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  • August 2022 (9)
    • 17: How To Build Better Journey Maps to Drive Better Digital Transformation (0)
    • 17: The New Hire Guide for Softies that Want to Change the World (0)
    • 16: My Philosophy (0)
    • 15: How To Create the Big Picture of Digital Transformation for an Industry (0)
    • 14: What is Digital Transformation? (0)
    • 14: How John Chambers Explains Digital Transformation, Innovation, and the Digital Era (0)
    • 13: How Satya Nadella Helped Microsoft Rediscover Its Soul (0)
    • 09: The 3 R’s Framework for Digital Transformation (0)
    • 03: The C.E.O. Pattern for Digital Transformation Explained (0)
  • July 2022 (10)
    • 30: Why Startups Fail—They Don’t Solve the Right Problem (0)
    • 30: 3 Ways You Can Share Your Big Ideas Better (0)
    • 29: How Satya Nadella Transformed Microsoft (and How You Can Digitally Transform Your Business) (0)
    • 26: Digital Transformation Explained (0)
    • 20: How I Created Trends and Insights for Satya Nadella at Microsoft (0)
    • 17: What I Learned About Agile Project Management at Microsoft (3)
    • 14: How To Use Stories to Innovate Better and Shape the Future (0)
    • 14: Foresight is the Front End of Strategy (0)
    • 13: Innovation Explained–The Big Ideas of Innovation All In One Place (0)
    • 12: The Agile Innovation Framework (0)
  • February 2022 (1)
    • 22: Why So Many Good Ideas Die or Don’t Get Adopted (0)
  • January 2022 (1)
    • 26: How To Kill Innovation (0)
  • November 2021 (2)
    • 21: How To Keep a Team Together Using Shared Values, Principles, and Practices (4)
    • 01: The Change Benefits Canvas (0)
  • August 2021 (1)
    • 20: Why Innovation Is Tough — Your Brain Shuts Down When You Think About the Future (0)
  • June 2021 (1)
    • 14: Dream Big, Start Small (0)
  • April 2021 (1)
    • 03: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capabilities at a Glance (0)
  • March 2021 (4)
    • 26: The People I Worked with on Amazing Projects (0)
    • 22: How To Use Email Memos to Share Your Big Ideas Better (0)
    • 21: How To Innovate Like Einstein (0)
    • 21: 100+ Innovation Quotes That Will Inspire, Teach, & Grow You (0)
  • February 2021 (1)
    • 09: How To Build a Better Business Case for the Cloud (0)
  • September 2020 (1)
    • 24: The Most Productive Teams Have These 5 Dynamics (0)
  • August 2020 (7)
    • 31: How To Use Threat Modeling to Explore Threats and Countermeasures (0)
    • 26: How To Brainstorm Better with Information Models (0)
    • 25: Example Narrative Memo: The Rise of the Business Evangelist at Microsoft (0)
    • 18: How Satya Nadella Outlined the Future of Microsoft in an Email (0)
    • 12: How I Created Super Successful Software (0)
    • 11: How Digital Masters Outperform Their Peers (0)
    • 11: How Digital Masters Transform Their Customer Experience (0)
  • July 2020 (2)
    • 27: Digital Transformation is the Single Most Important Thing for Your Future Business (0)
    • 26: 3 Ways to Accelerate Business Value (0)
  • May 2020 (1)
    • 06: How To Use the Double Diamond Method to Innovate Better (0)
  • April 2020 (3)
    • 30: Why a Name Matters More than You Think (0)
    • 26: How To Organize a Really Big List of Use Cases and Scenarios (5)
    • 07: How To Generate More Ideas with Brainwriting (0)
  • March 2020 (5)
    • 29: How To Innovate Better by Reframing Problems as Creative Questions (0)
    • 29: Save Time By Working on What Counts (0)
    • 29: The Guerilla Guide to Better Performance Reviews at Microsoft (0)
    • 18: How To Be Creative at Any Age (0)
    • 01: How To Use Imagine If to Innovate Better (0)
  • February 2020 (2)
    • 28: How To Innovate Better with Forced Connections (0)
    • 25: How To Innovate Better by Warming Up Your Creativity (0)
  • January 2020 (1)
    • 07: Microsoft Chief People Officer on Skills of the Future (0)
  • December 2019 (6)
    • 29: The Power of a 6-Page Narrative Memo to Share Your Big Ideas Better (0)
