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If you’ve been to business school, or are at all familiar with business history, you’ll know that Lean was a big, big thing in the 1980s and ‘90s. Western manufacturing companies were being decimated by their Japanese rivals, especially Toyota, and they were trying everything they could to regain their competitive edge. Many flavors of...
If you’re currently considering or have already taken on an organizational transformation, this research from McKinsey provides useful insights to triple your odds of success. Substantial organizational change comes with a chasm of risk; however, McKinsey’s report suggests a repeatable formula to help you cross safely. Following their recommendations can increase your success rate up to 79%, based on the...
People struggle at work every day. No news there. We are expected in today’s digital, global workplace to be more connected, collaborative and productive. Despite that modern technology has the potential to empower, our Chaos Theory study shows that the struggle continues. Unproductive, outdated working habits can be found everywhere – and the result is...
The CONNECT Centre for Future Networks has been founded to drive telecom innovations in Ireland. To enable efficient cross-organizational teamwork with all participating members, including top institutions like Trinity College, Dublin City University and Dublin Institute of Technology, CONNECT has created a shared online workspace in Projectplace. Together with 37 industry partners, CONNECT will be a foundation...
Learn how product development organizations are using a Lean, flow-driven approach to achieve predictable releases and enable continuous improvement. About This Webinar In this webinar, I’ll share my experiences helping enterprise product development teams apply Kanban to become more agile. Highlights of what you’ll learn: – Why product development teams are adopting Kanban – How to get started...
A couple weeks ago we held our annual Troux Worldwide Conference, inviting customers and partners from across the country and even the world to meet us in our hometown of Austin, TX. We hosted customers from healthcare to banking, from public sector to consumer packaged goods. Aside from the compelling conversation, fantastic food and inspiring...
This year, Planview IdeaPlace hosted our first ever Ignite Innovation Summit in Boston, Massachusetts. Packed with opportunities, success stories, and inspirational talks from some of today’s most noteworthy enterprise innovation leaders, the outcome was truly remarkable. Over 140 attendees from globally recognized companies like IBM, AT&T, MetLife, Cigna, PwC, Pfizer, Unitedhealth Group, Siemens, Estee Lauder and more came...
A Case for Continuous Iterative Planning Here’s a simple question for you: How often do you revisit the annual plan once it is “done?” This is a question Patrick Tickle, chief product officer at Planview, asked Margo Visitacion, vice president, principal analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. and Carina Hatfield, product manager at Planview, at the...
Innovation has long been central to the strategy of successful companies. But innovation is more than just ramping up R&D. 2015 marks the shift from the information economy to the innovation economy — one that’s focus is a future of impact and influence, filled with endless new ways to deal with global business challenges and...
It seems every industry struggles in one way or another when it comes to developing and designing innovative, new products with that competitive edge. The way a company approaches innovation will differ from another company. That’s why I like this webcast The Right Way to Run Innovation Management featuring two of the most experienced product development gurus...
