Pat Reed on the need for Business Agility and Value Innovation

Engineering Culture by InfoQ

In this podcast Shane Hastie, InfoQ Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Pat Reed of iHoriz about value innovation, adaptive leadership and what’s needed to create real business agility. Why listen to this podcast: - Business agility is about adapting and thriving in extreme uncertainty - Make value visible – really understand who your customer is and how value is derived in your organisation, then focus on only doing things that truly add value - The management practice of “doing more with less” is both delusional and counter-productive - We know about the need for WIP limits and the impact of context switching on productivity, yet somehow some managers believe their organisations are immune from these realities - Value must be measured in terms of making an impactful difference to a customer or to the business - Fast failure and learning are critical to innovation and sustainable organisation success - Being able to adapt quicker than the competition, quicker than the customer’s changing needs is imperative for business success today Notes and links can be found on: http://bit.ly/2lcedge You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq