Leanstack

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Fabi is a Cisco engineer and an avid supporter of “Running Lean,” which is how we first met over a Skype call. This is also when Fabi ran into Sebastian (software engineer), who would make the 4th member of the core team. As this was my first visit to Switzerland, I jumped on the offer. Roger, Carmen N.,

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Case Study Study Underperforming Technical Team Brainstorming 52

Inceodia

JANUARY 30, 2019

I was deep in the heart of R&D, a lowly software engineer developing a 3D graphics product. He used their call center to amass “lean data” about their customer’s barriers to success. To be clear, I wasn’t in sales, or even pre-sales. But my manager had the foresight to invest in building our customer knowledge.

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eBook Innovation Software Engineering LEAN 45

Moves the Needle

MARCH 1, 2023

I don’t know how technical Ken was back then, but he had the respect of the Software Engineers, which was critical. His primary function was to digest the Founders’ vision, understand the market, illicit requirements from customers, and work with Engineering management to determine what would make it into the next release.

Management 52

Management Agile Software LEAN 52

Inceodia

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I started my career as a software engineer in the ’90’s when waterfall was our go-to project method. Eric Reis writes about this cycle in the Lean Startup , how pivots create solutions that deliver greater customer value. It works well for software, for creating solutions to well defined problems.

Learning 40

Learning eBook Agile Innovation 40

Daniel Burrus

AUGUST 6, 2015

It doesn’t matter what you do for a living — whether you work in medicine or retail, law or construction, whether you’re a software engineer or a writer — there’s an art and science to just about every career imaginable.

Creativity 40

Creativity Software Engineering Training Industry 40

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In our data-driven age, there’s a temptation to lean heavily into quantifiable metrics, placing paramount importance on tangible outcomes. Martin : A guide on embracing intuitive thinking for innovation and deeper human understanding through Design Thinking.

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Design Thinking Leadership Design Ideation 62

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2015

As I reported in an earlier piece for HBR.org : A software CEO I spoke with recently said he avoids job candidates with advanced software engineering degrees because they represent an overinvestment in education that brings with it both higher salary demands and hubris.

Software Engineering 14

Software Engineering Software LEAN Comparison 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Marco Annunziata , Chief Economist at GE, told me, “We’re no longer selling customers just a jet engine, a locomotive, or a wind turbine; we’re bringing data and actionable solutions along with the hardware to reduce costs and improve performance.” ” Hiring for Growth.

Software 14

Software Software Engineering Data Software Developers 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

In 2011 GE, the company famous for exporting great leaders, imported one when it recruited Bill Ruh from Cisco to lead GE’s push into software and analytics. Three years later, GE hired veteran software engineer Ganesh Bell to be chief digital officer of GE Power and Water. Make the organization team-based and fluid.

Software Review 14

Software Review Technical Review How To Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2018

To see how that can play out, let’s consider Chase, who was recently working as a software engineer at Instagram. Making It Possible to Lean In at Work and at Home. Sadly, the narrow job descriptions that companies create stifle their ability to use the full range of their employees’ skills.

Design 15

Design Software Engineering Survey Project 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Similarly, when Starbucks baristas make your latte the same way across cafés, or when a software engineer delivers the expected features each sprint, you are witnessing tactical performance. The second type, known as adaptive performance , is how effectively your organization diverges from its strategy.

Software Review 15

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Video 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2018

Members included product head Maryam Mohit, communications director Kelsey Grady, a product manager, a designer, a data scientist, and later a software engineer. In keeping with Lean methods , the team conducted a series of A/B tests. As for the data, much of Nextdoor’s data here was unstructured text.

Agile 8

Agile Software Engineering Report Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

That talent is ill-suited to develop new, breakthrough software products that offer superior customer outcomes. For that end, they must be able to attract world-class innovators and software engineers. Software businesses have different characteristics: short product development cycle, flexibility, and short sales cycle.

Industry 8

Industry Software Disruption Software Engineering 8

Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Today, with AI-powered chatbots and clever recommendations, even lean startups can supply personalised reports and great customer support to construct deep client relationships. . However, how organizations appeal to and hold customers happy is key to success today.

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Technology Software LEAN Examples 118

Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s been so successful that it has inspired the Lean Manufacturing movement worldwide. Impact: TPS is not just a manufacturing process; it’s a philosophy that emphasizes employee empowerment, continuous improvement, and responsibility.

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System Case Study Policies Culture 62

Planview

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Dr. Suzette Johnson is an NG Fellow for Lean Agile and Digital Integration at Northrop Grumman Corp. Suzette has led the adoption of lean and agile across the enterprise and has supported more than 100 internal projects and government programs on their lean and agile journey. Suzette Johnson and Robin Yeman?

Industry 52

Industry Technical Review Agile Software Review 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

A new set of tools and perspectives — such as, for example, design thinking, lean start-up, agile development — are emerging in many disparate fields and revolutionizing the way managers in established companies successfully create, refine, and bring new ideas to market in conditions of high uncertainty.

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