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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business Review

Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. How to make your company more nimble and responsive.

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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management

Harvard Business Review

Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite. Companies that lacked experience with lean methodologies had to be trained to operate as agile teams in order to define a specific use case for the technology. Information about people’s skills and capabilities was dispersed across siloed business lines.

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Yes, Managing IT Is Your Job

Harvard Business Review

The only competitive advantage comes though agility, keeping ahead of the competition, moving on to the next technology wave. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. As with American Airlines, each competitive advantage with IT is temporary. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

A PM with a high EQ has strong relationships within their organization and they have a keen sense of how to navigate both internal and external hurdles to ship a great product. The best PMs know how to push hard on the right priorities, with urgency, but without conveying a sense of panic or stress.

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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

New, more agile , software development tools and testing methods are utilized. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. Requirements and specifications are more flexible and developed within cross functional teams with constantly evolving business needs.

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The First 90 Days in a New CIO Position

Harvard Business Review

As I approach my own new role as CIO at Harvard Business School, I''m focused on promoting a culture that provides the highest levels of service quality while enabling true agility and innovation. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. Lead with Passion.

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C'mon, IT Leaders. Take a Chance!

Harvard Business Review

Small, agile cycles of development and risk assessment help to measure goals, evaluate success and easily change execution strategy. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. Don''t measure and punish failure; measure and celebrate learning. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).