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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. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images. Insight Center. Run more experiments.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Bad leadership habits and ineffective leadership approaches are not destiny, and all leaders need to continually develop at a pace consistent with the change in the leader's world. Executive leadership and organizational performance: Suggestions for a new theory and methodology. The best organizations are made up of the best leaders.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). Globally, investment by consulting firms into analytics increased to $43 billion in 2017.

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Leaner, Faster, and Better with DevOps

BCG

Article Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Agile methodologies have given companies just what they need in the digital era: a collaborative and flexible way to develop software. DevOps calls for some staff from IT operations, which traditionally works apart from developers, to be brought onto cross-functional agile teams.

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Would a Hard Brexit Cripple the EU’s Digital Economy?

Harvard Business

growth in the first quarter of 2017, accompanied by a fall in the value of the pound and rising inflation. To what extent do governments enable technology to develop, through use or through legal frameworks? We always urge you to read the methodology carefully. Government Facilitation of ICT.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

At Treehouse, an online school that helps companies hire developers and designers, we’re seeing the same problem. In January 2017 we partnered with Colleen Showalter from the local Boys and Girls Club (BGC) in Portland, Oregon, and asked if they would help us recruit new talent, ages 18 and above, from underrepresented groups.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

Blockchain startups raised over $5 billion in 2017 through ICOs and over $12 billion through the first three quarters of 2018. The average amount of capital raised by a Blockchain project through an ICO in 2017 was $13 million; through the third quarter of 2018 it was $25 million. 3 Defenses of Large ICOs.

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