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Consulting Tip #7: Beware of Other People Using Your Intellectual Property for Their Exposure

Johanna Rothman

No payment for my time or my IP (Intellectual Property). They wanted my intellectual property for their exposure. See Project Lifecycle Workshop: How to Manage Project Risks to Release Successful Products.) Even though their offer will cost the consultant time, money, and intellectual property.

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 5: Write Your Bio

Johanna Rothman

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. As for certifications, as I write this in 2019, the agile community has too many framework battles. Line 5: Wow them with something, if you can.

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Blockchain Startup 101: A blue print for launching a successful blockchain-based startup

Tom Spencer

Teams need to be agile and ready to adapt as new information is received. Before scaling, you should make sure that all of your intellectual property is protected. Mudassar Shaikh is an engineer at heart, management consultant by profession, entrepreneur by spirit, and student by essence. Conducting a field trial.

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6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Sensors, embedded devices, and wearables are steadily becoming ubiquitous in the enterprise, generating huge amounts of data that, if not managed well, can easily become noise. Advanced Analytics Are Crucial to Digital Transformation. Contextual insight.

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How CEOs Can Make Smart Strategic Trade-Offs

Harvard Business

CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. Manage costs — or add value? Exploiting global opportunities versus managing risk. Pursuing cost leadership versus differentiating for value.

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A Dedicated Team of Problem Solvers Can Help Big Companies Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business

” Once the DataLabs team validates the client’s interest—due to intellectual property considerations it almost always asks for a signed agreement before going beyond the minimum viable product stage—it begins to co-develop the product according to the client’s specifications. They must serve the present.

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The Big Disconnect in Your Talent Strategy and How to Fix It

Harvard Business

This is increasingly risky, as contingent and other non-full-time workers possess more of your vital strategic skills and deal with sensitive intellectual property. The disconnect between HR and Procurement often means either choice is suboptimal on its own, so operating managers circumvent both HR and Procurement.

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