Remove Development Team Review Remove Disruption Remove Underperforming Technical Team
article thumbnail

Innovate your processes before innovating your products

Jeffrey Phillips

I described why we advocate trend spotting and scenario planning as a component of innovation, especially as the expectations of an innovation activity are more disruptive. And then I ask them to tell me their firm's average product development process timeframe. Usually, blank stares result, for good reason.

article thumbnail

Calculating the Six Hidden Costs of Waste in Software Development 

Planview

Nothing frustrates software developers more than working hard on something that never ends up providing value. Whether because of changing priorities, miscommunication among teams, or other blockers, the hidden cost of waste can significantly impact productivity and bottom lines.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Does culture eat strategy for breakfast?

Innovation 360 Group

The first weapon in our arsenal was the Innovation Assessment InnoSurvey â , a system generating customized reports with up to 40 pages of detailed profiling, analysis and recommendations on what a company needs to do to provide optimal support for their innovation projects. Harvard University and many other similar organizations.

Culture 63
article thumbnail

Choosing the right innovation approach for your business

hackerearth

a new product sold to existing customers with significant cost savings and better performance), or disruptive (e.g. If you don’t innovate, your company is likely to take this route: development → introduction → growth → maturity → decline. Internal innovation teams or labs also use hackathons as an external source of innovation.

article thumbnail

Why organization matters for Innovation Success

Innovation 360

The first weapon in our arsenal was the Innovation Assessment InnoSurvey â , a system generating customized reports with up to 40 pages of detailed profiling, analysis and recommendations on what a company needs to do to provide optimal support for their innovation projects. Harvard University and many other similar organizations.

article thumbnail

To Lead a Digital Transformation, CEOs Must Prioritize

Harvard Business Review

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Consider how General Electric arrived at the decision to develop and launch its Predix cloud-based industrial operation system.

article thumbnail

How to Craft an Agile Marketing Campaign

Harvard Business Review

As research on disruption and market transitions suggests, you’re better off these days if you can quickly identify and adapt to changes in your environment. So marketers must develop the same mind-set and skills that allow agile tech and product-development teams to manage complex projects with many unknowns and moving parts.

Agile 14