An emerging skill for executives in the “software is eating the world” era is knowing how to build and manage teams. Like most things in digital, there are no universal solutions. If there was one, best, way to do things, everybody would be doing it and we would no longer be competing on digital readiness….
Being Stronger Clients: A possible lesson of the Hertz debacle
There’s a story circulating, which will no doubt get more coverage and about which we will no doubt get more detail: how Hertz is suing Accenture for failing to deliver a functioning site for which they paid a staggering amount of money. The high points: Hertz hired Accenture in Aug-2016 for a launch in December…
How to MVP – if you’re not a startup
I once had a client four months into an MVP project when, during a meeting, we discovered half the team didn’t know what an MVP was, or even what the initials stood for. This is a guide to help non-startup companies align on doing MVP and reaping the benefits of it. Before going any further,…
The case for fast following & how to be fast
Today’s online HBR ran an alarmist piece: “Why Companies That Wait to Adopt AI May Never Catch Up”. I’m normally a fan of HBR, but I cringed at the contrived urgency to “get on the AI train before it’s too late!” I’ve lived through multiple waves of technology adoption in the last 25 years and…