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Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

The first was not waiting for the end of an iteration to demo or release. They demo'd every week on Wednesday mornings and then they released after the demo. As part of the product development, they spin off security and performance teams. That's because agile approaches require the organization to change its culture.

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Epicflow Implementation Guide: Essential Steps and Best Practices

Epicflow

After that, they are given access to a simple demo environment with a standard set of configurations, where they can test how our system works. If your company uses other project management tools like Jira, MS Project, or Oracle Primavera, the demo environment will be adjusted accordingly. Organizational culture.

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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Not only does each team have all the skills and capabilities it needs, but the product line has all the skills and capabilities it needs to manage the culture. There might be a “centralized” function for these groups, but all the people developing and supporting this product are in the product line. That was fine.

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Large Features and Long Deadlines Mean You Have a Gantt Chart, Not a Roadmap

Johanna Rothman

Demo on a regular cadence. An agile approach will work better, but an agile approach is a cultural change, which you might not need.). Which means you can demo at will. Demo Early and Often. In addition, create a cadence for demos, such as Wednesday morning at noon or just before. Record the demo.

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What Your Innovation Process Should Look Like

Harvard Business

When organizations lack a formal innovation pipeline process, project approvals tend to be based on who has the best demo or slides, or who lobbies the hardest. This quick and dirty development can become unwieldy, difficult to maintain, and incapable of scaling.

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business

To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding. Those factors do play important roles, but the most important thing driving America’s success has been its unparalleled scientific leadership. ” We need to move faster.