Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Agility” is the management word of the decade for sure. But to move with agility in a complex organization requires leaders to be confident that important decisions are being made at the right level and location across the enterprise. Production performance. Level of knowledge of local assets required to make optimal decisions.

Agile 65

Agile Enterprise Metrics Talent 65

Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For example, the lack of project prioritization and ineffective allocation of engineering and product development resources resulted in late and over-budget products, which were now in high demand. Given our ideal customer mix, where should we be a product-centric innovator, a me-too fast follower, and customer-centric?

Strategy 50

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Accenture 50

Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

They provide customized, knowledge-based services to their clients. And —rather than selling physical products, they deal in less tangible resources like time, insights, and expertise – billed either by hour or by project. Gartner describes this concept as a platform-based system that supports an “internal gig economy.”

Industry 52

Industry SMB Software Talent 52

Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

When a large automotive company shifted its organization model from a product center-of-gravity to a customer-centric model, its leaders initially believed the matrixed tensions were unnecessary complexity and associated tension with “failure.” 1 Networked, Scaled, and Agile. Amy Kates, Greg Kesler, Michele DiMartino.

Automotive 50

Automotive Enterprise Operations Agile 50