Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 23, 2018

After working through a number the one that held my attention and has become central to my thinking to take organizational practices forward was provided by a recent report from McKinsey “ How to create an agile organization ”. Agility for me is vital, it allows us to increasingly be adaptive in an uncertain world.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For instance, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company can use Competitive Analysis to determine why customers prefer a competitors platform and adjust its own offerings accordingly. Customer Reviews & Feedback Assess user sentiment from platforms like Trustpilot and Google Reviews. Lead Successful Strategy Projects!

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Boxes and Arrows

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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TechEmpower Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2023

Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , They look at the code produced on a regular basis to ensure that it’s high quality and right for you.

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InnovationTraining.org

JANUARY 22, 2021

These top agile and scrum sprint retrospective templates can be used during remote meetings with your team. Keep reading to learn more on how to do this with your team and find links to our favorite sprint review retrospective templates. Facilitating Agile Retrospectives Workshop. Agile Retrospective Template.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 3, 2025

For more information on how to leverage AI in your consulting services, visit our article on ai in consulting services. This might include data management systems, CRM platforms, and other enterprise software. This involves setting clear performance benchmarks, regularly reviewing progress, and making data-driven adjustments as needed.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Driving continuous improvement Ensuring that businesses remain agile and adaptable in dynamic markets. For example, a software company might benchmark its customer support response times against competitors to improve service quality. Customer Feedback Survey responses and reviews to understand how customers perceive competitors.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need to approach innovation differently through connected agility, have speed and automation more central, and provide roles for a great diverse set of participants. The Composable Innovation Enterprise framework aims to overcome the limitations of current traditional approaches to innovation (software) design.

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Qmarkets

JULY 11, 2024

However corporate innovation is often the most complex and challenging due to its scale and scope. Many organizations face difficulties in establishing effective innovation programs, often due to misaligned strategies, unclear processes, and inadequate tools. Assess the alignment of these initiatives with evolving business objectives.

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Boxes and Arrows

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Teams moving to agile often struggle to integrate agile with best practices in user-centered design (UCD) and user experience (UX) in general. Fortunately, using a UX Integration Matrix helps integrate UX and agile by including UX information and requirements right in the product backlog. The feedback loop is broken.

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eZassi

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This is where idea management software and supporting business practices come into play. Idea management software is a digital platform designed to capture, develop, prioritize, and implement ideas from employees, customers, or stakeholders. Idea management software helps break down these silos by giving every employee a voice.

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Boxes and Arrows

AUGUST 13, 2013

Although I was attending as a sponsor/exhibitor for Indigo Studio, I did manage to break away to go to the “There’s more than one way to skin a cat: Integrating UX into an Agile environment” session. It tied in quite nicely with the book I’m reviewing here. Enter the book.

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Planview

JANUARY 15, 2025

What if the principles that transformed software development over the last decade could be the key to successfully implementing AI in your organization? Patrick Debois is credited with coining the term “DevOps” and has been instrumental in shaping how organizations approach software development and operations.

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This high failure rate is often due to a combination of factors that stifle creativity, slow down processes, and limit the impact of innovative efforts. This article will explore the five biggest challenges in enterprise innovation and discuss how innovation management software can offer practical solutions to overcome them.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 7, 2023

Being able to react quickly to changes in the market or customer needs ensures that opportunities are not lost to more agile competitors. By understanding the vital role that urgency plays in sales and employing creative strategies to instill this trait, sales teams can become more agile, responsive, and successful in their endeavors.

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Qmarkets

JULY 12, 2024

Agile innovation is transforming how companies develop new products and services, fostering a culture of flexibility, speed, and customer-centricity. As the business world becomes increasingly competitive, understanding and implementing agile innovation can be the key to staying ahead. What is Agile Innovation?

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Planview

APRIL 24, 2024

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. The Six Hidden Costs of Software Development Resource waste is a pervasive issue that can significantly hinder productivity, efficiency, and the achievement of business goals.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 27, 2025

In this blog, well explore the value of an innovation roadmap, how to build one, and best practices for integrating it with your portfolio management strategy. By clearly defining what needs to be achieved and how to get there, an innovation roadmap serves as a guiding framework for aligning efforts across teams and departments.

