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Governance: Transforming Organizational Culture

Tom Spencer

In the realm of business, the term “ governance ” conjures images of stale bureaucracy, mundane meetings, and rigid roles. However, such perceptions fail to capture the potential impact of governance to influence the actions, cognitions, and emotions of individuals.

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Cost vs Value Measurements for Agile Approaches

Johanna Rothman

Some of my clients have struggled with their project governance as they move to agile approaches. The governance people do not record assumptions. However, the governance people judge the projects and programs by how well their original estimates (for date and cost) line up with the actuals. That productivity thing.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , we said the easiest way to create a system that worked for the team was for the team to create its own board. Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change.

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Impact of Technology Consulting Services on Business Modernization

Business Consulting Agency

They assess infrastructure performance, scalability, and security vulnerabilities, recommending solutions and best practices to enhance reliability, agility, and resilience in the digital environment. IT Governance and Compliance Ensuring IT governance and regulatory compliance is essential for businesses operating in regulated industries.

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Technology Upgrade Assistance With Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Improved efficiency, productivity, and operational effectiveness. Enhanced scalability, agility, and adaptability to market changes. Faster time-to-market for new products or services. Increased transparency, accountability, and project governance. Benefits: Aligned technology investments with business objectives.

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Maximizing Agility and Leverage in the Global Organization

Kates Kesler

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. But tangible examples of these new ways of working are few and far between. The global/local tension.

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Advice on Running a Government Agency Like a Startup, from Someone Who’s Tried It

Harvard Business

18F was borne, in part, out of the Obama administration’s attempts to funnel startup-style ingenuity into the government , particularly after the disastrous launch of Healthcare.gov. I asked Godbout about how innovation teams work in government. Innovators were going to parachute in and save government. It’s too big.