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Intentionality and the Differentiating Competitive Advantage 

Planview

I’m also referencing upstream activities, software development technical impediments, and post-build activities. Fresh off the pain of my poor Boilermakers loss in the NCAA tournament, I reflect on what a startling competitive disadvantage you’re at if your competitor can score buckets at three times your team’s speed.

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Agility is the 2023 Success Factor

Leapfrogging

The concept of “agility” in business originated from the field of agile software development. Any team can apply the principles of agile software development to create greater overall agility. From the book Experiential Intelligence. Soren Kaplan is the author of Experiential Intelligence.

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Agile Coach: What is the role of this professional?

mjvinnovation

Knowledge of agile software development. It is important to show that agile methods provide greater operational flexibility and a competitive advantage, implementing practices very similar to what startups do. Download the e-book right now – Agile Transformation in Scale: scability as a business need.

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Here comes the hypenated innovation offering

Jeffrey Phillips

We'll know we've reached peak innovation insanity when someone writes the "Chicken Soup" for innovators souls book. 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. Coming soon to a bookstore near you.

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Agile Sprint: how it brings efficiency to your business

mjvinnovation

Agile is, first and foremost, a philosophy that emerged from the Agile Manifesto when a small group of people gathered in 2001 to discuss their feelings about the traditional approach to managing software development projects. Competitive advantage. This helps organizations become more resilient and more innovative.

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User experience: ROI and methods to measure your investment in UX

mjvinnovation

The Design Management Institute researched the size of companies’ competitive edge that they called design-centered – but you can see it there as design-driven, user-centric, or “user focus.” Not to mention the improvement in productivity and the reduction of rework costs, especially in the development process.

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Management 3.0: Why you should get to know this Model?

mjvinnovation

In his book, Jurgen Appelo compares Management 3.0 While these concepts are not one in the same, they do draw on each other for inspiration – the fact that Jurgen Appelo has years of software development experience is no coincidence. Stimulates creativity and innovation. Improves productivity. Reduces staff turnover.