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Innovation: Running Experiments and Learning

Leading Answers

In my last article on  Incubating Innovation , we explored the culture and mindset of accountable experimentation. Yet where’s the focus on experiments, the learning process and trials for the next iteration? However, innovation and learning take conscious effort, forward planning and accountability.

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Trello vs. Asana: Side-by-Side Comparison

ProjectManager.com

The software immediately gained attention when in the September 2011 issue of Wired magazine it was one of “The 7 Coolest Startups You Haven’t Heard of Yet.” magazine’s Best Workplace list and one of its Best Led companies. Fast Company ranked Asana number 15 on its Most Innovative Companies and Brands That Matter List.

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How to Create an Innovative Project Team

LiquidPlanner

Innovative project teams are increasingly becoming an invaluable asset for corporations. When looking at how to cut costs, the teams have to be exceptionally innovative in the way they approach the design and production of their products. How do you create an innovative team, and encourage cutting edge ideas?

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Business Forecasting: Why You Need It & How to Do It

ProjectManager.com

Every decision, each process they engage in, has been based on some manner of forecasting to support it. It goes without saying that the more accurate business forecasting is, the more effective the strategies and project plans that stem from the process. One thing is constant, all industries rely on business forecasting.

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Becoming Agile: Evidence Based Management

Scrum.org

In fact, if you were to read some of the interviews with managers in business magazines, or the guest articles and puff-pieces on agility in their companies, you'd think that their hearts and minds had been won decades ago. It's really about becoming a learning organization.one that's innovative enough to survive. No report ever can.

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Using Hassle Maps for Strategy and Project Management

The Strategic Project Manager

The streamlined Hassle Map is the basis for the disruptively innovative entry of Zipcar into the personal transportation market. A mapping of these hassle factors – a Hassle Map – can help identify evolving areas where the company needs to improve its process of supporting the customer. What makes you furious?

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The Complete Guide to Six Sigma Methodology

Wrike

Whether manufacturing physical products or providing digital services, most businesses follow some sort of process to deliver the proverbial goods. Continually improving business processes and achieving as near-to-perfect as possible output quality should be a priority of any organization. Six Sigma explained.

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