Almost every business I work with places innovation high on the agenda because everyone recognises that without it your business will stagnate, competitors will overtake you and your business will die.
Posts Written ByPaul Velonis
Tips from startup titans for innovating within your business
Most people assume that it is a lack of technological innovation that kills businesses. They point to Blockbuster’s failure to account for the online streaming model as an example. But it’s not as simple as that.
Five ways to build a collaborative culture in your organisation
We need collaboration to innovate. The sharing of ideas leads to more new ideas forming. The question is, how do you move from just talking about it, to taking action that gets results?
Amazon’s shift from presentation culture to memo culture
When you look for innovators in the modern business world, you look to Amazon. The company has made innovation its goal in everything that it does. They have to be because they need to stay ahead of customer demands. As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos puts it: “Our customers are loyal to us right up until the second somebody offers them…
Free CBAP Practice Exam
The team at Elabor8 have put together a short sample exam to help you with your CBAP or CCBA preparation.
How well do you really know the BABOK?
Which is the best Agile tool, and do I need one?
Paul introduces a series of Agile tool reviews by discussing some of the ways in which story management software can help.
So what do cucumbers have to do with requirements anyway
Paul introduces Cucumber (and Gherkins), and discusses techniques for developing executable acceptance criteria using a domain specific language. Cucumber is a tool that is frequently used in agile environments and Gherkins are feature files.
Stop Specifying the Obvious
Paul discusses the problems with over-specification with regards to common problems and proposes some solutions.
Analogies – Handle with Care!
Paul discusses some of the risks with using analogies as an analysis technique.