Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. For these reasons, modern crisis teams are turning from command-and-control systems to more adaptive, agile approaches. The company needed a new way of working, and when executives learned about agile they decided to try it. The agile approach is indisputably better. MORE
I was recently invited to speak to a leadership team and explain the difference between Agile and Agility. The … Blog MORE
Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. MORE
Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. They allow a company to be more agile and to more effectively adapt to digital disruption. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time? MORE
The journey to become agile is challenging. But your organization can avoid some common pitfalls that we have seen companies encounter, including failing to create buy-in around an aspiration and forgetting to put culture first. Insights on Organization MORE
Getting agile right reduces time to market, increases customer satisfaction, and delivers many efficiency improvements. This collection brings together some of our recent insights on how companies in all industries can successfully implement an agile approach. Yet too many companies still get it wrong. Our insights MORE
Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Agile and Lean initially grew popular in the startup world, but soon were embraced by mainstream business leaders around the globe. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images. MORE
The post Analyzing a company: Agilent example appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultants should be a quick study. Imagine that you find out on Friday afternoon that you are going to be staffed on a new project on Monday. MORE
More of us are working in organizations employing a mix of freelancers, contractors, consultants, and full-timers, explains Jonathan Younger, coauthor with Norm Smallwood of “Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Experts.” ” Download this podcast. Talent management Hiring Audio MORE
Two senior executives from the global bank describe their recent journey. Our Insights MORE
When should you consider an agile alternative? However, there are hidden yet significant advantages for an enterprise level company to go lean and agile. Share This: The post Going Traditional or Going Agile appeared first on SkillQuo Blog. MORE
IT executives seldom associate agile with infrastructure. In this interview, the head of ING Netherlands’ IT infrastructure function explains how his team carried out an agile transformation. Digital Insights MORE
Susan David, author of Emotional Agility and psychologist at Harvard Medical School, on learning to unhook from strong feelings. Download this podcast. Managing yourself Psychology Stress Audio MORE
Organizations are succeeding with agile software and product development in discrete projects and teams. To do so in multiple business units and product groups, they must rethink foundational processes, structures, and relationships. Our Insights MORE
Successfully scaling agile starts with a strategy that’s consistent from the front lines to the C-suite. Our Insights MORE
Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Despite this project’s visibility, critical mandate, and groundbreaking technology, the organization was ultimately hindered when it came to agile collaboration. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. MORE
Agile promises rapidly evolving software and substantial business benefits, but it requires new habits from everyone: from IT and from business partners. Our Insights MORE
Agile organizations—of any size and across industries—have five key elements in common. Our Insights MORE
Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself. Download this podcast. Innovation Project management Audio MORE
Some businesses are using agile principles to make sure data are available when and where they are needed. Data-management issues can undermine companies’ ability to create value from analytics. Our insights MORE
Understanding the true principles of agile can give companies the ability to work quickly, boosting efficiency and product success, and, ultimately, creating real, lasting value. Our Insights MORE
Europe’s largest online fashion retailer embraced purpose, autonomy, and mastery to build agility, explains VP Engineering Eric Bowman. Insights on Organization MORE
Four ways organizations can overcome barriers to successfully engage independent professionals and become more agile in today's competitive business environment MORE
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. MORE
The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. One of the key principles underpinning team-based agility is that teams autonomously decide their priorities and where to allocate their own resources. MORE
For all companies in all industries, we''ve found that being agile depends on developing two key attributes: strategic responsiveness and organizational flexibility. But until you explicitly develop proficiency in both, you won''t have the agility you need These two qualities are mutually reinforcing but are developed in different ways, and it is easy for a company to possess one without the other. MORE
I’ve begun to view this as the ability to hold two specific traits in balance: consistency and agility. On the other side of the spectrum, great leaders are agile. These leaders must pivot when needed, and agility requires that they be intellectually curious, ready to learn from others, communicative, collaborative, and willing to change. But just as consistency can become rigidity, agility can become a lack of focus when it isn’t tempered by consistency. MORE
You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. MORE
Companies in the sector must become as agile as possible, maintain air freight’s speed advantage, and deepen their partnerships. Our Insights MORE
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Calls for organizational alignment have headlined strategy publications for the last 20 years. A McKinsey 2014 paper, “The Aligned Organization,” … Organization Design Overview Publications MORE
I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Agile innovation is different. MORE
Agile development has gone mainstream, but the software development methodology that helped hundreds of Silicon Valley startups explode onto the scene has delivered decidedly mixed results for more traditional organizations. Article Wednesday, August 17, 2016. MORE
A simple idea: update your operating model to be able to build small, self-contained teams that create change quickly and efficiently. Our insights MORE
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MAY 21, 2018
The post Analyzing a company: Agilent example appeared first on Consultant's Mind. Consultants should be a quick study. Imagine that you find out on Friday afternoon that you are going to be staffed on a new project on Monday.
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I was recently invited to speak to a leadership team and explain the difference between Agile and Agility. The … Blog
McKinsey
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IT executives seldom associate agile with infrastructure. In this interview, the head of ING Netherlands’ IT infrastructure function explains how his team carried out an agile transformation. Digital Insights
McKinsey
MARCH 26, 2018
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BCG
JULY 19, 2017
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.
