CorporateIntel

APRIL 1, 2012

Information compounds on our desktops, the team with analysis paralysis most often loses to the nimble risk takers—but all this means is that in product development , the role of Quality Assurance (QA) has never been more critical. ” Believe me, I understand trade-offs.

Software Review 40

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software 40

The Human Factor

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Stay close to your customers, to the point of inviting them to participate in your product/service development team. Eliminate red tape by forming fast, flexible cross-functional teams. Make sure your first response is the correct one by reviewing and analyzing your decision making process before implementing major decisions.

Agile 28

Agile Technical Review Development Team Review Industry 28

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 30, 2015

We see this sensibility articulated by Google’s software development teams and pair programming efforts. Does enterprise culture and process recognize and reward teams and teamwork with the same energy, enthusiasm, and investment as for individuals? Assess/Analyze.

Development Team Review 15

Development Team Review Collaboration Culture Software Development 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

Big, successful companies that manage huge projects like highways and dams and office parks have to deal with many more variables than a software development team. The series draws on advice from their book Project Management for Profit. It will be done when it's done.". It's funny, though.

Project 21

Project Management Underperforming Technical Team Software 21

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2017

While initially designed to improve the responsiveness of software development teams, more recently agile has become the default team-based operational model for companies big and small, across industries and sectors, with the promise of a substantial and sustained spike in team productivity and efficiency.

Agile 8

Agile Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2013

Clients often hire Open Innovation companies like ours when their research and development teams can''t get past — or maybe over is a better word — the way they have always looked, and where they have always looked for solutions. Any exercise in assessing traits raises the question of whether they can be strengthened.

Development Team Review 10

Development Team Review Innovation Open Innovation Industry 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Stuart Roden, Co Fund Manager of Lansdowne Partners'' flagship fund, one of the world''s largest hedge funds, tells me he sees one of his primary roles as being the person who challenges his staff to consider how they could be wrong, and then assess how this might impact on their decision-making. And also challenging you? They killed it!"

Development Team Review 12

Development Team Review Groups Study Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Stuart Roden, Co Fund Manager of Lansdowne Partners’ flagship fund, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, tells me he sees one of his primary roles as being the person who challenges his staff to consider how they could be wrong, and then assess how this might impact on their decision-making. And also challenging you?

Development Team Review 12

Development Team Review Groups Study Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

Big, successful companies that manage huge projects like highways and dams and office parks have to deal with many more variables than a software development team. The series draws on advice from their book Project Management for Profit. It will be done when it's done.". It's funny, though.

Project 13

Project Management Underperforming Technical Team Software 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

Because he and I have taught executive education classes together, I thought I should read his book. For one marketing services firm, it meant being exposed to their biggest client's development teams and sitting through technical tests and focus groups to better appreciate and understand how its products were actually designed and built.

LEAN 10

LEAN Innovation eBook Video 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Whether it’s business, politics, or running a book club, there needs to be a single person on the hook for success. However the Healthcare.gov development team did not wake up on launch day and say, “Wait, there may be some problems here!” Begin a series of rapid cycle experiments to solve long-term issues.

Underperforming Technical Team 10

Underperforming Technical Team Crowdsourcing Groups Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Daniel Senor and Saul Singer offer additional explanations in their book, Start-Up Nation. The common approach is to incubate the business locally in Israel with a small development team, prove early product/market fit, and then build a sales and marketing organization abroad, usually in the U.S.

Underperforming Technical Team 15

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Cofounder Marketing Culture 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

I began reading articles and books, including many that criticized agile methods. The best learning experiences, however, came from sitting with strong agile teams. Instead, it led to more collaborative ways of developing hypotheses, better results, and greater confidence. Develop team agility. I had an idea.

Agile 15

Agile Software Engineering Course Learning 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

summarized in Nancy Dixon’s book Common Knowledge , this approach to knowledge management offers only “a picture of a cake without giving out the recipe.” a “learner” team simply identifying the “sharer” team’s knowledge and then trying to replicate it on their own).

Company 15

Company Underperforming Technical Team Handbook Knowledge Base 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

Take Apple and the work it put into building a technology platform on which hundreds of thousands of independent developers could create apps and offer them to Apple''s customers. The transition is happening across the whole economy, including high tech, manufacturing, books, music, household appliances, automobiles, groceries, and clothing.

Management 12

Management Underperforming Technical Team Agile Software Development 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2018

Despite being able to charge hundreds of dollars for a meal and being fully booked months in advance, top restaurants often still have a hard time turning a profit. In 1990 they gained a second Michelin Star, and in 1994, they became the first high-end restaurant to invest in a development team and a lab.

Innovation 8

Innovation Project Creativity Culture 8

Leapfrogging

JANUARY 15, 2025

Delving into a career as an Organizational Development (OD) consultant can be a transformative experience. Its essential to understand the roles and responsibilities of an OD consultant and assess if this career path is the right fit for you. Are you comfortable with facilitating workshops and engaging with different teams?

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Underperforming Technical Team Case Study Development Team Review Conference 130