The 3 Legs of an Agile Business Practice

An Agile Business must have three pillars to stand on Process Agility, Technical Agility, and Personal Agility, says Patrick Waara of ResponseAgility. Patrick was the first and only Software Design for Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt in Xerox Corporation before launching ResponseAgility. He is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, certified ScrumMaster, Read More …

Lean Product Development Stack

This is a collection of Podcast Transcriptions, called Stacks (see below) through my Issuu channel: Lean Product Development Lean product development (LPD) is lean approach to meet the challenges of product development notably: Need for more innovative solutions Long development cycle times Many redevelopment cycles High development costs Long production cycle times High production costs Read More …

Ultimately for Brands, It’s about Survival

In next weeks Business901 podcast, I asked Carolina Rogoll, who has been building some of the world’s most beloved brands for over ten years, about how often you should evaluate your brand image. Employed at Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest consumer packaged goods company, she has worked across different product categories in global markets Read More …

Would you create a Marketing Plan for me?

I wrote this several years ago and ran across it last night. It was a request from someone that wanted me to create a marketing plan for them. My response is below. I did attach a PDF of the Business Model Canvas with it. Dear Entrepreneur, Thank you for the interest. You have a fantastic Read More …

Improve User Experience w Lean

Jeff Gothelf is a designer, an Agile practitioner with a specific expertise in User Experience culminating in his book Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience. His daytime job is currently as Managing Director in Neo’s New York City office. Previously, Jeff has led teams at TheLadders, Publicis Modem, WebTrends, Fidelity, & AOL. Read More …

Solving Complexity with Simplicity

Dr. Donald Sull  is a Senior Lecturer in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management group at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he teaches courses on Competitive Strategy and Strategy Execution in Volatile Markets. His recent book, Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World offers some great thoughts on reducing complexity. Download Read More …