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By necessity or design, a growing number of organizations are embracing the concept of business agile. Not necessarily as a project management methodology, but as way to enable flexibility and rapid decision-making. At least, they’re trying to. Unfortunately, many organizations are experiencing an unintended and unwelcome consequence on their journey to the business agility promised...
Despite the continued uncertainty and political stasis brought about by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, or Brexit as it is known, the country’s economy is bucking all trends and going from strength to strength, with one of the biggest signifiers of this being the fact that unemployment in the UK is at all-time...
“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished,” Ben Franklin once said. The founding father probably understood that change, while difficult, is vital to innovation. But all too often organizations embrace the warm blanket of inertia. What if we could instill change in the workplace as a daily routine? Like brushing your teeth? The trick is building...
Businesses today depend on technology to innovate, develop, and advance new products and services making application and technology portfolio management a critical discipline. Nationwide Building Society has taken their application portfolio management practices to the next level by improving stakeholder visibility to invest in technology that effectively supported their business. Here’s their story… About Nationwide...
Are you interested in networking with other innovation professionals and learning about best practices in R&D allocation? Here are three conferences we’ll be sponsoring in the coming months: Unleashing Innovation, June 13 and 14, Amsterdam This conference is cross industry, with R&D firms from all over Europe in attendance. We’ve been away for two years...
Transformation is a necessary part of business. It helps companies ensure they provide value to the customer. Organizations have always explored new ways to transform the way they work, but it’s only recently that many started applying Lean principles. And it’s not by coincidence, either. Lean principles have helped many successful companies, including Nike and...
Tasktop at Agile Israel 2019 Tasktop is thrilled to be a sponsor of Agile Israel 2019, Israel’s main conference for Agile and DevOps, which takes place next week (May 21, 2019) at the Lago Event Hall in Israel. Be sure to stop by the Tasktop booth to learn more about the power of Value Stream...
Over the years we have exhausted the term “innovation.” How many times have you heard “innovate or die” or read articles about how to create a culture of innovation? While the term might seem overused, it remains a critical way of thinking for any successful company. But the question still stands: why is innovation important?...
Innovation can feel easy when the global economy is running at maximum strength. Investment pours in. Risks come with a promise of a soft landing if they don’t succeed. But with uncertainty about a worldwide pullback—from China to Brexit to Apple’s revenue—managers might find themselves confronting new challenges. Some see the slowdown as a natural...
We know from experience that to successfully scale agile across the organization, you must hire and retain the right talent. Additionally, current agile leaders need to take a good hard look in the mirror and understand their role and changes they need to make in order for the organization to reap the benefits of scaling...
