The shift to agile ways of working is often made with specific goals and improvements in mind. Being more responsive to customer feedback, getting value into the hands of the customer faster and improved work flow are the most common reasons we hear why people want to adopt agile. But what if you’ve made the shift to agile…
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The role of speed in innovation: gaining a competitive advantage
We know that successful innovation solves real problems, but in the battle between innovation and speed, which wins in creating a competitive advantage?
Bimodal IT: how to allow for uncertainty in your business
In 1913, it took 12 hours to build a Model T car from start to finish. That is, until Henry Ford, inspired by the production methods he saw in local canneries and mills, introduced the world’s first moving assembly line. Car after car soon rolled off the production line within 2 hours, painted any colour you wanted, as long as…
Generate deeper customer insights from within your organisation
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford. While the past few years have seen many businesses starting digital transformation projects with the aim of becoming more customer focused, 2018 is stacking up to be about building on this foundation by creating even more personalised customer experiences1. And for that, we…
Innovation: why not all failure is not created equal
You’re probably familiar with the phrase “fail faster, succeed sooner.” Which is all well and good, except no one likes to be the one to fail. Morning WIPs where all eyes are on you and you have to admit to disappointing results, or the risk of missing out of an end of year bonus because of a decision taken months…
AFR Fast 100 list for 2017
Maintaining a place on the list from year to year requires the same focus on continuous innovation that we help our clients to achieve.
How data democracy creates a customer-centric organisation
“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” – W. Edwards Deming We’ve all been there. That meeting, where the big decisions are being made. Someone may have presented a graph or two, but you already know what the outcome will be and what influenced the decision. The person with the loudest voice, the strongest opinion, the best relationships.…
How Australia’s IT leaders are rising to the innovation challenge
As businesses switch their focus to building digital solutions, the challenge has been to rapidly marry what is technologically possible, with what will meet customer demand. With that shift has been a pivotal change in the role of CIOs, and their influence on business outcomes. We’ve partnered with CIO Australia for their annual CIO50; a list that recognises IT leaders…
Reasons why large companies are becoming agile
Not so long ago, if you wanted to find a business, you didn’t use Google or Facebook, you turned to the White and Yellow Pages, produced by Telstra’s advertising and search arm Sensis. At the time, Sensis was a massive online directory that saw itself as a legitimate local competitor to Google. In 2005, at a time when Sensis’s rapid…
Sponsoring CIO50, recognising Australia’s most innovative CIOs
Elabor8 is a proud sponsor CIO Australia’s second annual CIO50 list, recognising Australia’s most innovative and effective Chief Information Officers.
Burger launch: project delivery and the agile shift
This article aims to illustrate how projects were traditionally delivered, and why many projects rely on agile delivery as an alternative today.
2016 Financial Review Fast 100
We’re extremely proud to announce that Elabor8 has again made the 2016 Financial Review Fast 100 list.