Christensen Institute

OCTOBER 7, 2022

To start, invite more individuals to review an intern’s work. It’s invaluable to show the interns where his or her work fits within the larger effort of the company, [such as] how the case study created by a marketing intern aligns to a need within sales, or the competitive analysis is used by the product development team,” Moss said. “It

Development Team Review 80

Development Team Review Survey Report Study 80

Planview

MARCH 27, 2025

What began as a small pilot to improve developer experience grew into an enterprise-wide program, tackling work-in-progress (WIP) overload, fragmented workflows, and alignment challenges. Encouraged teams to signal blockages and impediments in their workflow. Developed training programs to reinforce agile and flow principles.

CTO 52

CTO Software Review Technical Review Software Developers 52

Idea Champions

APRIL 13, 2024

If one of our team members cannot participate in the second session, can he/she/they be replaced by another team member? Yes, as long as the replacement team member has read the Insight & Ideation Report from session #1 and has a clear understanding of what has preceded session #2. What kinds of "How can we?"

Technical Review 26

Technical Review Development Team Review Ideation Brainstorming 26

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2020

That is why we need to adopt new cultures, new methods and tools. Prelude : When kicking off a project, we assemble the best possible project team , our “ special commando ” like we call it. We run an identification workshop with the project team, to assess the objectives, constraints and KPI?s Drawing conclusions!

Underperforming Technical Team 75

Underperforming Technical Team Training Design Project 75

Innovation 360

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Innovations that survive are most often those that are supported by an organizational culture that plans innovation strategically and maintains a portfolio of ideas that function well in relation to each other. Culture is the key to any successful organization but by itself is not enough to stay on top in a hyper-competitive world.

Innovation 40

Innovation Underperforming Technical Team Culture Development Team Review 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2018

Most leaders assume that they need to foster teamwork among the people whom directly and indirectly report to them. Teaming is now seen as the workplace equivalent of motherhood and apple pie — invariably good. The problem is when leaders try to drive the wrong kind of collaboration on their particular teams.

Development Team Review 14

Development Team Review Report Groups Meeting 14

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2020

That is why we need to adopt new cultures, new methods and tools. Prelude : When kicking off a project, we assemble the best possible project team , our “ special commando ” like we call it. We run an identification workshop with the project team, to assess the objectives, constraints and KPI?s Drawing conclusions!

Underperforming Technical Team 42

Underperforming Technical Team Training Design Project 42

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

and (ii) how can digital firms improve their financial reports to communicate sources of value creation in their businesses? Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource.

Report 8

Report Development Team Review Project Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

These executives understand the firm’s culture and have working relationships with the key functional and line executives who are crucial to integrating the target company’s team smoothly. They have strong due diligence skills. And planning goes far beyond the acquirer’s corporate development team.

Development Team Review 8

Development Team Review Company Underperforming Technical Team Groups 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2018

Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty. CEB reports that the average organization has undergone five enterprise-wide changes in the past three years and 73% expect change to accelerate (URL: [link] ). Advertise successes.

Change 15

Change Underperforming Technical Team Agile Development Team Review 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

In our recent report, The Rise Of The Chief Customer Officer, we found that: Titles can vary. Our organizational culture wasn't optimal to say the least. We knew we needed to change our culture to better serve the one reason we all exist — our customers.".

Culture 15

Culture Training Report Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Organizations need to be continually on the lookout for new market developments and competitive threats, identifying essential experts and nimbly forming and disbanding teams to help tackle those issues quickly. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. High performing organizations are 2.5 Bridging Select Silos.

Agile 15

Agile Underperforming Technical Team How To Collaboration 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry mean, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity were 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean.

Study 18

Study Groups Culture Leadership 18

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2015

Many software development teams hold mini-debriefs every morning to review yesterday’s progress and today’s goals—and longer debriefs every month or two to understand larger project wins and challenges. Review four key questions. Review your results, and ensure the group is aligned.

Underperforming Technical Team 15

Underperforming Technical Team Tools Development Team Review eBook 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The experiment succeeded: Teams temporarily stationed there worked better and faster than colleagues elsewhere, and they reported greater satisfaction and engagement (along with bouts of depression upon returning to the office). But our research and reporting show this isn’t the case. The latter is crucial.

Company 14

Company Survey Design Report 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Most companies report that while there is some use of agile practices throughout the organization, implementation is not broad or deep. Most organizations reported that they are embracing agile within the software development area: Eight out of ten organizations have committed to adopting it. They are 4.1

Agile 9

Agile Survey Technology Company 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It has a more rigorous organization structure that divides responsibilities between the innovation team and development team, and strengthens management around the opportunity pipeline. These teams have disciplined processes to get the technology to market, generally with a one- to two-year product horizon.

Technology 9

Technology Underperforming Technical Team Innovation System 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2016

By researching the cultural and physical contexts in which people use your products, you can define better, more precise goals for those products. This means using terms and concepts that are easily understood within local cultural and languages, even if they differ from the terms technical experts would use.

Data 12

Data Tools Design Collaboration 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Tens of thousands of agile teams have operated for decades without much awareness — let alone active support — from CEOs. About two-thirds of agile practitioners report higher team morale, increased productivity, greater ability to manage changing priorities, and faster time to market than they were experiencing before.

Agile 15

Agile Software Engineering Course Learning 15

CMOE

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Communicating Clearly Supervisors have a responsibility to communicate and disseminate team and company information and updates. Gallup reports only half of workplace team members understand what is expected of them in their roles. If gaps exist, consider a development program or training for those deficient in this competency.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Survey Collaboration 52