Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

About two-thirds of agile practitioners report higher team morale, increased productivity, greater ability to manage changing priorities, and faster time to market than they were experiencing before. It drives continuous improvement as teams attack constraint after constraint in pursuit of perfection.

Bureaucracy 9

Bureaucracy Agility Energy Constraint 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

Because the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. The mantra of “ first-mover advantage ,” the idea that winners are the ones who are the first entrants in their markets, became the conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Based on our research, we suggest that CEOs eager to do more with less drive systemic changes across their entire organization — focusing their change management efforts on three functions: R&D, marketing, and sales.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. Based on our research, we suggest that CEOs eager to do more with less drive systemic changes across their entire organization — focusing their change management efforts on three functions: R&D, marketing, and sales.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Performing market assessments. Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Running design sprints. Feature prioritization and roadmap planning.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The buds of innovation are fragile, and are easily squashed by critique or a view of the competitive market environment. While many startups fail because of poor execution, I would argue that the majority fail because their product has no market. First, it’s easy to talk yourself out of a good idea. The difference is in intent.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Reis Definition 8