Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2020

Through our hands-on work with clients, we have developed a lean product development process. It is a methodology that depicts key milestones, but supersedes specific engineering models such as waterfall or Agile. The beauty of this process.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By identifying gaps in processes, capabilities, or outcomes , businesses can develop targeted strategies to improve efficiency, enhance competitiveness, and achieve strategic goals. This analysis is widely used across industries, from business operations and project management to human resources and product development.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 26, 2025

Traditionally used in manufacturing and operations to track metrics like production time, cost efficiency, and quality, benchmarking has evolved into a broader innovation and strategy tool. It now applies across business functions, including customer service, technology, marketing, supply chain, and product development.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

The process breaks innovation into three continuous phases: build a prototype or solution, measure how it performs, and learn from the results to refine the product or strategy. Rather than investing heavily in long-term development based on assumptions, this iterative approach encourages teams to test hypotheses early and often.

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eZassi

MARCH 18, 2025

The Ezassi Advantage: Enhancing Supply Chain Agility for Procurement Executives Why CPOs and Supply Chain Executives Should Pay Attention For Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), procurement leaders, and supply chain executives, staying ahead of disruptions while driving efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability is more challenging than ever.

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InnovationManagement

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Agile is employed within Stage-Gate for new-product development by manufacturers with positive performance results; but must be adjusted from the software version of Agile – the result: the emergent Agile-Stage-Gate hybrid model.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 7, 2025

Innovation and expansion New product development, market penetration, and technological advancements. This goal drives its product development, market expansion, and technological innovation in electric vehicles and renewable energy solutions. Adapt to industry changes with agility and confidence.

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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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Facilitates agility and adaptability Enables organizations to adjust strategies based on real-time data. Encourages Agile Strategy Adjustments Adapts plans based on real-time market insights. For example, Apple refines its OGSM approach by : Adjusting product development strategies based on consumer trends.

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Boxes and Arrows

JANUARY 31, 2010

Unfortunately, the enthusiasm I had for my new job waned after six months when an executive was appointed Head of Product Development—who insisted he knew SCRUM 1 better than anybody. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. Where did Agile come from?

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helloFUTURE

AUGUST 6, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, there’s an incessant demand for swift product releases without compromising quality. Conventional product development strategies, with their linear processes, can fall short in addressing contemporary challenges. Understanding Agile Methodologies Agile is…

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helloFUTURE

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Agile methodology, with its roots deeply embedded in software development, has become synonymous with adaptability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement. The answer is a resounding “yes.” ” Here’s a dive into how…

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It is particularly useful for product development, market expansion, pricing strategies, and overall business positioning. Whether applied to product development, marketing, or pricing strategies , this framework ensures companies remain agile, competitive, and strategically positioned for success.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 11, 2025

Facilitates agility and adaptation Encourages ongoing refinement of strategy based on results. For example, Boeing applied Hoshin Planning to enhance product development efficiency , ensuring cross-functional collaboration and reducing production delays. Improve adaptability to market changes.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

Innovation Roadmap Template Guides the progression of selected ideas toward development. Conclusion Concept Screening is a critical step in the innovation and product development process, helping businesses identify the most promising ideas and avoid costly missteps.

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Leapfrogging

APRIL 3, 2025

Its a central concept in lean startup methodology and a powerful tool for product development teams looking to accelerate progress while conserving resources. Product managers, designers, developers, and marketers rally around user feedback as the primary source of direction.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Quick Reflexes (Agility): Ever seen a cat dodge a falling vase? That’s agility. Internal Processes : Dive into how you get stuff done and pinpoint any bottlenecks or places where automation could help. They’re the ultimate insiders, like spies but with better intentions.

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Planview

JANUARY 22, 2024

The trends outlined in this blog offer a glimpse into the future of product development and some exciting opportunities for product-driven companies to achieve real ROI regarding cost savings, efficiency, productivity, digital transformation benefits, and employee satisfaction.

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Moves the Needle

JANUARY 3, 2019

But how can an enterprise organization re-invent product commercialization? Lean Innovation doesn’t begin and end with product development. It does not include product development. Most companies have a product development process that is completely separate from their go to market strategy.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When conducted regularly and combined with complementary strategic tools, Core Competence Analysis ensures companies remain agile, competitive, and positioned for success. Whether applied to product development, market expansion, or operational efficiency, this framework provides the insights needed for sustained strategic advantage.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 10, 2025

Developed by Rita McGrath and Ian MacMillan , Discovery-Driven Planning is ideal for: New product development. Agile Development Adapts product evolution based on customer insights. Market entry strategies. Innovation-driven projects. Startups and emerging business models.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 21, 2025

This agility is particularly important in fast-paced markets where consumer preferences can change rapidly. By leveraging these insights, you can anticipate consumer needs and preferences, leading to more effective marketing campaigns and product development.

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Sopheon

AUGUST 13, 2021

Interested in learning how to be agile and adaptive as you implement Stage-Gate into your organization? The post Win at New Product Development: Become Agile and Adaptive in Exclusive Seminar with Dr. Bob Cooper, Father of Stage-Gate appeared first on Sopheon.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This is one reason why ideas like agile and rapid sprints seem so compelling. But what about lean startup, rapid sprints, agile But aren't there entire methodologies that are meant to get to good ideas faster? Agile, lean and rapid methodologies meant to accelerate the innovation cycle?

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Strategyzer Innovation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Nowadays there is no escaping the Agile hype. Large organisations are “becoming Agile” one after the other, fuelled by hopes of higher employee engagement and more efficient product development.

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ImagineNation

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As a highly credentialed coach to many global Agile and SCRUM leaders in major international and local organisations, I enrolled in an agile coach certification program and enthusiastically attended all daily sessions. How do they go about humanising agility?

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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. He used the term “developer” as if it were an epithet, and unsurprisingly, a lot of the audience cheered him on.

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Boxes and Arrows

MARCH 30, 2010

To develop a completely new site requires several teams to collaborate and this can be difficult. This case study shows how the ComputerWeekly user experience team integrated with an agile development group. At this point the development team maintained the site with an agile process.

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Leapfrogging

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Here’s where a sprinkle of innovation can turbocharge your growth: Product Development : Cook up new goods or give current ones a spiffy upgrade to match what folks want. Go Agile : Embrace a get-and-go approach for quick tweaks and turns. Let your team dream big and bring fresh notions to the table.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Within the value proposition, we actively shape these journeys, building adaptability, agility and innovation for long-term success in the changing business environment we all face today. A landscape and the navigation skills that provide the adaptability and agility needed for successful innovation in the current business landscape.

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Planview

JULY 15, 2022

In this post, you will find questions and answers from an incredibly timely and informative webinar that provided crucial new product development best practices based on lessons learned from the pandemic. Addressing Agile-Stage-Gate PPM Implementation Challenges Resource Allocation, Capacity, Planning Best Practices.

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IdeaScale

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Lean UX Canvas is defined as a visual framework and tool used in the field of user experience (UX) design to help teams and organizations adopt a more user-centric and agile approach to product development. It is derived from Lean UX principles and aims to streamline the UX [.]

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Successfully navigating this landscape requires a precise balance between maintaining a clear focus on overarching visions and executing meticulously throughout the product development lifecycle. Example of How to Integrate Agile Work Management Solutions Consider a product team at a mid-sized tech company.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2024

From linear to agile: Idea generation is now a continuous process, not a one-time event. Organizations are using agile methodologies to rapidly test and iterate on ideas, keeping up with the pace of change and market demands. This openness is driving innovation by bringing in fresh perspectives and new ways of thinking.

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