    • 19: How Peter Drucker Sets Goals for Innovation (1)
    • 19: The Innovative Team – Unleashing Creative Potential for Breakthrough Results (Book Summary) (0)
    • 19: The 3 Parts of Business Development: Innovation, Quantification, and Orchestration (0)
    • 19: How To Launch a Start-Up Within a Big Company (0)
    • 16: How to Become an Innovator (0)
  • November 2019 (4)
    • 24: How To Use Mock Press Releases to Innovate Better (0)
    • 24: Brilliant Examples of Company Values (Amazon, Google, Microsoft and More) (0)
    • 24: How To Think Up More Ideas (0)
    • 01: Leading Culture Change–How To Create and Cultivate a Digital Culture (0)
  • October 2019 (1)
    • 16: How To Improve Business Agility with User Stories (0)
  • September 2019 (1)
    • 14: How I Hit Refresh on Sources of Insight (1)
  • February 2019 (52)
    • 12: Start with Needs and Wants (0)
    • 11: How To Think About Your Career Growth, Personal Growth, and Professional Growth (0)
    • 11: Skilled for Life (0)
    • 11: What is Insight? (0)
    • 11: How You are the Most Important Generator of Insight (0)
    • 11: How To Use the Six Thinking Hats (0)
    • 11: How Might That Be True? (0)
    • 11: Knowledge Areas for Productivity – Learn Productivity, Better, Faster, Deeper (0)
    • 11: Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) at a Glance (0)
    • 11: Project Plans in a Nutshell (0)
    • 11: Ask Cutting Questions to Cut Through Ambiguity (0)
    • 11: Threat Modeling Terms and How To Use Them (0)
    • 11: How I Explain Threat Modeling to Customers (0)
    • 11: Model-Driven Approaches (0)
    • 11: ALM Categories at a Glance (0)
    • 11: Agile Security Engineering (0)
    • 11: How Much Process Do You Need?…Just Enough (0)
    • 11: Software Performance Inspections (0)
    • 11: Baking Performance into the Life Cycle (0)
    • 10: Software Performance Hot Spots (0)
    • 10: Software Performance Frame (0)
    • 10: Agile Performance Engineering (0)
    • 10: Agile Content Development (0)
    • 10: Agile Life-Cycle Frame (0)
    • 05: How To Think Like a Microsoft Executive (0)
    • 05: The Six P’s Workshop Planning Framework (0)
    • 05: 4 Types of Operating Models for Business Agility (0)
    • 05: 6 Steps for Enterprise Architecture as Strategy (0)
    • 05: 3 Linking Mechanisms that Shape a Company’s Foundation (0)
    • 05: How Choosing an Operating Model Improves Business Agility (0)
    • 05: How To Inspire a Vision (0)
    • 05: Are You Used to Delivering Daily and Responding to Change? (0)
    • 03: How Prescriptive Guidance Helps Win Raving Fans (0)
    • 03: Website Design Patterns (0)
    • 03: Information Architecture, Navigation Design, and Graphic Design (0)
    • 03: Simple Information Architecture (0)
    • 03: A Language for Application Architecture (0)
    • 02: Simple Enterprise Strategy (0)
    • 02: How To Connect Business and IT with Capabilities and Services (0)
    • 01: Why Some Companies Execute Better (0)
    • 01: Vision Scope Template (0)
    • 01: How To Prioritize with 100 Points (0)
    • 01: 4 Perspectives to Keep in Mind (0)
    • 01: How Agile and Lean Help Business (0)
    • 01: What Are You Optimizing? (1)
    • 01: A Model for Client Engagements: Strategy Development, Consumer Experience, and Technology Build Out (0)
    • 01: What I Learned About the Triad of User Experience, Tech Feasibility and Business Value (0)
    • 01: 6 Success Patterns for V-Teams (0)
    • 01: Turning Chickens Into Pigs (0)
    • 01: Project Life Cycle at patterns & practices (0)
    • 01: David Anderson’s Recipe for Success (0)
    • 01: 5 Questions to Find Bottlenecks on High-Performance Teams (0)
  • January 2019 (124)
    • 31: Agile Methodology in Microsoft patterns & practices (0)
    • 31: The Art of the Agile Retrospective (0)
    • 31: Roles on Agile Teams (0)
    • 31: How Agile Skills Improve Job Security (0)
    • 31: MSF Agile Workstreams and Activities (0)
    • 31: MSF Agile at a Glance (0)
