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

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2014

It’s cheaper because of automation and because small development teams need less coordination and oversight. Here is a quick look at how Google and HubSpot have managed to achieve remarkable speed in product releases while simultaneously reducing risk. HubSpot’s Small Development Teams and “Feature Gates”.

Product Development 9

Product Development Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 9

Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 7, 2020

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 Now, we have all the keys to start the product development. GO : Bring the action!

Underperforming Technical Team 44

Underperforming Technical Team Design Training Project 44

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2018

When promoted to his new role, he inherited a group of district sales managers responsible for selling to hospital systems in their respective geographies. Although his one-on-one meetings with these reports, which involved progress reviews, motivation, and coaching, were highly productive, his monthly team meetings weren’t.

Development Team Review 14

Development Team Review Report Groups Meeting 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

Like many companies, Exotech struggled with serious time delays in its product-development projects. The hardware team had employed similar processes in the past and found them helpful. So the company assumed the software team would, too. But they didn't for the software-development team.

Software Review 16

Software Review Software Development Software Developers Development Team Review 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2016

” will be difficult for many companies to achieve — not for lack of technological expertise but because they’ll fail to recognize the value of design in connected product development. Problem statements should assess value to the customer, covering fundamental questions including, “Why does this matter?

Internet of things 15

Internet of things Design Technology Product Development 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

As described in Patty McCord’s recent HBR article , the company got rid of the standard policies and tracking system and instead simply relied on employees’ judgment: When Netflix launched, we had a standard paid-time-off policy: People got 10 vacation days, 10 holidays, and a few sick days. Here are three principles to keep in mind.

Underperforming Technical Team 15

Underperforming Technical Team Policies Product Development Course 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Developing a clear point of view on the opportunities or threats in each area will suggest which capabilities need the most attention and where to concentrate investment. Consider how General Electric arrived at the decision to develop and launch its Predix cloud-based industrial operation system.

Underperforming Technical Team 15

Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Disruption Agile 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Its straightforward, step-by-step methodology makes it relatively easy to explain and to implement: Identify the minimal viable product. Develop a version rapidly and test it with customers, ideally in a real-world competitive situation. Repeat the process until the core product is competitive or pivot to explore a new approach.

LEAN 11

LEAN Learning Product Development Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Consider the battle waged by IBM’s software development teams between competing methods for getting closer to customers. ” As design expertise became more critical to the success of IBM products and services, increasingly designers worked more frequently in collaboration with software engineers on product development.

Software Review 15

Software Review Design Thinking Software Design 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Our research focuses on agility not as a broad ideal, but rather on where it matters most — at the point of execution, where teams are working on new products, strategic initiatives, or with top clients. We also conducted hundreds of interviews with both workers and leaders in these companies.

Agile 15

Agile Underperforming Technical Team How To Collaboration 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

You may recall that NUMMI was a joint venture of Toyota and GM, where Toyota took over one of GM''s worst plants and turned it around with a new management system — using many of the same people and the same unions. If the goal was to leapfrog the competition in every product line while revitalizing U.S. So, how did GE do it?

Development Team Review 10

Development Team Review LEAN Training Culture 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Leveraging the established system got Xerox's invention to market faster and cheaper than developing a whole new approach. But it didn't fit; the company's sales force was designed and trained to sell expensive back office products to a very different customer base than would purchase the new PARC products.

Company 15

Company Innovation Product Development Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2014

new product releases every day, not every year), has caused an increasing pressure on product development in other areas, and on management in general, to change more continuously as well. For an example, I spoke with Andy Singleton , CEO of Assembla , a firm that helps software development teams build software faster.

Software 11

Software Industry Management Disruption 11

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 25, 2015

At Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, we have the privilege of working for ambitious customers; their plans include missions to Mars, examinations of asteroids, and scientific explorations that push ever deeper into the solar system. The objective is to move from idea to rapid prototype in about 16 weeks.

Collaboration 11

Collaboration Design Creativity System 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Bally Technologies , a leading provider of gaming systems for casinos, has earned more than 60 awards for innovation in just the last four years. It has a more rigorous organization structure that divides responsibilities between the innovation team and development team, and strengthens management around the opportunity pipeline.

Technology 9

Technology Underperforming Technical Team Innovation System 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

van Wassenhove, both of Insead in France, found that the complexity of high-tech innovation efforts can blur teams’ perceptions. The following highly condensed fictional case study draws on their paper “Anatomy of a Decision Trap in Complex New Product Development Projects” in Academy of Management Journal. What went wrong?

Underperforming Technical Team 9

Underperforming Technical Team Management Project Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Leveraging the established system got Xerox's invention to market faster and cheaper than developing a whole new approach. But it didn't fit; the company's sales force was designed and trained to sell expensive back office products to a very different customer base than would purchase the new PARC products.

Company 8

Company Innovation Product Development Technology 8