Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

So how is this possible? I've engaged in client work for more than 40 years now. During this time, I've seen a lot of technology come and go. Early on, I recall clients describing "distributed systems" as putting a keypunch in the next building. I recall initial attempts to network, meaning simply getting anything to happen.

The traditional way of managing projects was born out of knowledge. Soon, project managers started managing projects mindlessly, and all the issues of project management began to surface. With a view to finding a solution to those problems and advancing the ways of managing projects, agile project management was born. While the founders of agile project management had a great degree of clarity about what it means to be agile, the clarity seems to be getting lost by the time it reaches the front-line agile project manager (APM).

This is the final Executive Update in a three-part series exploring how firms can leverage the growing number of intermediaries, such as InnoCentive and YourEncore, to more effectively engage in crowdsourcing as a way to improve their innovation activities.

In current economic times, global outsourcing is somewhat in decline and the geography is changing. Cost and proximity factors are creating a more diverse marketplace, as different supplier countries refine their offerings for niche markets. In the emerging mix, Brazil is in an interesting and unique position.

I came across a recent article titled "Common ERM Challenges," which appeared in the March 2010 issue of Risk Management, the monthly publications of the R

I noticed on recent trip to New York that "The Miracle Worker" was back on Broadway. Unfortunately, after only a few months, it closed before I could see it. But that ad for the current run got my mind going about the most the most important thing in semantics and data modeling.

Every once in a while, it's therapeutic to vent.

The agile movement was founded on two key purposes: to deliver value to customers and to improve workplace satisfaction, making work more fun. Agile Software Development Ecosystems summarizes an interview with several agile founders, including Kent Beck: