Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2016

It’s a five-day process that helps teams focus on one big goal and move from idea to prototype to customer research in that short span of time. The idea is to fast-forward a project, so you can see what the end result might look like and how the market will react. Sprints encourage fast follow-up.

Consensus 8

Consensus Hotels Project Fast Follower 8

Leading Blog

MARCH 18, 2011

[As a leader], you—not the IT department, nor the VP of IT, nor the chief information officer (CIO)—must understand, drive and be accountable for how technology is structured in order to reach the strategic goals of the operation….Technology The thing you want to be these days is a “fast follower.”

Chief Information Officer 280

Chief Information Officer CIO ROI Technology 280

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

They are planning to be “fast followers” — a strategy that has worked with most information technologies. It’s true that some technologies need further development, but some (like traditional machine learning) are quite mature and have been available in some form for decades. System Development Time.

Company 8

Company Maturity System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Speed to market" isn't what's driving the change. The goal is assuring that the firm's ability to innovate is effectively aligned with the customers' willingness to value them. Being a "fast follower" is much easier to manage than being a "fast transformer."

Consensus 8

Consensus Welch Retail CEO 8