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AgileFall – When Waterfall Sneaks Back Into Agile

Steve Blank

AgileFall is an ironic term for program management where you try to be agile and lean, but you keep using waterfall development techniques. While his groups has changed the mindset and cadence of the organization, the folks he reports up to don’t yet get Agile/Lean learning and outcomes. They just want to see the paperwork.).

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Why Startups are Agile and Opportunistic – Pivoting the Business Model

Steve Blank

It can be more complex if you find the your target customer or users need to change or the feature set is wrong or you need to “repackage” a monolithic product into a family of products or you chose the wrong sales channel or your customer acquisition programs were ineffective.

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Qualcomm’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Program – Lessons Learned (Part 2)

Steve Blank

From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is part 2 of Ricardo’s “post mortem” of the life and death of Qualcomm’s corporate entrepreneurship program. Part 1 outlining the program is here. Read it first.

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

They know how to estimate work units, how to manage the agile development process and how to get the most out of their teams. Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. As the CEO you can personally help manage deadlines and the Agile process. CTO’s max out at about 3. In summary.

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Revolutionizing Employee Feedback: Modern Approaches to Performance Reviews

The Startup Magazine

Through these efforts, a mutually beneficial relationship is cultivated, enabling eager employees to grow and develop and organizations striving for agility and competitive advantage to thrive. This can be effectively addressed through structured training programs that help managers deliver balanced and impactful feedback.

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Are Agile Innovation Methods Right for Your Team?

The Startup Magazine

Developing successful agile innovation methods can drive companies to great new heights. Then implementing agile innovation methods should be top on your list of to-dos. Taking an agile approach to project management means taking large tasks and splitting them into smaller tasks, as well as finding ways to be more innovative.

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Generation Agile: 10 Tips How To Lead Effectively A Newly Outsourced Development Team

YoungUpstarts

Agile, as the name suggests, is modeled with adaptability in mind. Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects. Agile can also be applied across numerous other industries as an effective project management approach. Agile At A Glance.