Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders
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Cost reductions in business operations in this turbulent economy have affected IT spending for software and application or system development as well as for integration projects. Many companies and their visionary leaders have used agile methodologies, including XP, Scrum, and Feature-Driven Development, with mixed success.
There is nothing like the prospect of getting hanged in the morning to focus one's attention.
Participants in a recent Cutter Benchmark Review survey who indicated that their organizations are not using or testing social networks cite a lack of perceived business value as the main reason (see, "Unlocking the Organizational Potential of Social Networking," Vol. 9, No. 5). What can organizations do to make sure their investments in social networking applications pay off? First, organizations need to make sure that their social networking applications are aligned with their corporate strategy.
Participants in a recent Cutter Benchmark Review survey who indicated that their organizations are not using or testing social networks cite a lack of perceived business value as the main reason (see, "Unlocking the Organizational Potential of Social Networking," Vol. 9, No. 5). What can organizations do to make sure their investments in social networking applications pay off? First, organizations need to make sure that their social networking applications are aligned with their corporate strategy.
In project management, as long as things move the way they are envisaged, there is no problem. If there is a hurdle, however, the project manager is expected to respond in the least time possible. This hurdle may be either technical or human, and in either case, arriving at the best alternative or finding the exact error requires absolute openness and being in the present moment.
A project manager's inability to be open and receptive can become a block in finding creative solutions to the problems that crop up. It's like the following story:
