Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 1, 2023

We need systems and processes that are flexible, adaptable, and can enable continuous improvements but are fully connected, transparent, and integrated across the entire business. We need a radically different comprehensive innovation system solution. ” explores the potential direction of innovation management software.

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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

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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Leapfrogging

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, Amazon prioritizes Operational Excellence by offering low-cost, fast delivery through its advanced logistics and supply chain systems, while Apple focuses on Product Leadership with continuous innovation in its technology ecosystem. Prioritizes agility, experimentation, and early adoption of trends.

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Planview

JANUARY 16, 2025

As digital transformation accelerates, technology leaders face unique challenges in optimizing software development and delivery. This blog examines the underlying factors contributing to productivity challenges in software development and delivery within financial institutions.

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Paul Hobcraft

MARCH 23, 2019

There is still a real reluctance that the supplier of innovation software solutions has to change. Secondly, if open innovation has gone way beyond a one to many relationships into a many to many then does the reliance on single entity software provision makes sense? The IM software market is stirring.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As AI and sophisticated systems become the norm, it’s essential for organizations to retain their creative spirit, agility, and grit. Large enterprises often lose their agility due to organizational inertia and bureaucracy. Testing a new marketing tactic may get delayed due to legacy system constraints.

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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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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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Paul Hobcraft

JUNE 12, 2023

I believe today; the innovation management process requires this fresh mandate to drive change to bring the process into today’s more technical period where our systems need to operate seamlessly and flow across the organization and the entire innovation process. I believe we need to leverage technology, concepts, and design thinking.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

So this post reviews many great contributors to advancing innovation over the years. Agile Development : This approach involves having a flexible and iterative development process, where cross-functional teams work together to deliver software or products in short iterations.

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Innovation software management continues to be sold piecemeal, so often just bolted onto the other parts already in place, not being optimized. We are shifting critical capabilities that are growing the agility to trial, pilot and learn quickly as information flows in. ” It moves from systems to ecosystems of innovation activity.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Every year, organizations lose billions in revenue due to inefficiencies embedded in their operations. While lean process improvement originated in manufacturing, it has evolved into a vital strategy for sectors ranging from healthcare to technology, where speed, precision, and agility drive competitive advantage.

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Qmarkets

MARCH 13, 2025

Finally, well look at how idea management software helps organizations structure and scale their crowdsourcing initiatives for maximum impact. By breaking down barriers to participation, crowdsourcing helps organizations tap into a wealth of collective intelligence while driving faster and more agile innovation. What Is Crowdsourcing?

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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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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Its not just about cutting costsits about creating systems that are more agile, productive, and capable of delivering consistent quality. The goal is to identify and eliminate inefficiencies and ensure production systems are optimized for both current and future needs.

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 12, 2024

At its core, an idea generator is any tool, technique, or system designed to spark creative thinking and help individuals or teams come up with new ideas. By using idea generators to explore creative solutions, startups can navigate challenges with agility and identify paths to sustainable growth. What Is an Idea Generator?

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Paul Hobcraft

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Equally the nature of much of production has been designed “on the fly” and the equally tough job of connecting the whole process up in a new integrated, fully connected system meets huge resistance. The system complexity, understanding and investment delays are often huge and difficult to unwind.

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Qmarkets

JULY 25, 2024

You’ll discover strategies for bringing the right people on board, setting up effective reward systems, and establishing clear stage gates. Additionally, we’ll highlight how innovation management software, like Qmarkets, can seamlessly integrate these elements to drive your business forward.

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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. Projects such as upgrading old IT systems are a classic example I have seen often.

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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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ITONICS

JANUARY 21, 2025

During these sessions, leadership reviews the project portfolio matrix, assesses its relevance to organizational goals, and ensures that individuals are distributed to initiatives with the highest potential for impact. This practice not only optimizes utilization but also ensures that the project portfolio management system remains relevant.

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Qmarkets

JANUARY 27, 2025

To maximize its potential, the roadmap must integrate with innovation portfolio management , a system for tracking, balancing, and optimizing all innovation initiatives. Build in review cycles to evaluate progress, assess risks, and adapt to new opportunities. This ensures your roadmap remains agile and relevant.

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mjvinnovation

MARCH 26, 2019

This is a choice that defines how the production of a software application will be managed, the resources that will be needed, among other things. In a project where the waterfall Model is used, each such point represents a different stage of software development, and each stage usually ends before the next stage can begin.

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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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Paul Hobcraft

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Moving to the edge : Organizations are becoming more agile by adopting an “edge” approach. Our innovation tools and design approaches must evolve due to the potential of bringing humans, technology and AI into this interplay thinking. This involves moving computing power, data storage, and decision-making to the edge of operations.

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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. AI Bias and Errors AI systems, while powerful, can exhibit biases in pattern recognition, leading to erroneous and potentially harmful outcomes.

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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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Bubblegroup

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

New report into the Product Roadmap Software Marketplace is published. Bubble, one of 10 vendors reviewed in-depth by TIM-Consulting and Fraunhofer Institute. . Bubble is pleased to share news that our PPM Software Bubble Innovator features in a new and independent review of the Roadmapping software marketplace.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 19, 2023

We can mix and match different emerging or established innovation approaches but sometimes miss valuable points and due to this lack of “being connected up” we lose flexibility, sometimes meaning and miss some of the potential value as the parts are not as well interlinked or dynamic; we screen out more than we add-in.

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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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Planview

JUNE 25, 2024

This methodology offers a comprehensive view of the entire software delivery workflow accompanied by data-driven insights that enable businesses to optimize their operations from planning to delivery. In this blog, we will explore the practical benefits of VSM through a detailed case study, highlighting how it can transform software delivery.

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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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Cascade Strategy

JULY 9, 2021

Using traditional supply chain execution strategies is getting increasingly onerous due to a jumble of various software systems, price challenges, and ever-increasing consumer demands.

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Boxes and Arrows

AUGUST 3, 2009

More than likely, that content was discussed, created, and iterated outside or separate from the core design review process and ultimately plugged into a content management system (or pasted into the code by a developer) much later in the development process. What happened? Content The Design(er) is King.

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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. AI systems are capable of analyzing vast datasets to uncover insights that might be invisible to the human eye.

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