McKinsey
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Understanding the true principles of agile can give companies the ability to work quickly, boosting efficiency and product success, and, ultimately, creating real, lasting value. Our Insights
McKinsey
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Transforming companies to achieve organizational agility is in its early days but already yielding positive returns. While the paths can vary, survey findings suggest how to start. Our Insights
McKinsey
JULY 25, 2017
Agile promises rapidly evolving software and substantial business benefits, but it requires new habits from everyone: from IT and from business partners. Our Insights
McKinsey
JANUARY 10, 2017
Two senior executives from the global bank describe their recent journey. Our Insights
McKinsey
APRIL 6, 2018
Europe’s largest online fashion retailer embraced purpose, autonomy, and mastery to build agility, explains VP Engineering Eric Bowman. Insights on Organization
BCG
JULY 6, 2017
Article Thursday, July 06, 2017 Agile may seem risky and impractical for regulatory projects, but it offers extraordinary benefits and can give banks an edge over competitors. Article
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. One of the key principles underpinning team-based agility is that teams autonomously decide their priorities and where to allocate their own resources.
McKinsey
APRIL 5, 2018
The journey to become agile is challenging. But your organization can avoid some common pitfalls that we have seen companies encounter, including failing to create buy-in around an aspiration and forgetting to put culture first. Insights on Organization
McKinsey
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Some businesses are using agile principles to make sure data are available when and where they are needed. Data-management issues can undermine companies’ ability to create value from analytics. Our insights
McKinsey
AUGUST 9, 2017
Successfully scaling agile starts with a strategy that’s consistent from the front lines to the C-suite. Our Insights
McKinsey
MARCH 2, 2017
Even the world’s largest bureaucracy can learn to dance. This excerpt from a new book published by Aspen Strategy Group suggests how. Our Insights
McKinsey
MARCH 28, 2017
Companies in the sector must become as agile as possible, maintain air freight’s speed advantage, and deepen their partnerships. Our Insights
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Susan David, author of Emotional Agility and psychologist at Harvard Medical School, on learning to unhook from strong feelings. Download this podcast. Managing yourself Psychology Stress Audio
McKinsey
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Everyone wants to be “agile” these days. Here’s how successful companies put together the teams and the capabilities to actually make it happen at scale. Our insights
BCG
JULY 17, 2017
Article Monday, July 17, 2017 Agile enables ING to react swiftly in a rapidly changing world. Article
Harvard Business
JULY 2, 2018
Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. For these reasons, modern crisis teams are turning from command-and-control systems to more adaptive, agile approaches. The company needed a new way of working, and when executives learned about agile they decided to try it. The agile approach is indisputably better.
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 1, 2017
Not all thinking is created equal. Here's how to get the most out of your brain when it really counts
McKinsey
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
A simple idea: update your operating model to be able to build small, self-contained teams that create change quickly and efficiently. Our insights
Kates Kesler
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Calls for organizational alignment have headlined strategy publications for the last 20 years. A McKinsey 2014 paper, “The Aligned Organization,” … Organization Design Overview Publications
Strategy+Business
MARCH 15, 2015
For all companies in all industries, we''ve found that being agile depends on developing two key attributes: strategic responsiveness and organizational flexibility. But until you explicitly develop proficiency in both, you won''t have the agility you need These two qualities are mutually reinforcing but are developed in different ways, and it is easy for a company to possess one without the other.
MBO Partners
APRIL 25, 2018
Four ways organizations can overcome barriers to successfully engage independent professionals and become more agile in today's competitive business environment
McKinsey
MAY 25, 2017
Focusing on agility could help them keep pace with changing needs during challenges—and beyond. Public-sector organizations have shown they can be nimble in a crisis. Our Insights
Harvard Business
MAY 22, 2018
I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Agile innovation is different.
BCG
AUGUST 17, 2016
Agile development has gone mainstream, but the software development methodology that helped hundreds of Silicon Valley startups explode onto the scene has delivered decidedly mixed results for more traditional organizations. Article Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
Harvard Business
MAY 15, 2018
Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Despite this project’s visibility, critical mandate, and groundbreaking technology, the organization was ultimately hindered when it came to agile collaboration. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility.
Harvard Business
APRIL 20, 2016
You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT.
Harvard Business
JULY 21, 2016
More of us are working in organizations employing a mix of freelancers, contractors, consultants, and full-timers, explains Jonathan Younger, coauthor with Norm Smallwood of “Agile Talent: How to Source and Manage Outside Experts.” ” Download this podcast. Talent management Hiring Audio
McKinsey
MAY 3, 2016
Organizations are succeeding with agile software and product development in discrete projects and teams. To do so in multiple business units and product groups, they must rethink foundational processes, structures, and relationships. Our Insights
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. They allow a company to be more agile and to more effectively adapt to digital disruption. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time?
Strategy+Business
AUGUST 20, 2018
To gain experience and build your transformation readiness, turn these learning accelerators into habits
Harvard Business
JANUARY 4, 2017
I’ve begun to view this as the ability to hold two specific traits in balance: consistency and agility. On the other side of the spectrum, great leaders are agile. These leaders must pivot when needed, and agility requires that they be intellectually curious, ready to learn from others, communicative, collaborative, and willing to change. But just as consistency can become rigidity, agility can become a lack of focus when it isn’t tempered by consistency.
Kates Kesler
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model.
Harvard Business
APRIL 15, 2016
Darrell Rigby of Bain and Jeff Sutherland of Scrum explain the rise of lean, iterative management tactics, and how to implement them yourself. Download this podcast. Innovation Project management Audio
Harvard Business
MAY 4, 2018
Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Agile and Lean initially grew popular in the startup world, but soon were embraced by mainstream business leaders around the globe. aleksandarvelasevic/Getty Images.
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