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Show Me Agility: Agile Strategy Execution
The rapid pace of change in software development, in business, and in the world has many organizations struggling to execute daily operations, wrangle big projects, and feel confident that there …
• By Linda Parker Gates
In Agile
Agile Strategy: Short-Cycle Strategy Development and Execution
When the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate of change outside, the end is in sight. - Jack Welch. In a world of....
• By Linda Parker Gates
In Agile
Are We Creating Organizational Debt?
Interest in Agile and lightweight development methods in the software development community has become widespread. Our experiences with the application of Agile principles have therefore become richer. In my blog …
• By Linda Parker Gates
Strategic Planning: Developing Business Drivers for Performance Improvement
Organizational improvement efforts should be driven by business needs, not by the content of improvement models. While improvement models, such as the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) or the Baldrige …
• By Linda Parker Gates
Toward Agile Strategic Planning
The appeal of Agile or lightweight development methods has grown steadily in the software development community. Having spent a number of years investigating strategic planning approaches, I've recently been thinking …
• By Linda Parker Gates
In Agile
Strategic Planning with Critical Success Factors and Future Scenarios
Strategic planning is a process for defining an organization's approach for achieving its mission. Conducting successful strategic planning is essential because it creates a foundation for executing work, as well …