Laura Patterson — March 31, 2020 The future is unknowable, which is why there is so much merit in the scouting motto coined by English soldier Robert Baden-Powell: Be prepared. He believed that one must “always be in a state of readiness.” Organizations invest in strategic planning initiatives as a way to peer into and … Continue reading The Power of “What If?” in Strategy Planning
Rick Goodman — March 19, 2020 Strategic planning is a core activity for any business leadership team. I’ve written about this process before and defined it in terms of establishing long- and short-term goals. Strategic planning is a critical way of setting a vision, building a consensus, allocating resources, and establishing benchmarks and expectations. It’s … Continue reading When Strategic Planning Fails
Beth Thornton — March 5, 2020 Creating a succession plan for your organization can be a daunting task to complete. If you already have a plan in the works, congratulations! Where do you go next? It’s important to continually implement and optimize your strategy. While succession planning can seem like a “set it and forget … Continue reading 5 Succession Planning Optimization Secrets You Can’t Miss
Liza Slavin — February 24, 2020 When a business decides that they are going to start looking for a new employee, it is typically because they need the employee now. Most businesses say “I need this person (February 26, 2020)”, sound familiar? Not today, not in 3 months, but (February 26, 2020). This simple phrase … Continue reading No Workforce Planning? Expect Rough Seas
Louis-Philippe Carignan — February 20, 2020 Over my 15 years of experience with Scrum, I’ve observed velocity-driven and capacity-driven sprint planning as our ways of working when we figure out the amount of work the development team can take during a sprint. While I believe these practices helped us adopt Scrum by planning our work … Continue reading Throughput-Driven Sprint Planning
Rick Goodman — February 13, 2020 I’ve written before about the importance of careful, meticulous strategic planning. Basically, this is the process wherein leaders and managers set the short-term and long-term goals for the organization. It also involves setting metrics; clarifying expectations; allocating the resources that will be used in pursuit of those goals; and … Continue reading Strategic Planning in 6 Essential Steps
Daria Bagina — February 12, 2020 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the World War II leader and U.S. President, wrote: “[…] plans are of no particular value, but […] planning is indispensable”. It’s a powerful phrase that aligns all so well with Scrum. Contrary to a myth that there is no planning in Scrum, planning is actually … Continue reading Sprint Plans are Worthless, but Sprint Planning is Everything
Gleb Tsipursky — February 3, 2020 Did you know that the typical five-year strategic planning forecasts perform about as well as dart-throwing chimpanzees? Cognitive science and behavioral economics scholars have conducted research on people who are the most skilled forecasters among us. Apparently, they perform no better than chance on economic predictions more than three … Continue reading 10 Steps for Strategic Planning to Defend Your Future
Amity Kapadia — January 12, 2020 If you brand is taking on aggressive growth strategies, expanding into new markets, while still trying to remain lean, planning your partner program strategy is a top priority. In fact, a study1 revealed that 1 out of 3 high-growth companies rated partnership marketing as the most impactful marketing technique. … Continue reading Planning Your Partner Program Strategy: The Handbook for Success
Darleen DeRosa — January 6, 2020 With a new year on the horizon, it’s natural to start thinking about potential resolutions for 2020. Unfortunately, more than three-quarters of those resolutions won’t make it past February. While there may not be much harm in not reading as much as you intended or failing to prepare to … Continue reading Succession Planning Strategies for the New Year