    • 31: Software Methodologies at a Glance (0)
    • 31: Extreme Programming at a Glance (0)
    • 31: The 4 Circles of Extreme Programming (0)
    • 31: Scrum at a Glance (0)
    • 31: Waterfall to Agile (0)
    • 31: What is Agile? (0)
    • 31: How To Introduce Agile to Non-Agile Teams (0)
    • 28: The Ultimate Guide to Trends in 2019 (and Beyond) (0)
    • 21: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective IT Leaders (0)
    • 21: Accelerate Value in the Cloud by Accelerating Adoption (0)
    • 20: 10 High-Value Activities in the Enterprise (0)
    • 20: McKinsey on Unleashing the Value of Big Data Analytics (0)
    • 20: How Digital is Changing Physical Experiences (0)
    • 20: How To Think Like a Startup (0)
    • 20: Why We Are Moving to the Cloud: Agility, Economics, and Innovation (0)
    • 20: The Innovation Revolution is a Time of Radical Transformation (0)
    • 20: Management Innovation is the Highest Form of Innovation (0)
    • 20: How To Create a Culture of Innovation (0)
    • 20: 3 Ways to Unleash Innovation in Your Organization (0)
    • 20: 10 High-Leverage Strategies for Innovation (0)
    • 20: Innovation Life Cycle – 4 Stages Innovators Have in Common (0)
    • 20: How To Get Innovation to Succeed Instead of Fail (0)
    • 20: You Don’t Need Goofy Innovation Techniques to Innovate (0)
    • 20: The Myths of Business Model Innovation (0)
    • 16: How To Use Agile Results To Realize Your Full Potential (0)
    • 16: Agile Results on a Page (2)
    • 16: Interview with HBR (Harvard Business Review) on Timeboxing (0)
    • 16: Ten at Ten Meetings (0)
    • 16: Agile Results for Teams and Leaders (0)
    • 16: 10 Free Leadership Tools for Work and Life (0)
    • 16: Experience-Driven Development (0)
    • 16: Agile Project Delivery Using Timeboxing, Rhythm, and Incremental Value (0)
    • 14: How To Have Better Fridays (0)
    • 14: How Employees Lost Empathy for their Work, for the Customer, and for the Final Product (0)
    • 14: How To Brainstorm Better with Method 6-3-5 (0)
    • 14: Leadership Skills for Making Things Happen (0)
    • 14: How To Turn IT into an Asset Rather than a Liability (0)
    • 14: Continuous Value Delivery the Agile Way (0)
    • 14: How To Use Timeboxing for Getting Results (0)
    • 11: The Power of Scenarios for Digital Transformation (0)
    • 10: What are the Keys to Winning in Any Economy? (0)
    • 10: Customer-Connected Development (0)
    • 10: How Business Value Generation is the New Bottleneck (0)
    • 10: Ability to Execute (0)
    • 10: Digitize Core Processes for Business Agility and Better Profits (0)
    • 10: Program Manager Abilities at a Glance (0)
    • 10: How User Stories Help Leaders Learn the Cloud (0)
    • 10: High-Performance Teams are Individuals at Their Best (0)
    • 10: 5 Team Execution Patterns (and How the Work Gets Done) (0)
    • 10: How To Build a Strong Foundation for Execution (0)
    • 10: Visualize Your Workstreams with a Roadmap (0)
    • 10: Create Roadmaps to Set Expectations and Communicate What’s Going On (0)
    • 10: Portfolios, Programs, and Projects (0)
    • 10: What is a Program Manager? (0)
    • 10: Project Management Body of Knowledge at a Glance (0)
    • 09: Monthly Burn Rate (0)
    • 09: Lessons Learned in Project Execution (0)
    • 09: Cuttable Scope (0)
    • 09: 10 Success Patterns for Program Managers (0)
    • 09: The 10 Best Project Management Books for Real-World Results (1)
    • 09: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Program Managers (0)
    • 07: Digital Transformation is Ongoing (0)
    • 07: Where to Look for Trends and Insights (0)
    • 07: Trends Framework for Consumer Trends (16 Mega Trends) (0)
    • 07: Consumer Trends Canvas (0)
    • 07: Jim Carroll on 8 Big Trends (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2016: The Year of the Bold (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2015: The Year of Digital Transformation (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2014: The Year of Value Realization (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2013: The Rise of the Entrepreneur (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2011 (0)
