Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

Time and again, I read articles about the restorative power of vacation time. Holidays. Time to get away from it all. I can think of nothing more horrible. As a self-confessed workaholic zealot, the thought of copious amounts of open time on my calendar completely freaks me out.

In his recent novel The Circle, Dave Eggers draws the picture of a fictitious Internet company called "The Circle" that has broken the anonymity of Internet communication and subsequently has bought Google, Twi

While most companies have become adept at improving processes of small scope, many firms continue to struggle with large-scale process change. The challenges that such firms face are rarely related to the mechanics of process improvement.

Schools in the US states of Indiana, California, Idaho, Washington, and Virginia are now using real-time location systems (RTLS) to help ensure the safety of students, teachers, and other staff. The systems -- developed by Ekahau Inc.

In 2002, Cutter Consortium conducted its first comprehensive survey of the state of risk management practice in the IT community.1 That survey found that some 86% of organizations responding claimed they were practicing risk management, and 51% of those were practicing it in a disciplin

In the grand scheme of things, the invention of the wheel, which one would think was so fundamental for human progress, came rather late. Most likely invented around 3500 BC, a thousand years after the potter's wheel, the wheel was most likely extended from the design of sledges.

Many large organizations set up Agile focus or mentoring groups for driving Agile implementation across the organization. They entrust those Agile groups with improving IT delivery capabilities by applying suitable methods. In this Advisor, I share four practical tips to be aware of while operating Agile focus groups.