etventure

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In this article, etventure’s Head of Product Gregor Ilg will take a closer look at the buzzword “Agile” – and de-mystify Agile in a business context. We love Agile at etventure – but we also understand it can create stress and confusion. What is Agile? Before Agile. The Agile Ethos.

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IdeaScale

MARCH 20, 2018

We work with clients to materialize their Design Thinking processes like we did with our customers at SAP , achieve their Agile product development and research operations, and implement business viability assessments based on COSTAR or Business Model Canvas. Limits in applicability or scope. Methodology agnostic” you might say.

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Innovation Agile Guidelines Design Thinking 124

Jeffrey Phillips

JULY 21, 2021

Yet there are few really interesting or new products on the market and the products and services that exist are becoming commoditized. What the companies that make the decision to maintain cost containment will miss is the opportunity to put new products and services into the product development funnel.

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Jeffrey Phillips

APRIL 30, 2018

The question isn't even: should we become more agile or more nimble? The answer to that one is "yes" as well, and (shameless plug) I wrote a book about how to become more nimble, agile and innovative. Look at just one of my favorite data nuggets: how long it took specific products or technologies to reach 50M users.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JANUARY 11, 2021

For example, one of the biggest idea killers is the inability for many companies to take really good ideas and get them prioritized in the existing product development process. Idea Development and validation - you need a really good, agile and rapid MVP development process to bring an MVP to customers and prospects for testing.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 6, 2021

Andrew is a senior Director System Engineering in a big manufacturing company: “You should understand Huub, Agile gives a lot of freedom to the development teams. Of course they like that. The company is moving completely towards Agile and management wants all of us to work in an Agile way.

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Jeffrey Phillips

JUNE 9, 2021

Of course, with that and a towel, you can accomplish almost anything. But the question about staffing for growth, new products and innovation is an important and interesting question. New product development, innovation and growth responsibilities are simply layered on top of their existing jobs.

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Jeffrey Phillips

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Of course there are other ways to get ideas, primarily from third parties or by acquiring intellectual property, and those are right for some situations and conditions, but this option is relevant only part of the time. You need one really good and agile team able to do both incremental and disruptive work.

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Moves the Needle

AUGUST 14, 2018

And in practice, we combine three important ideas: design thinking, Lean Startup, and agile methodology. Reviews, social media, mobile devices and so on mean that the quantity of information customers have on products, services, support issues, and ethical behavior makes them agile than the companies who serve them.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

That could be a new product, of course, which is what people usually think of. To do it for real requires ideation, of course, but then incubation (going from an idea to something you could get customer feedback from) to acceleration (bringing the new thing to market). Let’s get started. Rita McGrath.

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Jeffrey Phillips

MAY 15, 2015

Larger organizations lack the freedom and agility that smaller organizations have. Further, even if the organization gets better at generating ideas, they haven't resolved how to commercialize good ideas quickly, due to long decision making and product development processes. It's not an either/or proposition.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The agility to adapt to AI advancements is now a vital component of surviving and thriving in the modern marketplace. This impact is evident across various facets of business, from operational efficiency and customer experience to product development and market analysis.

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InnovationTraining.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

What is the difference between design thinking and agile methodologies? How can design thinking help with product development? These courses typically cover the key concepts and steps of the design thinking process, and may include hands-on exercises and projects to apply what you have learned.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

This is what I have been working for years to develop and share, and was one of the major sets of highlights in the recent Innovation and Creativity Summit. Contrary to what some people say, it is not just about the “design stages” of product development (initial sketches, graphic design, prototyping etc).

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After that, I decided to chart a different course by exploring my other interests and developing my creative side, which I expressed by founding an interior design and workspace strategy firm in 2010. These collaborative partnerships allow us to facilitate deploying solutions to accelerate digital transformation in agile ways.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

Long-term Growth: Adapting to disruption opens up new pathways for growth, whether through new products, markets, or business models. To avoid the pitfalls of a static strategy and ensure your business is future-proof, it’s essential to foster a culture of agility and strategic foresight.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

After that, I decided to chart a different course by exploring my other interests and developing my creative side, which I expressed by founding an interior design and workspace strategy firm in 2010. These collaborative partnerships allow us to facilitate deploying solutions to accelerate digital transformation in agile ways.

