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Planning Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy of Agile

Harvard Business

Management by Objectives (MBO) became the height of corporate fashion in the late 1950s. Henry Mintzberg defined strategic planning as “a formalized system for codifying, elaborating and operationalizing the strategies which companies already have.” The world appeared predictable. The future could be planned.

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Lead to the future: leadership imperatives for success

Brimstone Consulting

To take advantage of this opportunity place focus on building agility, aligning the organization, operating as a team of teams, and developing your people. Build Agility. While it is easy to say these pivots were a result of agility, it is important to differentiate between “brilliant improvisation” and a repeatable capability.

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5 Ways AI is Revolutionizing Instructional Design

Clarity Consultants

This strategy allows L&D programs to adapt to the needs of the individual, ensuring learners can progress at a pace that suits them best. AI typically analyzes large quantities of data in incredibly short timeframes, creating a pathway toward greater agility when designing L&D programs.

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Product Roadmap Explained

Tom Spencer

A roadmap is crucial for visualizing a product’s strategy that is aligned with your business goals, while incorporating customer insights for future developments. Since the roadmap identifies all the initiatives required for the creation and marketing of a product, it involves long-term strategies to achieve important business goals.

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Embracing Digital Change Requires a Clear Strategic Focus - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Digital transformation requires a new approach to strategy. A key tenet of digital transformation is the understanding that digital strategy no longer plays a supporting role for business strategy. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Implementing a digital-first strategy.

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3 Ways to Drive Effortless Customer Experiences

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Understanding where your customers are and how to reach them in a seamless fashion is the cornerstone of any modern customer experience. The cloud space is really driving this agility. AI leverages both strategies we discussed above. But with a fragmented strategy, creating effortless experiences will be nearly impossible.

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business

However, recently they began to take a more holistic approach, focusing on lifetime value and their most profitable segment, the “fashionable spender.” ” This group looks across the business to gather behind-the-scenes information on the runway, newest clothing lines, and aspirational fashion content.