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This blog post explores how utilizing the right mix of Agile work management solutions can boost productivity and empower product teams to achieve their goals effectively, with each tool playing a crucial role in this intricate symphony of success. The company’s strategic goal is to become a leader in the AI-driven analytics market.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

In this article, we explore how to master innovation management from three vital perspectives: people, process, and platforms. Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward.

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InnovationTraining.org

APRIL 8, 2019

Agile Design Tip 1—Clear Goals Supported by Design Research. In Some Thoughts on Design Research, Agile, and Traps Charles Lambdin stresses the importance of clearly defined goals. Design Innovative software” is not a concrete goal; it’s a vague directive. Agile Design Tip 2—Leading with UX Design.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 15, 2024

Managers and leaders are recognizing that fostering team collaboration practices can yield a more agile and responsive organization. Increased Agility: Teams that collaborate well can adapt more quickly to changes in the business environment, maintaining a competitive edge.

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Boxes and Arrows

JUNE 29, 2009

Description of the Problem There are many product development processes and one that has garnered much attention is agile. Agile refers to a group of software development methodologies that promote the project development lifecycle through iterations, open collaboration, and process adaptability.

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hackerearth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This special team needs to be strategic, tactical, agile and fast. The ‘innovation team’ needs to define what innovation is in the context of your company, and how to ‘get there’. In a software context, these could be Senior Architects or Engineers with extensive prototyping and/or agile product development experience.

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Planview

JULY 22, 2024

AI has transformed the landscape of software and revolutionized how organizations deliver software, drive business transformation, and stay ahead of competitors. We just need to be strategic and learn how to use it.” Below are five steps to consider when adopting AI in the software delivery process.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Most commonly, traditional project management will continuously track how well a project is progressing and report this to management on a regular basis, while also having set milestones with dates where the status of the entire project can be reviewed. Unfortunately, innovation projects usually have none of the above criteria.

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Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 29, 2016

Every second Tuesday is sprint review day in my department. Our agile teams (those like me who create and test the code) gather to show our execs and internal customers what we’ve done since last time–i.e., How to do both? during the last “sprint.” Selene, Silas and the rest make up our team’s pantheon of user personae.

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mjvinnovation

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

However, building a bot seems to be extremely complicated, a process that requires many professionals, a lot of code, plenty of IT development, a multidisciplinary team and primarily a massive investment, correct? No Code and Low Code platforms emerged to coordinate this, offering simplicity in software development.

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Daniel Burrus

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Even given the increase in the rate of exponential transformation of business practices thanks to those aforementioned digital disruptors, it astounded me how many of those same organizations feebly considered what would happen if digital technology truly disrupted them or how to get in front of it. Agility Alone Is a Risky Bet.

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mjvinnovation

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Keep reading to see how successful executives are achieving results in their everyday business through incorporating agile methodologies like SCRUM! The agile mindset. Before we get into the agile mindset, we need to remember that it is linked to Agile Philosophy. SCRUM and Sprints: what they are and how they work.

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mjvinnovation

APRIL 9, 2020

In this article, you will reflect on the challenges of remote team management and how agile practices can help you make the transition efficiently. One of the great challenges of remote team management is how to put all your employees on the same page, making them realize that they are working towards the same business objective.

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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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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The agility to respond quickly to market changes and customer needs. Some of the common obstacles faced in managing virtual teams include: Communication barriers due to lack of face-to-face interaction. These tools can range from project management software to virtual whiteboards, all designed to facilitate seamless collaboration.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 19, 2024

The agility to respond quickly to market changes and customer needs. Some of the common obstacles faced in managing virtual teams include: Communication barriers due to lack of face-to-face interaction. These tools can range from project management software to virtual whiteboards, all designed to facilitate seamless collaboration.

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Qmarkets

JULY 29, 2024

We’ll explore the importance of implementing comprehensive processes, engaging relevant subject matter experts, and leveraging dedicated software tools. By the end, you’ll understand how to optimize your innovation efforts and drive your organization towards greater success. What is an Innovation Pipeline?

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Qmarkets

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It’s particularly valuable for large organizations looking to act with the agility and speed of a startup, ensuring that resources are directed toward ideas with proven potential. In Agile, work is broken down into smaller, manageable phases known as sprints, where teams develop and review their progress regularly.

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Planview

JANUARY 17, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and dynamic world of technology, the adoption of Agile methodologies has undoubtedly transformed the landscape of how technology teams function. Efficiently handling WIP and promptly addressing bottlenecks are not mere options, but imperatives, for agile teams.

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