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Diagnose Your Inefficiency Potholes
Many employees tend to complain about work-related inefficiencies as much as Wisconsinites bemoan the craters (aka potholes) left in the roads each winter. In response, companies usually acknowledge...
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Avoiding Agile Anarchy
Conventional Agile Methodology Wisdom lists three factors that define an Agile-ready project: High Uniqueness High Complexity Aggressive Deadlines After using these three parameters to select your...
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Are You an Effective Leader?
I’m a bit of a history buff and I recently finished reading Jeff Shaara’s new book “The Smoke at Dawn” which focuses on the Civil War battle for Chattanooga. The book has me thinking about what makes...
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Voice of the Customer – Critical to Quality Trees
Don’t Get Stumped by Broadness Often times, employees are able to identify a service need or improvement opportunity, but do so in a way that is too broad or can’t be acted on by the team. Employees...
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Voice of the Customer – Kano Analysis
As a Consultant, I’ve acquired specific preferences when traveling, and learned to adapt behaviors that make these experiences as stress free as possible. For example, at airport security, I try to...
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Does your PMO get in the way of your Agile Development Teams?
Do your agile teams have your PMO pulling their collective hair out in frustration? A family in harmony will prosper in everything. ~ Chinese Proverb Does this sound familiar: We value face-to-face...
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Just Pick 3
Fast away the old year passes, as the song goes. It’s that introspective time when we all review the victories and defeats of the last twelve months and come up with a list of resolutions. How long was...
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Have you tried to blend agile methodologies into your traditional waterfall...
Did you get a tasty stew? ….Or a culinary disaster? I like to cook, but I’m not exactly a purist. By that I mean that I almost never follow a recipe exactly. Instead I treat a recipe as more of a...
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Avoid these Top Ten Mistakes when Transitioning to the Cloud
Time and again, organizations erode potential benefits of a cloud transition. More thought on the front end can help you achieve a shorter time to value. Not thinking through your SLA requirements....
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Voice of the Customer – Customer Segmentation
When it comes to predicting customer behavior, historical sales data may contain critical clues. Who are repeat customers for a product or service? Have all segments of the target customers been...
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Lean Manufacturing in Practice – Foamation
In this blog series I will be showcasing products manufactured in my home state of Wisconsin. In addition to sharing some fun facts about the various companies and their products, I’ll be highlighting...
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Lean Manufacturing in Practice – Bittercube
In this blog series, I’m showcasing products manufactured in my home state of Wisconsin. In addition to sharing some fun facts about the various companies and their products, I’ll be highlighting the...
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Digital Insurance – The Myth of the Online Buyer
The insurance industry is currently dealing with digital disruption, and by disruption I’m talking about the change in the consumer and the consumer habits, what I call The New Face of Insurance. The...
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Thoughts on the Future of SharePoint
In a recent event, Microsoft outlined their plans for the future of SharePoint, mostly as part of the office 365 family. It was exciting to see SharePoint coming back to the forefront. After a few...
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The Seven Core Principals of Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation has become a hot buzzword recently, being adopted by Microsoft as the overarching theme for their cloud based business apps and the subject of many studies from McKinsey and...
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