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Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. The Six Hidden Costs of Software Development Resource waste is a pervasive issue that can significantly hinder productivity, efficiency, and the achievement of business goals.

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5 Tech Issues That Can Slow Down Innovation

IdeaScale

Sometimes the problem is compatibility with legacy systems, but there are also skills gaps to overcome, decisions about how much tech you need and where to apply it, and coping with business disruption or temporary lags in productivity. 3 Reimagining Corporate Culture. Overcoming these challenges starts at the top.

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Mentoring Is the Secret to Innovation Say Silicon Valley’s Top VCs and Entrepreneurs

Leapfrogging

While the new approach recently arose from Silicon Valley, the model knows no geographic, cultural or technical boundaries. James Gallagher (age 16, Scotland): The 16-year-old created Open Commit, a servicewhere software developers receive on-demand, actionable reviews of code from other expert software developers.

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Culture of Innovation Video and Case Study: Cambia Health Solutions Transforms the Health Care Landscape Through Innovation

Planview

Cambia is an exemplary example of how organizations can create a culture of innovation by engaging their most valuable resource—their people. The Cambia Health Solutions Case Study: Creating a Culture of Innovation. These were clear successes, and an exciting cultural evolution was underway at Cambia.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

In this blog I explore what the automotive industry has been doing to address the potential disruption, analyze the effects of these initial steps, and provide recommendations on what corporations could be doing better. Moreover, culturally automotive companies prefer to at best be fast followers , rather than a first movers.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

In this blog I explore what the automotive industry has been doing to address the potential disruption, analyze the effects of these initial steps, and provide recommendations on what corporations could be doing better. Moreover, culturally automotive companies prefer to at best be fast followers , rather than a first movers.

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Four Ways To Become A Successful Future-Fit Organization

PlanBox Innovation

The strain was especially felt with software development projects, which were becoming a major investment area for organizations. Foster a collaborative culture. I help organizations build a sustainable culture of innovation. In 2001, the Agile movement suggested a new way of approaching that work more efficiently.

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