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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

Our customers define value. Companies innovate and develop new products. But customers validate those innovations by “voting with their wallets.” They learn from their customers and continually innovate. They define the culture, vision, and strategies. Their teams are more productive, creative, and innovative.

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Agile. Creativity. Innovation.

International Institute for Learning

The success of such “new” methods relies on the fact that Shifting Customer needs are common in today´s marketplace (Graffius, 2016). However, today the principles of agile have spread to other corporate functions such as innovation. In other words, creativity is related to idea generation, innovation is about the idea implementation.

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Product Discovery for Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

Why the Scrum Guide Lacks Product Discovery as a Concept The Scrum Guide 2020 emphasizes the role of the Product Owner in managing the Product Backlog but does not define the product discovery process. Design Thinking is a good fit when the problem is complex or ill-defined, requiring innovative and user-centric solutions.

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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

Well-defined and standardized processes are the backbone of effective project management. Servant leaders encourage collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to continuous process improvement. Our team leans into this philosophy, strives to innovate, and reduce waste, while delivering more value to business partners of the PMO team.

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Managing Virtual Teams: Strategies for Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

With knowledge and a plan, you can lead your dynamic teams toward achieving project completion and driving innovation in today's dynamic work environment. Define Roles and Responsibilities Clarifying roles and responsibilities is essential for governance.

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How to shrink your project with the Minimum Viable Product: 5 Tips for Minimum Viable Projects

Inloox

We are expected to deliver a perfect engineering performance, but real innovation? Define simple indicators that tell you if your project is on track: Stay minimalistic and learn. Germany is known as the industrial nation with the 99.9% You'd rather look for it in Silicon Valley. The phrase "While we're at it, we could still."

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The Agile Workspace: The Undervalued Success Factor

Scrum.org

To become agile – and reap its benefits such as becoming more innovative –, you need a diversity of workspaces to support all forms of creative work: focus, collaborate, learn, and socialize. Agile teams require defined team spaces to create a sense of togetherness, not just any area within an open space. You need to let go Taylorism.

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