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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

At the enterprise level, think of all of your corporate initiatives as a backlog, just like software developers think of future product features as a backlog. As they spread to all its software development teams, Michael Holm, the company’s CEO and cofounder, began to worry that his leadership team was hindering progress.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. He built a team to develop Predix, a cloud-based platform that underlies all of GE’s industrial businesses.

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How Spotify Balances Employee Autonomy and Accountability

Harvard Business Review

Think of new product development, or the parts of the company’s value chain and business model that are undergoing significant reinvention because of digital transformations. The chapter’s primary role is to facilitate learning and competency development throughout the squads. Strategic Planning BOOK.