Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 29, 2018

While most large companies want to become more agile and innovative, many of them fail to turn this wish into a reality. According to a Deloitte report , 50 percent of companies are undergoing an organizational transformation, yet only 11 percent think they will succeed. We are increasingly facing very different competitive pressures.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The State of Value Stream Management Report 2023 , in particular, stands out due to its inclusivity, drawing data from respondents across various organizational sizes, ranging from nimble startups with 1-99 employees to massive enterprises boasting 50,000+ personnel.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Why You Should Embrace AI in Your Business Planning Embracing AI in your business planning is not just about keeping up with technology trendsit’s about seizing opportunities to innovate and outperform competitors. These challenges can range from technical and infrastructure issues to staff resistance and skills shortages.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I have read recent reports from the WEF, McKinsey, and Deliottes all coming to the defense of Europe. Let me take my area of focus – Innovation and Digital Technology. Europe is no different to many, they are enthralled by technology, they are clearly fixated on implementing all technology.

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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. Are there unmet customer needs that innovative solutions could address?

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 24, 2023

They are different due to the circumstances and needs of each organization, but let me provide a suggested one to get the thinking you might have a need to validate or a need to revisit yours if you have one and begin to revise it. What should be in a “typical” innovation mandate?

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

CVC units often focus on securing a competitive advantage by investing in startups with innovative technologies or business models that align with the corporation’s strategic goals. By engaging with and investing in startups, companies can gain insights into emerging technologies, trends, and business practices.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 15, 2016

Following on the heels of reading and then reviewing reports from Accenture on how US big business was treating their innovation as left to chance in cloudy execution, it felt not so good for my beliefs that we were actually not making progress. Both reports, as I was reviewing them, left me a little depressed to say the least.

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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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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Introduction to New Product Development In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences, the ability to innovate and execute new product development (NPD) effectively is a cornerstone of business success. At its core, design thinking involves five phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2018

They survive and thrive due to that uniqueness and attraction. Ecosystems that ultimately produce new business models rest on a large capacity for agility within the participating organizations. Ecosystems are unique in design, relationships and the environment that surrounds them. No easy task. In Summary.

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Planview

MARCH 15, 2024

GenAI has become a broad label, described as a type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can produce numerous types of content, such as text, video, image, and even music. With text-based generation comes more multi-dimensional advanced technology that, as one can imagine, produces a multitude of content formats.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2023

Organizational innovation is fueled through effective and agile creation, management, application, recombination, and deployment of knowledge assets and know-how.

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Planview

JUNE 27, 2024

And according to Gartner®, “IT typically is aware of only a third of those due to decentralized ownership and sourcing.” 1 A comprehensive, centralized platform of technologies managed by IT helps ensure uptime, cost controls, improved utilization, and effective governance.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Recently I was asked to complete a review of digital transformation, to gauge where it presently is, to take a look at the leading emerging practices and ‘professional ‘wisdom’ and turn these insights into a report due out before the end of the year.

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Those of dealing with greater ambiguity, of building in the needs of agility, higher levels of flexibility, curiosity and the willingness to explore and experiment and take increasing risk. It needs to be more agile and flexible. Today we are struggling due to these legacies. This is where innovation comes into play.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Organizations that prioritize innovation are more likely to report high growth rates, increased profitability, and improved market share. Adaptability : An innovative culture equips your organization with the agility to pivot quickly in response to market changes and consumer needs.

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The Human Factor

MARCH 2, 2023

image source Introduction Companies rely heavily on hiring talented tech professionals to gain a competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving technology-driven world. However, finding and hiring the right tech talent can be daunting. A company’s success often hinges on the quality of its tech talent.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Tools powered by AI sift through global market data, consumer trends, and industry reports to identify patterns and opportunities that might go unnoticed by human analysts. AI technologies enable businesses to deliver personalized, efficient, and predictive services.

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Leapfrogging

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Businesses that innovate can respond to shifts in consumer behavior, leverage emerging technologies, and enter new markets with agility. With the technology rapidly evolving, new applications are continually emerging. Additionally, the use of AI in Design Thinking is not limited to the examples provided.

