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Sep
How to Operationalize a Reorg
The term “reorg” strikes fear into the hearts of many, but it can be a healthy and productive process that positions a company for transformation,...
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Jun
Want to Accelerate Change? Slow Down and Observe Team Dynamics
Originally presented at SIM Connect Live 2019 (“Make Winning Normal: Maximizing Agility with High-Performing Teams”), the following concepts offer a new way for IT organizations...
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Jan
The Power of The Sprint in Managing Team Performance
During a sprint, many Scrum teams focus on action items, story points, ceremonies, and sprint length. They often overlook the importance of the sprint itself...
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Jan
Making Empowerment Stick
Let me know if this sounds familiar: You talk about empowerment with your staff, at skip levels, and at town hall meetings. It’s a concept...
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Nov
Girl Scout Advice for Supplementing Age-Old Management Practices with Digital Principles
When I was a Girl Scout, I learned how to succeed in organization-wide digital transformations. (Everyone got that IT leadership badge, right?!) We were taught...
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Oct
So What? The Big Takeaways After Reading the Digital Transformation Report
For the CIOs’ Perspectives on Digital Transformation study, IT leaders from a wide range of industries and organization sizes were asked about the nature of...
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Jun
The Passive-Aggressive Side of a Digital Transformation
As with most significant changes, digital transformation can elicit both passive and aggressive reactions. In the correct context and with the right audience, both perspectives...
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May
Lessons Learned from an EMR Implementation (and my wife)
While IT implementation challenges may seem similar across industries, it often takes a deeper dive into a profession’s nuances and specific constraints to fully understand...
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Apr
Are You Using, Doing, or Being Agile?
An Agile transformation is a journey. A journey has many ups and downs, and an Agile journey is no different. Another way of thinking about...
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Mar
Launching a Center of Excellence | Downloadable Executive Field Guide
A Center of Excellence—such as an OSM (Office of Strategy Management), PMO (Project Management Office), IT Governance, Continuous Improvement, or similar task force—is usually established...
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Mar
The Risk-Taker CIO Paradox
Leadership requires taking risks. But technology must work reliably. How do IT leaders square these two realities? CIOs are driving organizational strategies now more than...
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Feb
On the Hunt for Best Practices? Proceed with Caution
Organizations generally strive for optimization of internal processes and for the most efficient use of resources, since some methods are better than others. The most...
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