Good Failure vs. Bad Failure
Every business strives to succeed. After all, we’re in business to make a profit. But there is no straightforward formula that will guarantee business success. There are times that we will fail and it's inevitable. Traditional companies would shy away from failure as if it isn’t in their vocabulary.
Is Big Data the Key to Unlocking Business Productivity?
Businesses are starting to realize the massive potential that comes with data and analytics in driving productivity. A recent study from Dresner Advisory Services found that Big Data adoption has reached 59% across industries. The study also reports that 54% of vendors agree that big data has now become
How Kanban is Reshaping the Future of Project Management
Businesses evolve at a rapid pace. To respond to market challenges and expectations, organizations need to keep up with the changing trends in technology, market behavior, and work culture. These changes don’t only affect how businesses innovate, but they also affect how companies operate. Time and again, we see
How to Fight the Akrasia Effect and Follow Through
Your success rate is highly reliant on your preparation. Remember this. I’ll get back to this a bit later. The human mind is a curious thing. Most simply put, it consists of two main areas: one associated with emotions and another with abstract reasoning. And you guessed it,
De-Escalating Conflict at Work
We’ve all had our fair share of conflict at work. It could be a frustrated client, an argument with a colleague, saying “no” to a stakeholder request, or dealing with organizational restructuring. Conflicts can arise from anything. We might be tempted to sleep on it and let things pass.
Scrum Sprint Planning with Kanban
Scrum Sprint Planning with Kanban During Sprint Planning, Scrum teams play fortune-tellers and try their best to predict how much work they can commit to. Most of the time, this is a difficult feat to pull. The usual approach of teams would be to take their average velocity and