    • 07: Trends for 2010 (and How To Improve Your Anticipation Skills) (0)
    • 07: Modern Management Principles – Applications, Goals, & More (0)
    • 07: Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Explained (0)
    • 06: How Every Employee is a Digital Employee in the New Digital Era (0)
    • 06: 10 Things Great Managers Do (1)
    • 05: The Law of Human Relevancy (0)
    • 04: How Going to the Cloud Creates Better Business Benefits (0)
    • 04: How I Learned to Use Scenarios to Evaluate Things (0)
    • 04: Getting Ahead in Your Career (0)
    • 04: The Microsoft Story (0)
    • 04: Steve Ballmer On a Big Vision — To Help People Realize Their Full Potential (0)
    • 04: The Art of Extreme Productivity (0)
    • 04: How I Use Agile Results (0)
    • 04: 10 Big Ideas on Productivity from Getting Results the Agile Way (0)
    • 04: Daniel Cook on the 8 Laws of Productivity (0)
    • 04: Strategy Must Be Dynamic (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on Digital Transformation 2018 (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on How Success is a Mental Game (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on Live and Work a Meaningful Life (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on the Key to Longevity (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella is All About Customer Focus, Employee Engagement, and Changing the World (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on Everyone Has to Be a Leader (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on The Future is Software (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on a Mobile-First, Cloud-First World (0)
    • 04: Satya Nadella on Empowering Every Person on the Planet (0)
    • 04: How Leaders are Building Digital Skills (0)
    • 02: How To Drive Digital Transformation by Optimizing Operations (0)
    • 02: How To Drive Digital Transformation by Engaging Your Customers (0)
    • 02: How To Build a Better Business Case for Digital Initiatives (0)
    • 02: How To Connect Business and IT (0)
    • 02: How Dual-Speed IT is a Better Approach to Digital Transformation (0)
    • 02: Best Books on Digital Transformation (0)
    • 02: Satya Nadella on Digital Transformation 2016 (0)
    • 02: Agile Architecture Method (0)
    • 02: How Prescriptive Guidance Helps Win Competitive Assessments (0)
    • 02: How To Be a Leader in Your Field (0)
    • 02: Your New Technical Skills for High Performance (0)
    • 02: Why We Feel Unproductive (0)
    • 02: Stephen Covey On the Big Rocks of Life (0)
    • 02: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People at a Glance (0)
    • 01: The Secret of Time Management (0)
    • 01: Clear Your Inbox (0)
    • 01: 40 Hour Work Week at Microsoft (The Secret of High Performance Teams) (0)
    • 01: 30 Day Sprints for Personal Change (0)
    • 01: 7 Habits of Highly Motivated People (0)
    • 01: How To Use NLP for High-Performance Teams (0)
    • 01: How To Drive Digital Transformation the Agile Way (0)
  • December 2018 (13)
    • 31: How To Drive Digital Transformation with Scenarios (0)
    • 31: To Do, Doing, Done (0)
    • 31: How To Lead High-Performance Teams the Agile Way (0)
    • 31: 10 Ways to Make Agile Design More Effective (0)
    • 31: Kanban for Personal Productivity (0)
    • 31: Don’t Let the Big Get in the Way of the Small (0)
    • 31: Kanban for Process Improvement (0)
    • 31: Kanban for High-Performance Teams (0)
    • 31: The Growth Mindset: A Key to Resilience, Motivation, and Achievement (0)
    • 31: The Integrating Generalist and the Art of Connecting the Dots (0)
    • 31: E-Shaped for High-Performance (0)
    • 31: Anatomy of a High-Potential (0)
    • 31: How To Be a Visionary Leader (0)

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