Your path to business agility
New technology can be a complete game-changer when it comes to how you run your organization and roll out projects. Unfortunately, especially with tech that’s unproven, even a solid business case can get significant push-back from executives who are resistant to change until they get hefty proof of ROI. The problem with waiting until the...
In part one of this series, we covered the numerous problems associated with the traditional project funding model, mentioning that organizations need to shift away from projects and toward the product model. Now, let’s get into the specifics as to why this shift is so critical. Why Move from Projects to Product? The product model...
Innovation-driven firms are always on the lookout for effective new ways to communicate the nuances of their product pipeline and competitive position to management, analysts, and the product teams within R&D. While the pipeline charts offered within Enrich Analytics have become a go-to best-practice for our clients, we noticed a few companies building radial charts...
In marketing operations, a process is a collection of similar tasks which are aligned towards a singular set of objectives. It will have inputs, throughputs and outputs and generally a number of different stages which are followed and information components which are included. For example, a marketing campaign management process might go through these following...
Data can become out-of-date quickly. Once entered into a system, you’ll often find that, when you need it, it is already outdated. Capability and technology management (CTM) can serve as a single source of truth, a source of business and technology insights, and an encouragement of self-service. With such a source, enterprise architects are able...
Not every project is destined to be a roaring success, in fact some are doomed before they even get the go-ahead from above. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that we can’t know how things will change or turn out when we set out on a certain path. The best we can ever do is...
In today’s age of digital disruption, the ability to deliver value quickly is essential for an organization’s survival. This need is among the reasons for the growing popularity of Agile, with its ability to deliver more rapidly and enable more rapid feedback cycles with customers. Agile has come a long way from the days of...
While the UK continues to reach record numbers in terms of its employment and overall engagement in the workforce, another issue is being raised which may undercut the excitement about the pure numbers of people taking up jobs. This is the productivity of employees in the UK, which consistently lags behind its international peers, and...
If you’ve been tasked with scaling Agile across your entire organization, congratulations. You’ve been trusted to transform your company from the inside out. You’ll need to prepare yourself for the inevitable challenges that stand in your way. And while every company is different, one thing’s for certain: there will be challenges. You’re implementing an entirely...
Most organizations are on the path to scaling Agile within software development or IT. Although organizations are beginning to see the advantages of an Agile transformation beyond IT, a successful transformation involves more executive participation in an active way. No longer do you need to convince executives they should support scaling Agile delivery, but instead,...
