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IT Cost-Cutting in a Time of Economic Peril

Abstract In a time of aggressive cost-cutting, CIOs and other decision makers in an IT organization can play a key role in helping business units find cost-cutting quick-wins while also reducing the risks
December 31, 2008 | Authored By: John Berry

The Bogus War

Wars have started as a consequence of misunderstandings or mistranslations during diplomatic negotiations between parties.
December 31, 2001 | Authored By: Stephen Mellor

How to Stop Making Decisions in the Dark

Decision making is greatly aided by visual systems because we can't ignore a huge physical artifact that is showing us a need for change or action. In this article, Jim Benson looks at the kanban board as a tool to see work and gain insights into how to make work better.
September 30, 2014 | Authored By: Jim Benson

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Using Culture and Structure to Build Agile Organizations

Jesse Fewell discusses the debate between proponents of a “culture-first” approach to Agile transformation and those who favor a “structure-first” strategy. He describes the pitfalls of each and makes the case that Agile adoption succeeds best when leaders “encourage a conversation that incorporates both perspectives.” He offers three tips for bridging the divide, then introduces the Agile Leadership Canvas.
October 3, 2017 | Authored By: Jesse Fewell

Surprising Challenges When Trying Agile Company-Wide

The Agile Manifesto and its obvious extensions don’t address issues needed at the organizational level. In their article, Jutta Eckstein and John Buck augment Agile with Beyond Budgeting, Open Space, and Sociocracy, something they call “BOSSA nova,” and link those with strategy, structure, and process to cover key organizational issues.
April 22, 2019 | Authored By: Jutta Eckstein, John Buck

The Chicken or the Egg … Who Goes FIRST in Agility?

Bob Galen picks up on this issue's evolution theme and goes back to basics. When pursuing Agile, which comes first: the chicken or the egg? Clearly not making breakfast, Galen takes aim at whether teams or leadership “goes Agile” first. He gives us a taste for what it must look like to have teams come first and what seasonings to pepper leadership with so that leadership and teams can be “Agile-y” effective together.
April 29, 2020 | Authored By: Bob Galen

Why Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Must Be a Strategic Priority

This piece by Viola Maxwell-Thompson outlines a clear case for diversity, equity, and inclusion as a strategic priority. The author begins with a declarative proposition as she describes the next decade’s horizon and the expected growth in computer and mathematical occupations. She acknowledges the committed efforts of corporations that have recommitted themselves toward gender and ethnic diversity, yet demonstrates the lagging percentage of women, the lesser percentage of women of color, and, further still, the stagnant representation of Black and Brown professionals in senior roles.
November 4, 2020 | Authored By: Viola Maxwell Thompson
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