Moves the Needle

MARCH 1, 2023

From its foundational beginnings in early brand management to high tech software program management, product management has emerged as its own collective of product-focused best practices. Product Management is a vital component of organizations undergoing digital transformation. I had never heard of Agile.

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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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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Dear reader, let me share with you a conversation I had with the Chief Engineer Digitization & Software Development of a large company that produces complex electronic devices with many software elements in and around them. For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Dear reader, let me share with you a conversation I had with the Chief Engineer Digitization & Software Development of a large company that produces complex electronic devices with many software elements in and around them. For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Dear reader, let me share with you a conversation I had with the Chief Engineer Digitization & Software Development of a large company that produces complex electronic devices with many software elements in and around them. For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics.

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Planview

AUGUST 2, 2023

Amidst an ever-changing and unpredictable market landscape, Fortune 500 companies are increasingly turning to the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) to enhance their value streams and meet customer demands. and give insight into how enterprises can use Flow Metrics to measure and accelerate flow throughout the software delivery process.

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Innov8rs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mike has thirty years of experience in building and leading cross functional teams and organizations to successfully define, develop and bring new companies and products to market. This also helps to cultivate a culture of continuous learning, and the agility that comes with it.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whereas new product development can be expensive, incremental improvements to existing ones can achieve substantial ROI with a much smaller investment of resources. Incremental innovation has agility baked into it. Consider continuous improvement software. It’s cost effective. It’s fast to market.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Survey respondents serve in one of three primary roles within their organizations: those creating products, services, or platforms; executive decision-makers; and individuals driving transformative change within their organizations. The perspective isn’t limited to just a few roles in an organization’s hierarchy.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The trends outlined in this blog offer a glimpse into the future of product development and some exciting opportunities for product-driven companies to achieve real ROI regarding cost savings, efficiency, productivity, digital transformation benefits, and employee satisfaction.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. ( Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. Dependent on goodwill. The same is true for Engineering.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. ( Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. Dependent on goodwill. The same is true for Engineering.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There are so many layers between the Board room and for example a software developer or an industrial designer. Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. ( Note: this risk is per definition embedded in several Agile methodologies. Dependent on goodwill. The same is true for Engineering.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 4, 2024

Introduction to Design Thinking Design thinking has become a cornerstone methodology in the worlds of innovation, business strategy, and product development. Teams can iterate designs with agility, supported by AI’s predictive analytics to forecast the success of design choices.

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mjvinnovation

JUNE 1, 2021

Jira Software is a project management application from Atlassian. A company specialized in product development for software developers and managers. Jira is one more case of project management tools focused on a specialty: software development projects. Its key concepts in JIRA are projects and tasks.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. Applying these principles or methodologies throughout an enterprise helps mitigate the risk of producing products or services no one wants , and allows the allocation of capital and resources to ideas that create value.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the difference between design thinking and agile methodologies? How can design thinking help with product development? What is the difference between design thinking and agile methodologies? Design thinking and agile methodologies are related but distinct concepts.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Apart from being a mother of 2 children, Emily is a very dedicated hard-working product manager responsible for a product with a series of about 10 variants. Her products are quite complex and combine hardware with software. The annual revenue of the product range is about 35 million dollars. Stay with me.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Apart from being a mother of 2 children, Emily is a very dedicated hard-working product manager responsible for a product with a series of about 10 variants. Her products are quite complex and combine hardware with software. The annual revenue of the product range is about 35 million dollars. Stay with me.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Apart from being a mother of 2 children, Emily is a very dedicated hard-working product manager responsible for a product with a series of about 10 variants. Her products are quite complex and combine hardware with software. The annual revenue of the product range is about 35 million dollars. Stay with me.

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Acuvate

MARCH 30, 2023

RPA also allows CPG brands to quickly adapt to changing market conditions and customer demands, increasing their agility and competitiveness across marketing and other functions. This reduces reliance on expensive IT resources and enables business users to respond quickly to evolving and unique needs.

