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Innovation through customer collaboration and feedback

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Nordstrom is one of USA’s leading fashion specialty retailers and is a Fortune 500 company (2011 – ranked 254).  When I think of a fashion retail company, innovation isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.  So how does a … Continue reading →

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Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

“Enlightened trial and error succeeds over the planning of the lone genius” is a quote from a great video demonstrating how teamwork and agile concepts at IDEO is used to successfully deliver innovation and solutions in a non-IT environment in … Continue reading →

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Bridging Business and I.T. through Communication and Collaboration

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

How many times have you heard, “that’s what I said, but not what I meant or wanted”?  Too many times I would suspect.  Many symptoms of project issues are related to organizational, collaboration, and communication issues, not technology.  One of … Continue reading →

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Bridging IT and business

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

We sometimes hear that business is not getting value out of IT.  Technology and tools are constantly improving but we often have missed expectations.  The need to align business and IT is getting more important. Incorrect assumptions of what the … Continue reading →

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Traditional Project Management Role on a Scrum Project

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

A “good read” article on Agile Journal, An Agile PM Isn’t What You Think Sub-Head: Where Does Traditional Project Management Fit in an Agile Project Using Scrum There is always considerable discussion about the role of the Traditional Project Manager … Continue reading →

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Customers Should Be Part Of The Team

Posted on September 28, 2009 by

Source: Dilbert 21-Sep-2009 Dilbert cartoons are great because they poke humour in everyday working situations, and they wouldn’t be funny if they weren’t true.  Too many times have I seen project teams in the situation above, including ones I have … Continue reading →

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