, even if the actual activity they do is similar, e.g. they must read a different report, or must engage in a new Slack Channel. Agile team members should largely be responsible for that.

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Planview

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are a number of benefits that come from following Lean Portfolio Management principles in your organization. That’s why over the last decade, it has become common for organizations to undertake Agile transformation initiatives to improve value delivery. 1: Obtain Business Leadership Support for Lean Portfolio Management.

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Gregg Fraley

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Is a failure truly viewed as a learning experience or as a career killer? There are great frameworks and tools out there for innovation projects, like Design Thinking, Agile, Lean, and blended processes. But research and insight departments typically don’t invent , they report. Are you taking enough risk?

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Most commonly, traditional project management will continuously track how well a project is progressing and report this to management on a regular basis, while also having set milestones with dates where the status of the entire project can be reviewed. Want to learn more? Lean Innovation, Validation & Execution).

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Integrative Innovation

MAY 2, 2017

However, there are only few reports that ideas coming out from these approaches really moved the needle. They are based on lean / efficient and 0-mistakes principles. They are based on agile / lean start-up / test-and-learn principles. They are driven by solid, near-term financial goals.

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Commodore Innovation

MAY 13, 2020

Changing approach to innovation, e.g., a greater emphasis on lean/agile and the experimentation-based approach those imply, which will enable faster learning about a dramatically changing landscape. If not, add metrics, goals, and/or reporting that will enable that. Has the right “ format ” changed?

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Wazoku

JULY 29, 2019

Flat structures allow for more cross-functional, collaborative approaches to working, with a project mentality underpinned by lean methodologies and an agile mindset. A McKinsey report from 2017, Creating an Innovation Culture , spoke of the need for ‘innovation parenting’. The executive team and enhancing innovation.

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mjvinnovation

MAY 8, 2019

is also called the “fourth industrial revolution” – the process initiated by England in 1760 was followed by major modernization movements: the “lean revolution” that occurred around 1970, the intensive globalization process in the 1990s and, more recently, the extreme automation started in the 2000s. Industry 4.0

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Tim Kastelle

APRIL 30, 2016

Similarly, about 70 percent of disruptive innovators also lean toward a more centralized approach. Learn to embrace disruption through collaboration. This trend is even more pronounced among strong innovators, with those pursuing a centralized approach rising from 68 percent in 2013 to 71 percent in 2014. Source: Deloitte.

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Taivara

AUGUST 29, 2018

Employees who see their innovative thinking is not really valued (especially by middle-management to whom they report), will stop trying to create, stifling innovation. Encourage people reporting to you to experiment. Celebrate what they learned and identify ways to leverage those learnings for future attempts at innovation.

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The Inovo Group

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Independent reporting – They were independent of core corporate functions like R&D, Marketing, and Business Development. They reported directly to the CTO. By simply counting the number of future-oriented sentences in annual reports we can predict future innovation by the firm”.

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ITONICS

MAY 14, 2018

But we have good news for all those who have not yet taken the step into the right direction: Although every innovation has something new and unique, we can learn significantly from the companies that get it right and create a first how-to-plan based on their workflows, structures, and practices. Adapt or die.

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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. Both learn and both benefit going forward in new ways.

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Integrative Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2016

In the first place, experimentation is about testing assumptions and hypotheses by means of a scientific learning approach. It requires a more deliberated approach, such as the lean startup process, design thinking or a combination thereof. Culture of experimentation (and speed).

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Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). Joe has learned quite a few things in the process. One of those things? The importance of having the right tools.

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Integrative Innovation

APRIL 7, 2016

Similarly, about 70 percent of disruptive innovators also lean toward a more centralized approach. Learn to embrace disruption through collaboration. This trend is even more pronounced among strong innovators, with those pursuing a centralized approach rising from 68 percent in 2013 to 71 percent in 2014. Source: Deloitte.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Quantifying the Disconnect Between Business Leaders and Technology Teams Consider one of the most startling findings from The 2023 Project to Product State of the Industry Report. Planview customers have access to this data thanks to our industry-leading portfolio, enterprise agile, and value stream management offerings.

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IM Insights

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

So, when I started out becoming interested in lean startup and the sort of things, you were one of the big names, right. And your company’s called Lean Ventures, right? . They forced me to actually name it Lean Ventures International. And then you can lean on that ISO standard, and yeah, makes it easy.

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Innovation 360

JANUARY 25, 2017

That solution is justified by reporting, then funded and it enters the market. They reported that although executives agree on the critical value of innovation, 94 percent are not satisfied with their own results and they lack clarity on how to improve the situation. Hypothesis-based Innovation and the Lean Startup. Kick-start.

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Innovation 360 Group

JANUARY 24, 2017

That solution is justified by reporting, then funded and it enters the market. They reported that although executives agree on the critical value of innovation, 94 percent are not satisfied with their own results and they lack clarity on how to improve the situation. Hypothesis-based Innovation and the Lean Startup.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

Companies need to increasingly interact with customers, as close or actually in real-time to learn, adapt and deliver to the needs. The key to innovation is clear; it is experimentation and this needs flexibility, to adapt, be agile, to test ideas. This requires a company to become far more ‘highly automated and adaptive’.

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Paul Hobcraft

JULY 25, 2016

Companies need to increasingly interact with customers, as close or actually in real-time to learn, adapt and deliver to the needs. The key to innovation is clear; it is experimentation and this needs flexibility, to adapt, be agile, to test ideas. This requires a company to become far more ‘highly automated and adaptive’.

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Boxes and Arrows

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Although product leaders can propose numerous ‘lean’ methodologies to experiment inexpensively with new concepts before fully engineering them, anything short of launching a product or feature and monitoring its performance over time in the market is, by definition, not 100% accurate. Expand capacity for learning. Insights should.

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