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Transforming Information Technology at a Large State Agency

Brimstone Consulting

The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The solutions were tailored to incorporate Agile principles, methods, and tools. CASE STUDY. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

For more information on the Watson-Glaser critical thinking appraisal, visit www.talentlens.com. This phase also includes a checkpoint for leaders to ask for more information and accept, revise, or reject ideas. Strategic Planning & Thinking Barrier #2: Agility Leaders need to pay attention to time and effort when being inclusive.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

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. The Information Age was exploding.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

However, for organisations to fully benefit from big data they will need to review their decision-making processes, and become more agile and responsive to new insights in order to realise the full value of big data ( EY, 2016 ). Big data provides organisations with the potential to achieve competitive advantage. Image: Pexels. References.

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How the Big Data Explosion Has Changed Decision Making

Harvard Business

On the one hand, they desperately seek greater agility; on the other, they genuinely want to include all the right stakeholders in their processes. Customers and clients demand greater agility, and employees and partners expect greater empowerment. But effective agility frequently demands inclusive stakeholder involvement.

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Scaling Change

Brimstone Consulting

The Vice President of a large information technology division within a leading Fortune 500 health services organization identified the need to develop leaders at the director and senior director levels within his organization.

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Research: Cloud Computing Is Helping Smaller, Newer Firms Compete

Harvard Business

The computational agility of cloud computing has been playing a role in manufacturing as well, fostering the creation of new “smart’” products. Pivothead is a firm with 25 employees producing wearable technologies to help the blind and visually impaired. firms with information on their adoption of cloud computing.