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Dec
IT Must Learn to Fail Fast to Succeed
Innovation is an imperative for all organizations, and particularly IT. With that imperative comes the need to fail fast. In Fail Fast or Win Big, Bernard...
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29
Dec
Innovation is an imperative for all organizations, and particularly IT. With that imperative comes the need to fail fast. In Fail Fast or Win Big, Bernard...
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Dec
We believe the only way for an IT governance function to affect the execution of a strategy is to cascade the governance function. When middle management from IT and the...
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Dec
IT executives, IT managers and other techies: I am coming at you! It’s time to embrace the concept of failing fast. (If you already have, how...
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Nov
I was pleased to be interrogated – er, interviewed – by the talented Cassie Crossley on her new podcast, Tech Leaders Today. Please take a listen...
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Nov
The benefits of “failing fast” have been well documented and embraced in startup circles. Yet in IT, project cancellations are rare. Organizations exert tremendous energy on making...
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Nov
Sorry to break it to you this way. It’s a fact of life: IT cannot complete its work faster than the business can think of it....
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Oct
The following post is an excerpt from The Iterative Engagement Model: A Calculated Risk and a Whole Lot of Reward. The traditional vendor engagement model is flawed....
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Oct
You’ve heard the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There are many areas in business where that advice may hold true, but your...
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Sep
Value creation is the main goal of any business. Managers should make decisions in order to maximize the value of their company, using minimal resources. Many organizations utilize Lean...
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Sep
Bureaucratic, static IT governance models of the past no longer work in organizations where the IT function is to enable business innovation and customer engagement....
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Aug
Have you ever stopped to ponder the split personality of an IT project manager? (Did you enjoy the video? Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel.) Tweet:...
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Aug
As a leader at an IT organization, your first priority is successfully developing your IT product or services. Yet you might find yourself hindered by...
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