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Presented at Crowdsourcing Week Summit Geneva. For more information or to join the next event: http://crowdsourcingweek.com/
Kanban is the simplest approach which is currently used in software development. Since Kanban prescribes close to nothing there are often a lot of basic questions about the method.
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Our job as designers is not to transmit our ideas, it’s to connect with others. Technical skills are great, but if you want a real multiplier of impact, improving your people skills could be the secret sauce. This talk will arm you with some practical advice for developing these skills.
Collaborating for Impact
Holger Hoffmann-Riem, WWF
Presented at Crowdsourcing Week Summit Geneva. For more information or to join the next event: http://crowdsourcingweek.com/
Kanban is the simplest approach which is currently used in software development. Since Kanban prescribes close to nothing there are often a lot of basic questions about the method.
The presentation depicts what Kanban is generally using Scrum as a reference point. Then it presents a series of situations to answer basic questions about working with Kanban
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A cross-industry inspiration set for brainstorms, new business development and strategy sessions. Note this a preview of what we make customised for our clients.
Created by Marc Heleven & Ramon Vullings - www.crossindustryinnovation.com/21ways
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Being “Agile” has become one of the best misunderstood and misinterpreted concepts of the last five years. Most approaches lack a deeper understanding of the problems “agile management” was designed for: the constantly increasing complexity and uncertainty of businesses in digital, that is: exponential times. This presentation introduces the need for and concept of becoming a responsive business and outlines key lessons derived from our own transformation into a responsive, radically user and future driven, self-organized and agile company.
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action with templates, tips, exercises, and techniques,
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As such, Manage to Lead is not a book to read. It is a book to use. Peter’s students, clients, subscribers, followers, and readers call it game changing…often the difference between failure and success of an organization to perform and grow.
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Nieuwe ontwerpers zijn deskundig en creatief. Het zijn verhalenvertellers én ondernemers. Ze weten hoe ze een mensgerichte aanpak moeten hanteren in technologiegedreven situaties. Ze zijn de drijvende kracht achter veranderingen in bedrijven, non-profitorganisaties en start-ups.
Zij zijn in staat om ideeën tot leven te brengen in de echte wereld, zijn verantwoordelijk en moedig, zonder terug te deinzen voor grote uitdagingen.
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Debow focuses on 4 key ideas throughout the presentation:
1. Democratic workplaces must be learning workplaces
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3. Traditional performance reviews don’t help us motivate or learn
4. A better way to learn @work
And introducing: An open collaboration among democratic companies to lay down few principles of The Agile People revolution
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Assess their competency level of their ART/Program when it comes to ability to validate value
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At some point in your enterprise transformation you should consider applying SAFe outside of Product Development/IT. Marketing is a great candidate for a next Value Stream to implement SAFe in.
Agile Marketing is possible not just for small nimble companies but also for large organizations with hundreds of marketers and several legacy silos. SAFe provides a blueprint for how to achieve this.
Understand the differences in applying SAFe outside of Product Development/IT and how to adjust the Big Picture / Implementation Roadmap to accommodate these differences.
The ideal “Business Agility” state is actually to bring together Marketing, Product Management/Development, Sales into one Value Stream.
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Abstract:
More and more organizations are realizing that in order to achieve business agility they need to go beyond implementing agile in specific teams/projects. Real agility requires scaling agile to the program/portfolio/enterprise level. In this session we will explore the options organizations have when looking to scale agile, with an emphasis on SAFe(tm) - the Scaled Agile Framework - one of the most popular options these days.
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• Typical Results of implementing SAFe
• Key risks/red flags to be aware of when implementing SAFe
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Scrum 4 marketing - Give Thanks to Scrum 2017Yuval Yeret
Scrum in Marketing
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Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
Enriching engagement with ethical review processesstrikingabalance
New ethics review processes at the University of Bath. Presented at the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity by Filipa Vance, Head of Research Governance and Compliance at the University of Bath. June 2024, Athens
Employment PracticesRegulation and Multinational CorporationsRoopaTemkar
Employment PracticesRegulation and Multinational Corporations
Strategic decision making within MNCs constrained or determined by the implementation of laws and codes of practice and by pressure from political actors. Managers in MNCs have to make choices that are shaped by gvmt. intervention and the local economy.
Integrity in leadership builds trust by ensuring consistency between words an...Ram V Chary
Integrity in leadership builds trust by ensuring consistency between words and actions, making leaders reliable and credible. It also ensures ethical decision-making, which fosters a positive organizational culture and promotes long-term success. #RamVChary
Specific ServPoints should be tailored for restaurants in all food service segments. Your ServPoints should be the centerpiece of brand delivery training (guest service) and align with your brand position and marketing initiatives, especially in high-labor-cost conditions.
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Foodservice Consulting + Design
Public Speaking Tips to Help You Be A Strong Leader.pdfPinta Partners
In the realm of effective leadership, a multitude of skills come into play, but one stands out as both crucial and challenging: public speaking.
Public speaking transcends mere eloquence; it serves as the medium through which leaders articulate their vision, inspire action, and foster engagement. For leaders, refining public speaking skills is essential, elevating their ability to influence, persuade, and lead with resolute conviction. Here are some key tips to consider: https://joellandau.com/the-public-speaking-tips-to-help-you-be-a-stronger-leader/
Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
I appreciate your consideration, and look forward to discussing this role with you, and how I can lead your company’s growth and profitability. I can be contacted via LinkedIn via phone or E Mail.
Jim Smith
678-993-7195
jimsmith30024@gmail.com
Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile SystemsRob Healy
Copy of the presentation given at XP2024 based on a research paper.
In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
We then explore how overwork relates to system stability and inventory.
Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile Systems
The leading agile teams cross words puzzle challenge
1. ACROSS
4 It trumps everything in Lean
9 This is applicable not just in the factory but also for tech workers...
11 He created the lean and agile decision filters
14 the guy behind all those nice animated whiteboard videos and a lot of other great agile materials
17 Evolutionary systems by their nature involve this
19 A motivational factor related to learning
23 He wrote the authoritative book on Flow in Product Development , Decentralized Control, Decision Rules
25 This cycle helps you survive
26 He created the stages of group development model that starts with Forming
27 He created the hierarchy of needs model
29 A decentralized form of traffic management
30 He wrote Great by Choice and Good to Great
31 The color for “Think Positive” (De Bono Thinking Hats)
DOWN
1 You need to do this to improve your results in
face of a new reality
2 He believed we should work on processes not
the outcome of processes
3 They help us make decisions in real time while
maintaining alignment
5 95% of the variation in outcomes is said to be
governed by them
6 Daniel ___ - He wrote the book Drive
7 A way of trying things out
8 without it autonomy is very dangerous
10 We should make progress even if we don't
have XXXXXXX information
12 After Forming and before Norming
13 She's having fun in the factory...
15 It gives a meaning to the work we do
16 if you don't have a lot of it your life is simpler
18 A game we play to collect ideas for
improvement
20 A key ability of the leader as well as level 6
21 The guy behind the 6 thinking hats
22 Give me some space...
24 He found 10,000 ways that didn't work
25 More important than eliminating waste
28 A key tool the Lean Manager uses for
coaching/mentoring his people while working on
a complicated problem with them
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