Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Perhaps my journey to agile will help you figure out how to begin your own.

Bureaucracy 11

Bureaucracy Agility Energy Constraint 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

Startups now had tools that sped up the search for customers, reduced time to market, and slashed the cost of development. Every startup is in a race against time. It has to find product-market fit before running out of cash. The result? Seize the Cash.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

They expect quality, and use it both as a selection criteria for purchase and as a constraint for sustained use. They are impatient to make a difference, but they don’t have a financial runway limiting their time to market, and they certainly don’t have a board breathing down their necks demanding a hockey-stick rate of growth.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. The CEO wants one thing, the engineering team another, and customers have their own opinions about feature priorities.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8