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10 Top Process Improvement Tools You Need to Create a More Sustainable Business

nTask

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

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How to Stay Lean While you Scale Your Product Team From Product/Market Fit to Growth

Planio

For every growing company, there comes a time when you need to add new blood to your product team. Unfortunately, scaling a product team from product/market fit to the demands of hyper-growth isn’t easy. But hire too slowly and you might overload your team with too much work and miss important opportunities for growth.

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VRIO Framework Analysis For The Strategic Project Manager

The Strategic Project Manager

When other firms possess similar resources or capabilities, a firm cannot achieve a sustained competitive advantage. It helps firms assess their strengths and weaknesses relative to competitors. It helps to identify areas where they have a sustainable competitive advantage.

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The Ultimate Guide to Crafting a Sustainable Operations Strategy

Wrike

The role of sustainability has evolved beyond being a mere buzzword. A sustainable operations strategy not only helps companies reduce their environmental impact but also drives efficiency, enhances social responsibility, and improves overall economic viability.

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A Q&A with Employee #8: Scaling a Start-Up Into a Sustainable Business

LiquidPlanner

When I was approached by our blog team to contribute an article for Women in Tech Week, I knew immediately what my contribution would be. Today, Jen brings her customer experience lens to product development, where she works on exciting product innovations for the future of the company. . One of the originals, practically!

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Risk-aware Product Development (a.k.a. Scrum)

Scrum.org

Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Types of Uncertainty in Product Development. Let's make it clear up front.