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Continuous Development Will Change Organizations as Much as Agile Did

Harvard Business Review

Companies that can successfully implement Continuous Development throughout their organization will find dramatic strategic benefits, including: Faster time-to-market. When new CTO Prakash Khot arrived from Salesforce, he shifted the company towards continuous delivery, testing changes more frequently and on smaller audiences.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Con: Breakthrough innovation may not get greenlit; time-to-market may seem to lag (though I’d argue what’s released is far better aligned with customer needs and more likely to successfully scale). They can get “lost” in the system and have to deal with more politics and tight budgets.

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Do You Have the IT For the Coming Digital Wave?

Harvard Business Review

They drive innovation and speed up time to market. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Nestlé , the global food giant, has implemented such a digital service unit, with a view to accelerate the deployment of digital services, harmonize digital technology platforms and scale local innovation. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

Charlie Hill , Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Design, told us, “To deliver fundamentally different and better user experiences, designers want to take a step back and observe users actually doing their jobs. With this approach, cross-functional teams quickly develop prototypes to bounce off of customers.