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Unpacking Business Agility

Agile Velocity

I recently had the pleasure of having a conversation with Pam Ashby, a strategist at the Agile Business Consortium , to explore the world of Business Agility. Business Agility is a topic that’s been gaining momentum and for a good reason. What is Business Agility?

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Your Ultimate Guide to Agile Transformation

Agile Velocity

Agile has been shown to shorten time-to-market, increase quality, instill predictability, improve customer satisfaction, and create an overall happier working culture. Agile Transformation involves all levels of the organization and applies Lean-Agile principles to business processes, practices, tools, operations, and culture.

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Core Values and Agility Move Southwest Airlines Through the Good & Challenging Times | Emily Beatty & David Hawks

Agile Velocity

There have been many times in Southwest Airlines history where times were great. Focused initiatives and dedicated Teams are created to deliver on key projects… Agile-like. Fireside style chat hosted by Business Agility 2020 Emerging from Crisis. About Emily Beatty | Strategist @ Southwest Airlines.

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5 Key Responsibilities of a Product Owner

ProductPlan

Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: So, what do you do? Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: Me too! Teacher/plumber/airline pilot: Someone pays you to own products? It originated as part of the Scrum agile framework in software development, which has been around only a couple of decades. Learning the market and customers’ needs.

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Barry O’Reilly: Learning to Unlearn

Mind the Product

“Take Singapore for example, there’s an issue at the moment as innovators and entrepreneurs are moving to other markets , like the US, where they’re encouraged to innovate. The Singapore government is trying to bring talent back to the local market and coach organisations on how to adopt a more merited-based approach.”.

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Going from College to Product Manager

The Product Guy

At Hewitt, I was a Business Analyst on the TWA (Trans World Airlines) and Nalco Team. When the stock market would close at a high there would be a 50% increase in calls to request fund transfers. She has co-facilitated and led Agile training sessions for students in Master of Engineering in Silicon Valley.

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Close Your Eyes and Imagine a Strategy. Let Me Guess: Got Nothing?

The Product Coalition

Here’s my best guess at Southwest Airlines’ strategy circa the 1970s (it has changed little since): (1) Buyer + $ value pool. over-served by major airlines) who want a faster and similarly low-cost alternative. There is a big trend emerging in airline de-regulation. you can only book with the airline thus avoiding royalty fees.