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From end to end: why the union of Design Thinking and Agile has been so successful

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As a rule, the corporate scene is full of uncertainties: Will this project work? Redirect the project according to the objective of the business. Provide product experimentation from the first phase of the project. This model was crucial to achieve: Self-organization of the project cell. Project UMA. in real time.

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Dynamic Planning in the Face of Uncertainty

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This example underscores the fundamental flaws with the “peanut butter” approach to cost reductions: Spreading budget cuts equally across projects or business functions. Read this eBook to discover the five steps you need to take to rapidly replan, reprioritize, and effectively execute on your company strategy.

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Are These Agile Transformation Blind Spots Holding You Back?

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If we want to react quickly to changes in the market, we need to have a better approach than, ‘Okay, this is the list of projects for the next year. Finish these projects and have fun. Read Next: Lean Budgeting, Part 1: The Limitations of Traditional, Project-Based Budgets. Klaus explains below. “If

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12 Step Checklist for Amazing Human Centered Innovation Learning Loops

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I started my career as a software engineer in the ’90’s when waterfall was our go-to project method. We established an end goal for a project, typically 18+ months in the future, and set milestones along the way that served as the “falls” for tested code. Get the HCI eBook.

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Stimulating creativity in your organization

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We compiled eight of them in a free ebook you can receive here. E.g. a wall decorated by employees, interactive lunches or team building events, flexible project teams. After numerous experiences (and by numerous we mean with over 70 organizations), we identified some common innovation barriers that most groups seem to face.

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Squads, Scrum, OKRs, Kanban and Design Sprint: how to combine agile practices and gain more efficiency

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In reality, we are talking about a set of practices that should be used to manage projects and demands to adapt to changes and gain efficiency quickly. A Squad is nothing more than a team formed by people with different technical and academic skills to solve a problem or perform a project. What are the benefits of Squads?

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5 Key Takeaways from TSIA: Interact

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staffing projects is slow and burdensome). As TSIA mentioned in their in their Digital Hesitation eBook: [D]igital transformation really begins with business process transformation. Companies must “lean out” their customer experience and the organizations that support them.