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Taking Agile Way Beyond Software

BCG

Article Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Too often, agile remains confined to software development. But companies that successfully implement agile across their entire enterprise can create an exceptional customer experience and gain an edge over the competition.

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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. By August 2017, it took an average of 3.5

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development. Here is what leaders need to know to be more inclusive in strategy development and how to overcome three common barriers. Development. The first step is to listen.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Cultural agility is vital because, with over 60 global society cultures identified and numerous variations in regions within the national cultures, it is virtually impossible to be experienced in every situation. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career. Tell Stories.

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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Team

Organizational Talent Consulting

Partnering for performance is one way to develop self-reliant achievers and avoid micro-managing your team. link] Key #1: High-Quality Relationships Partnering with followers begins with developing high-quality relationships. European Journal of Training and Development, 41(3), 241-260. Strategy & Leadership, 48(6), 27-33.

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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. The rise of contractual employment offers businesses the benefit of agility and adaptability by turning full-time employees into freelancers. wages) into a variable cost (i.e.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Over time, it has become a necessity for the consulting industry to develop frameworks to address critical business problems with the help of big data. Globally, investment by consulting firms into analytics increased to $43 billion in 2017. So, how does big data create value for consulting firms?

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