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“Agile isn’t just for tech anymore. It’s been working its way into other areas and functions, from product development to manufacturing to marketing—and now it’s transforming how organizations hire, develop, and manage their people.” — Harvard Business Review As a business leader, it can be challenging to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of software …
“Strategic management consultants help clients perform markedly better in a world of rapid change. Consultants must constantly learn new skills, contribute to the intellectual capital of business, and build enduring relations with their clients.” — Carl W. Stern, The Boston Consulting Group While flipping through my copy of, Management Consulting: A Complete Guide to the …
Periodically I like to revisit our project life cycle in patterns & practices. I like to see how it’s shape-shifted over the years. (Note – our project life cycle wraps our product cycle) Project Life Cycle at a Glance Here’s a snapshot of our patterns & practices project life cycle circa 2005: I used this …
To Do, Doing, Done is my favorite way to segment a Kanban. It’s where I start. It’s simple and intuitive. Another benefit is that it’s easy to glance at three segments. I’m a fan of “glance and go” vs. “stop and stare.” In the Kanban above, the “To Do” segment has a set of work …
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs The key shift with Agile Design is to deliver quickly while handling changes smoothly. Stop doing long requirements phases, and heavy documentation up front. With Agile Design you focus on incremental and iterative delivery, going from …
