N2Growth Blog
MARCH 12, 2019
Notwithstanding a quest for more flexibility, as demonstrated by frequent use of Agile and Scrum project management methodologies, they are in fact risk averse. Clever companies know this and adopt change by incorporating successful innovation into their organization. Most larger organizations are not good at managing change.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 9, 2013
To date, the trend has been associated with fairly standard products, such as customer relationship management software, web servers, or SQL databases, but the theory of the innovator''s dilemma suggests that it will most likely move up the stack in the future. Agile projects have focused on standard, non-critical systems.
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Coaching Tip
APRIL 18, 2017
Today's conventional wisdom says to survive, companies must move beyond incremental innovation and invest in radical, disruptive innovation. In "THE POWER OF LITTLE IDEAS" , Wharton professor David Robertson examines an approach to innovation; one that is neither incremental nor disruptive. Agile Strategizing.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 19, 2016
CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. When confronted with disruptive technologies, many companies fail to align digital strategies with their core strategies.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 19, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Now, these things are crucial to boosting business agility and enabling “citizen developers.” These project- or task-centered engagements — fueled by the gig economy — exist in the moment and, often, in the cloud. Contextual insight.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 30, 2013
He was not your standard internet entrepreneur — the student presenting was pitching a project to increase sub-Saharan farm income, by helping farmers shift from traditional crops to rubber trees. It''s not about price, or code, or agile development. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out. or you might not.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Once given permission to “think the unthinkable” via cross-functional teams, retailers can often realize material impacts on agility and costs. Otherwise, issues raised will go unresolved or projects will drift back to more conventional paths. Aligning the big picture with the day-to-day.
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