Business Development Moment

  Recommended Reading: Agile for Everybody by Matt Lemay I’ve received a question from a colleague asking: what’s the difference between Agile, and Design thinking. Why should companies be agile? Hence, today, we’ll discuss agile vs. Lean vs. design thinking.  Moreover, we’ll discuss why agile is a strategic approach that any company can apply to achieve profitable business. Let’s begin with some definitions: Agile: Is a strategic approach to transform your company or organization into an innovative entity through collaboration and responding fast to change and uncertainty.  Indeed, Agile is not only for software companies.Yet, It can be applied to any business. Design Thinking: ‘’a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success’’ defined by Tim Brown Lean: ‘’a business that maximizes value while minimizing waste. A lean busines...

Culture change Agile strategy Recommended Reading : The Agile consultant, guiding clients to Enterprise Agility by Rick Freedman What is agile business development? Why should business developers embrace agile strategies?   Agile is not new. Agile reached back to total quality Management in 1987 and Agile Manifesto in 2001.  Hence, let’s start with some definitions   According to GPI online ‘’Agile business modeling is a new, lightweight approach that combines business development with agile principles to build a flexible organization capable of reacting fast to unpredictable changes. The organization also supports itself during the transformation. The modeling approach is iterative & delivers just enough architecture roadmap to prevent chaos”   Agile is about creating a dynamic environment where your team embraces customer centered strategy. In an Agile environment, collaboration & innovation are tools to get results.   Agile is a cul...