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ITONICS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A Technology Radar maps the technology direction of an organization; the identified, selected and evaluated technologies can serve as threats or opportunities for the future of the company. Why does a company need to have it’s own Technology Radar?

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 15, 2024

The Age of AI and Business Strategy Understanding AI-Driven Rapid Change In the current landscape, AI-driven technologies are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Embracing AI means more than just implementing new technologies; it involves rethinking entire business operations from the ground up.

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Christensen Institute

MARCH 22, 2022

A mission-driven, agile culture that prioritized relationships was also a common feature of prepared schools. As I reviewed the Prepared Project’s recently-released findings , I was struck by how the critical factors that seemed to help schools weather the tumult of the last two years resonate with the Institute’s innovation theory.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The 2018 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey demonstrates that technological innovation and digitalization are changing the way CIOs work. Of the CIOs surveyed in India, 51 percent reported that they were heading innovation, whereas 49 percent reported that they were leading digital transformation. billion on technology in 2016.

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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. Feasibility: The concept is technically feasible with existing technology.

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Acuvate

DECEMBER 15, 2021

What is Azure Well-Architected Review and How It Helps Organizations. That means many organizations are new to cloud technology as they set out to build cloud-native applications or migrate their existing application from on-premises to the cloud. That’s what the Azure Well-Architected Framework & Review offers.

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CMOE

APRIL 22, 2020

In the area of technology, companies need to employ modern methods of retaining customers and employees. Whether it’s building software systems or changing up how workers execute their daily tasks, organizations need to pay attention to the newest trends in technology. The following offers some insight into five emerging technologies.

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Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

As the Three Accelerators (bandwidth, processing power, and storage) grow at an exponential pace, new positions are emerging in the tech sector, and traditional jobs are getting tech-related overhauls. The issue is confusing because the skills required to work with new technologies are hard to measure.”

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Daniel Burrus

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

As the Three Accelerators (bandwidth, processing power, and storage) grow at an exponential pace, new positions are emerging in the tech sector, and traditional jobs are getting tech-related overhauls. The issue is confusing because the skills required to work with new technologies are hard to measure.”

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Technical Review Trends Training Technology 40

Acuvate

DECEMBER 6, 2019

McKinsey Global Institute’s reports suggest that data-driven organizations are 23 times more likely to acquire customers, six times as likely to retain customers, and 19 times as likely to be profitable as a result. The tenets of data strategy should be structured to achieve agility in processes and consistently deliver value to the business.

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Paul Hobcraft

APRIL 19, 2016

So after a fairly ‘dark’ period for me, of absorbing and reflecting on a series of reports, each indicating that innovation and its management understanding is not as deeply understood in the boardroom as it should be, you need to respond. My posts are here , here , and here. My posts are here , here , and here.

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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2024

AI technologies offer unprecedented capabilities in data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling, which can significantly enhance the efficacy of the Stages and Gates process. AI technologies include machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and computer vision.

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Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

AUGUST 2, 2024

In this edition, we speak with Matthew Lieberman who is the Chief Marketing Officer of PwC US/Mexico and an innovative executive at the crossroads of marketing, media, and technology. ML: I am so excited about utilizing emerging technologies—these are key to our transformation. How we then apply this to our marketing strategy is key.

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InnovationTraining.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Review what you need to know from the 2019 Innovation Report released by Stanford Professor Bret Waters. Image taken from the 2019 Innovation Trends Report. Learn more about this report and the top takeaways from it below. The 2019 Innovation Trends Report was conducted by Bret Waters from Stanford University.

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Planview

MARCH 20, 2023

He was referring to the ground-breaking shift of digital innovation from the hands of a few tech giants and unicorns to the many enterprise organizations powering the world economy. Without this commitment, consequences include slow delivery and increased technical debt.

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eZassi

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Ezassi’s Idea Management Software , Technology Discovery Software , and Pipeline Management Software help organizations manage every phase of innovation, ensuring ideas are not only generated but also refined, implemented, and optimized for long-term success. Without a structured approach, even the most brilliant ideas risk stalling.

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