Boxes and Arrows

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

*Meaning anyone who provides the vision for a product, whether it be in code, wireframes, comps, prototypes, or cocktail napkins. In years of presentations working at an agency, I learned to sense the tension building before a design was revealed. Nicknamed “FutureMap,” it is creative session to document an idea in its earliest stage.

Underperforming Technical Team 94

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Roadmap Design 94

BrainZooming

JANUARY 5, 2016

The folks at Armada Corporate Intelligence shared, via their “Inside the Executive Suite” feature , a number of ideas to improve the effectiveness of rolling out your strategic planning document for the upcoming year. Making an Impact with this Year’s Strategic Planning Document.

Strategy 40

Strategy Strategy Engagement Collaboration 40

BrainZooming

APRIL 25, 2016

From what she described, her company’s leadership had rushed to develop big strategy statements (such as a core purpose, vision statement, or mission statement), but was now rethinking its direction. She saw documenting as many vision statement examples as possible as a huge help to getting it right this next time.

Examples 40

Examples Strategy Strategy Conference 40

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Instead of requiring people complete complex strategic planning templates unrelated to daily business, we use productive interactions to change the strategic planning process from completing complex forms into conversations, events, and experiences people engage in and learn from as they participate.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Exercises Engagement Strategy 40

Your Ideas are Terrible

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Ever been in a product strategy meeting and unable to answer this simple question: So who is our customer? Then update personas as you do Customer Development and learn more about customers. You’ll often split a single customer profile into multiple profiles as you learn more. So… just who is our customer anyway?

Innovation 61

Innovation Guidelines Design Tools 61

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Note: If you want to learn more about the Armada Executive Intelligence Brief system and get in on this great publication for an incredibly low monthly rate, please visit the Armada website.). Documenting the Knowledge of Tenured Workers. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Training 40

Training Leadership Underperforming Technical Team Strategy 40

BrainZooming

AUGUST 4, 2016

What’s the minimal amount of plan documentation we need to do to align everyone toward the company priorities? Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business. Increase focus for your team with productive strategy questions everyone can use.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Strategy Strategy Product Strategy 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The challenge with using the big list of ideas they had created was they simply documented the list in the order in which each idea was identified. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Exercises 40

Exercises Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement 40

BrainZooming

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

The challenge with using the big list of ideas they had created was they simply documented the list in the order in which each idea was identified. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Strategic Thinking 40

Strategic Thinking Groups Engagement Tools 40

BrainZooming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

When it finally reached our department, the cover email mentioned my co-worker has already shared the document with all the company’s thought leaders. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Leadership 40

Leadership Strategy Strategy Underperforming Technical Team 40

BrainZooming

JUNE 28, 2016

Since strategy planning is an infrequent activity, it is difficult for executives to master it. We learned that if we asked executives a series of questions leading to the information needed to complete a strategy plan, they became productive strategy planners. knowing the decision maker) generate answers.

Exercises 65

Exercises Strategy Strategy Collaboration 65

BrainZooming

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

After documenting the tactics, we used a Zoomference so the primary project team could efficiently and collaboratively identify timing for the six-hundred tactics in less than four hours – all online. Download this free, action-focused mini-book to: Learn smart ways to separate strategic opportunities from the daily noise of business.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Creative Thinking Exercises Groups 40

Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

By reading their responses, I learned that effective relationships between UX and technical staff could be created and sustained by actively involving scrum teams in the UX process, by active participation by UX professionals in team activities, and by frequent communication with team members about UX issues. UX managers.

Agile 111

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 111