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What is the ambition matrix and how does it work as part of an innovation portfolio?

Idea to Value

Most companies are not really aware of all of the innovation projects they are working on. Let alone which project mix they should be working on. Here is the original image of the Ambition Matrix from the article: Original Image of the Ambition Matrix from HBR 2012. Is this project an innovation at all?

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The Case for Ambiguity – How to Set Your IT Project Up For Success

MSSBTI

However, that is exactly what happens to an overwhelming number of leaders on a regular basis with their technology projects. A McKinsey-Oxford study found that large IT projects go over-budget 45% of the time, over-schedule 7% of the time, and under-deliver 56% of the time¹. How to Avoid Project Estimation Errors.

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Big Hit or Big Flop: Extreme Outcomes for High-Status Project Leaders

Michael Roberto

A project manager has had a remarkable track record. Surely, it makes good sense to assign him or her to lead the next high-profile project in your organization. They find that high-status project leaders may be prone to extreme outcomes: perhaps another blockbuster hit, but just as likely, a major flop. Not so fast.

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4 Things You Need To Build An Innovative Culture

IdeaSpies

Create Safe Spaces In 2012, Google embarked on an enormous research project. Code-named “Project Aristotle,” the aim was to see what made successful teams tick. Interestingly, highly innovative teams can be safe for some ideas, but not for others. The same effect has been found elsewhere.

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Workplace Conflict: Statistics That Reveal Its Cost

CMOE

Once you know why and when workplace conflict occurs, its effects, and other vital information, you can learn how to help your teams go through it and find the rewards beyond it. Unethical or unfair behavior that disrupts the work of an individual, team, or company. Figuring out which team members should take which tasks.

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7 Things Every CEO Should Know About Their Patents

Anaqua

This concrete example from May 2012, when Google acquired Motorola, illustrates the challenge in the communicated value of “intangible assets” (where patents and trademarks reside in the Balance Sheet): Google Balance Sheet, intangible assets (in millions): End of 2013 $6,066. End of 2012 $7,473. End of 2011 $1,578. billion ($2.9

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A Beginner’s Guide to Web Site Optimization—Part 2

Boxes and Arrows

In the previous article we talked about why site optimization is important and presented a few important goals and philosophies to impart on your team. We created the following minimum completion criteria for my past team at DIRECTV Latin America. I’d like to switch gears now and talk about more tactical stuff, namely, process.