Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Organizations in every industry and geography are increasingly indebted to external talent, whom we term agile talent , to augment their resources in strategic areas. The benefits are substantial: Agile talent provides organizations with greater flexibility, speed, and competitive insight. Here’s the problem. Some are excellent.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. They encourage global engineering through the right processes and tools. In fact, costs go up initially. Pay the true cost and invest.”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

His "Obama for America" fundraising , analytics and "get out the vote" operation was a masterpiece of agile electoral innovation and entrepreneurship. The Obama campaign's techniques, tools and technologies deserve detailed and dedicated attention from every organization that takes data-driven decisions seriously.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

When the new system, Compass, was rolled out to all 44 offices, the fact that it was born of a problem identified by internal staff helped accelerate the tool’s adoption across the firm. One CTO we spoke to tells a story about an AI project that “hit the wall” despite a sequence of green lights.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

Godbout was executive director at 18F before departing to become chief technology officer for the EPA. In fact, we’re not even sure you can legally do Agile! If you were going to come [from the tech sector] into government, it was likely you were going to be working with old tools. There was a risk there.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

In response to the rapid advance of cloud computing, IBM’s software engineering groups embraced the Agile development method – with teams focused on incremental delivery of new capabilities every few weeks or months. They were ready to execute with a new process, clear roles, and the required tools.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

As I approach my own new role as CIO at Harvard Business School, I''m focused on promoting a culture that provides the highest levels of service quality while enabling true agility and innovation. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. IT management Information & technology' IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

New, more agile , software development tools and testing methods are utilized. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. IT management Information & technology Operations' Requirements and specifications are more flexible and developed within cross functional teams with constantly evolving business needs.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

That said, having a basic technical understanding of what is “under the hood” and mastery of the tools that PMs use is definitely important for the role, anywhere. Colin Lernell has more to say about these necessary skills here. They can get “lost” in the system and have to deal with more politics and tight budgets.

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The Inovo Group

OCTOBER 16, 2019

They reported directly to the CTO. This includes supporting ambidextrous leaders with new tools and methods that allow them to ‘think different’ for 10% of their time. Independent reporting – They were independent of core corporate functions like R&D, Marketing, and Business Development.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Small, agile cycles of development and risk assessment help to measure goals, evaluate success and easily change execution strategy. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Don''t measure and punish failure; measure and celebrate learning. Failing fast and moving forward is a big win. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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Planview

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In the latest Mik + One podcast, Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman to discuss their groundbreaking work on Industrial DevOps and its potential to revolutionize the development of cyber-physical systems. Who are Dr. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the spirit of becoming more adaptive , organizations have rushed to implement Agile software development. But many have done so in a way that actually makes them less agile. These companies have become agile in name only, as the process they’ve put in place often ends up hurting engineering motivation and productivity.

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