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Open Innovation Innovation Collaboration Technology 94

Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

“Huub, you are right we digitize our products and processes since we use chips and sensors. And since the chips can connect to applications outside their devices, of course there are many more possibilities for modernization. We also try to find ways to upgrade software of our products once they are in the market in use.

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Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

“Huub, you are right we digitize our products and processes since we use chips and sensors. And since the chips can connect to applications outside their devices, of course there are many more possibilities for modernization. We also try to find ways to upgrade software of our products once they are in the market in use.

Agile 52

Agile Software Developers Software Development Software 52

Huub Rutten

APRIL 20, 2021

“Huub, you are right we digitize our products and processes since we use chips and sensors. And since the chips can connect to applications outside their devices, of course there are many more possibilities for modernization. We also try to find ways to upgrade software of our products once they are in the market in use.

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Planview

MAY 10, 2024

This change, influenced by fluctuating demands and stricter regulations, underscores the need for agility and adaptability. The Challenges and Solutions in Product Development Navigating the landscape of product development (PD) in the automotive industry is akin to charting a course through shifting sands.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Fractional CTO Management Roadmap Technical Review 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

Fractional CTO 52

Fractional CTO Management Roadmap Technical Review 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Joe is of course in a special position: as a CEO he has a series of steering instruments, like Strategy and KPI Setting, Strategic Initiatives and the Allocation of Budgets. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

Fractional CTO 52

Fractional CTO Management Roadmap Technical Review 52

Planview

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In this study covering thousands of value streams under management, we baselined the capacity of enterprise organizations’ value streams by measuring the flow of value through software development tools (e.g., how much value development teams delivered to customers over the course of a planning cycle).

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 4, 2020

And Agility For All. The first thing that you would notice about them is that people’s work revolves around a key concept, agility. Say, you are not an agile organization. If agility is, indeed, the oxygen to survive overtime, how can we inject more and more of it into your company? It is not exhaustive, of course.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics. I recently spoke with him to understand his perspective on the new product development process the company is constantly working on, and I know he is struggling. Yes Huub, I am struggling. I will talk with Michael again.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Software Developers Software Development 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics. I recently spoke with him to understand his perspective on the new product development process the company is constantly working on, and I know he is struggling. Yes Huub, I am struggling. I will talk with Michael again.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Software Developers Software Development 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

For him electronics and software development is second nature, and he is savvy about physics. I recently spoke with him to understand his perspective on the new product development process the company is constantly working on, and I know he is struggling. Yes Huub, I am struggling. I will talk with Michael again.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Software Developers Software Development 52

Moves the Needle

JUNE 3, 2016

We’ve learned from the collapse of Kodak, Blockbuster, RadioShack and other once-prominent organizations that a corporate culture designed to uphold and manage existing success can actually become the arch nemesis of an enterprise that needs to be agile in order to evolve to meet the needs of quickly changing global markets.

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Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

Software Review 52

Software Review Agile Software Developers Software Development 52

Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

Software Review 52

Software Review Agile Software Developers Software Development 52

Huub Rutten

MAY 4, 2021

In my daily practices of developing innovation management methods and software I cannot avoid the term anymore: nearly every development methodology or project management methodology uses EPICS as a kind of starting point for a development project. Of course with my background I first present the original term.

Software Review 52

Software Review Agile Software Developers Software Development 52

Tim Kastelle

APRIL 30, 2016

This requires risk taking, of course, since no one can foresee the outcome or results of such initiatives. Two-thirds of all breakthrough innovators stated that all innovation and product development is controlled and driven by a centralized organization, at least in its initial stages. Accenture: 2015 US Innovation Survey.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Continuous learning initiatives can include workshops, seminars, online courses, and cross-functional team projects. Implementing a learning management system (LMS) to track participation and completion of courses can support your continuous learning initiatives.

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