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ITONICS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

A further objective can be the gain in knowledge, in addition to the finished roadmap, e.g. supported by software solutions. Which resources and capacities are needed to realize the long-term vision of roadmapping? What resources and capacities are available to me? What resources and capacities are available to me?

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 8, 2019

The result: development of a market-ready product ( lineup™ ) in a fraction of the time, and the confidence to apply their strengthened skill set to other areas of uncertainty. As a result, the product garnered little attention from early potential buyers. We struggled to generate evidence and so we built what we loved.

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ITONICS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Bernd Blumoser, from Siemens AI Lab , shared how setting up a lab and leveraging agile sprints helped them to identify use cases for AI across the business units of Siemens. The company just gives you the time and the resources for exploration. He thinks data is more like sand, too much supply, too little use.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Even if they have agreed on the importance of innovation and have set up teams or departments to develop new value-adding, innovative products and services, these products may end up never being launched because nobody in the existing business units will take responsibility and take the risk of launching them.

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ITONICS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

A further objective can be the gain in knowledge, in addition to the finished roadmap, e.g. supported by software solutions. Which resources and capacities are needed to realize the long-term vision of roadmapping? What resources and capacities are available to me? What resources and capacities are available to me?

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

In 2007, I co-founded Innovation Framework Technologies (IFT) in order to close this gap, to offer a combination of best practices and best software embedded in solutions that companies can actually and successfully use. Our Approach: We've defined a set of key best practices that are now fully embedded in our approach and software solution.

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Steve Blank

MAY 6, 2015

Waterfall Development. While it sounds simple , the Build Measure Learn approach to product development is a radical improvement over the traditional Waterfall model used throughout the 20 th century to build and ship products. Waterfall Development was all about execution of the requirements document.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 16, 2020

These are often less time and resource intensive to sustain and provide a steady income stream, but they are hardly enough to differentiate the farmer from the competition. To do this, they implemented Project WOW – a continuous improvement methodology developed by management consulting firm Above + Beyond.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

In 2007, I co-founded Innovation Framework Technologies (IFT) in order to close this gap, to offer a combination of best practices and best software embedded in solutions that companies can actually and successfully use. Our Approach: We've defined a set of key best practices that are now fully embedded in our approach and software solution.

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Qmarkets

AUGUST 16, 2020

These are often less time and resource-intensive to sustain and provide a steady income stream, but they are hardly enough to differentiate the farmer from the competition. To do this, they implemented Project WOW – a continuous improvement methodology developed by management consulting firm Above + Beyond.

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Qmarkets

JULY 8, 2017

With these figures in mind, it might be surprising to discover that the vast majority of game developers and publishers are failing to utilize the most valuable resource at their disposal. The top 25 game development companies account for 50% of the profits , while thousands of smaller developers struggle to even stay afloat.

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Qmarkets

APRIL 24, 2017

With these figures in mind, it might be surprising to discover that the vast majority of game developers and publishers are failing to utilize the most valuable resource at their disposal. The top 25 game development companies account for 50% of the profits , while thousands of smaller developers struggle to even stay afloat.

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Boxes and Arrows

JUNE 29, 2009

The documentation needs are often based on the size of the project, launch date, team dynamics, audience, technology, and the product development process. Description of the Problem There are many product development processes and one that has garnered much attention is agile.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It should flow into your portfolio of active product development projects – either as an addition to an existing project, or as a project in its own right. In fact, there is a natural progression from using sprint experiments for ideation to using them in an agile stage and gate process for new product development.

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Planview

MAY 10, 2024

This change, influenced by fluctuating demands and stricter regulations, underscores the need for agility and adaptability. The Challenges and Solutions in Product Development Navigating the landscape of product development (PD) in the automotive industry is akin to charting a course through shifting sands.

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Planview

AUGUST 23, 2022

Vehicle factory shutdowns due to a microchip shortage, an automotive CEO losing his job for software concerns, and millions of connected cars on the road. Pinpoint investment opportunities that connect software development’s best practices to speed production. No doubt about it, Automotive Industry 4.0

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