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The Holacracy Framework

The concept of self-organization emerged as a response to the limitations and inefficiencies of traditional hierarchical organizations.  Organizations recognized the need for a more flexible and adaptive approach to harness the collective intelligence and creativity of their employees. Self-organization refers to a decentralized approach where Decision making authority is distributed among teams and individuals within […]

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Agile Talent Acquisition Strategy

As organizations develop rapidly, recruitment becomes a new problem. Recruiting is failing to stay up, even though its reputation depends on its ability to quickly react to changing business demands. Thus, recruiting executives must be adaptive in a very dynamic firm. We can use this 3-phase approach to construct agile procedures that are more responsive […]

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Global Agile Implementation and Local Culture Considerations

In today’s modern era, driven by Technology and Innovation, organizations can only survive if they are swift and agile; and have the capability of learning and adjusting rapidly. Establishing methodologies that introduce flexibility and agility to a team or business is an absolute necessity for companies to survive in today’s business environment. Organizations have become […]

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Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Reinvention

Majority of pharmaceutical companies are persisting with decade old processes and routines.  They have transactional relationships with suppliers, lack of concerted efforts to progress ahead, and no vision to reap productivity rewards.  The reasons for continuing with these traditional practices include tax regimes, regulatory hurdles, and stable revenues from customers dependent on existing industry offerings. […]

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Organizational Obstacles to Agile

Agile is a robust approach to value creation.  More and more organizations are adopting Agile Software Development approach. Becoming Agile is imperative to meet and exceed customer expectations and emerging business trends.  Implementing the Agile approach to Software Development leverages significant benefits, including: Rapid design and development of new product and service offerings Revolutionizing processes […]

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Sustainable Digital Transformation

Accelerated pace of technological disruption has forced organizations to change.  It has triggered leaders to think of the ways they must adopt to survive in these challenging times. Organizations are confronting this scenario by embracing digital technologies.  Traditionally, the focus of the organizations in these Transformation initiatives has remained on speed of change.  To get […]

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5 Imperatives for Developing a Digital Factory Culture

Digitization helps boost revenue, enhance customer loyalty, and reduce costs.  Top digital companies not only improve customer journeys, they consistently revisit and streamline them.  A rigorous approach to Digital Transformation, referred to as the “Digital Factory,” demands a collaborative culture, agility, and controlled risk-taking. A Digital Factory integrates the capabilities, processes, and inputs to yield […]

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What Should Constitute Your Omni-channel Customer Journey Design?

Businesses are getting increasingly complex and so are customers’ expectations.  Digital organizations are digitizing their critical Customer Journeys at scale to outperform competition.  These organizations are using Digitization to create streamlined journeys, which result in more agile IT units, quick delivery of new products, and improved Customer Experiences and Engagement. But before embarking on digitization […]

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Being Disrupted by Digital Natives? Empower Small Teams Using Agile Techniques to Remain Competitive

Digital natives are threatening the way traditional organizations do business.  The dated authoritative structures and imposing mindsets of the executives of traditional companies are in stark contrast to today’s technology-savvy startups and digital-native companies. Traditional firms are running out of time to revisit their strategies and promptly transform in accordance with the rapidly evolving markets […]

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Rapid Product Development Projects Using a Hybrid Agile Framework

Why Agile Matters to Consultants Combining traditional project management methodologies with hybrid models impacts the way projects are planned and managed.  A hybrid approach can increase the end results, delivering customer requirements and organizational strategic imperatives.  But a cultural shift within the organization is critical to its success.    It is easy to blame the traditional, […]

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Facebook for Business, Financial Ratios, IT Budgeting, and more

New & Recommended Documents (Week of 6/24) 1. An Introduction to Facebook for Business View more from intranetfuture These PowerPoint slides will provide you with the skills, knowledge and tools to be able to create and use a Facebook Page to increase sales for your business. Ideally you will have some knowledge of how Facebook […]

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