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Working on the Right Stuff—Qualifying Business Value

  This is the second in a series of articles on Demand Management. This series is intended for those organizations operating in Tech-enabled Services.…

Architecture

Tech Due Diligence - Going Beyond the Checklist

One of our most popular posts is the sharing of our Tech Due Diligence checklist. This is indeed a great resource for conducting thorough and comprehensive…

Architecture

7 Practices for Aligning Teams Around a Unified Strategy

Imagine a team working tirelessly, yet never quite hitting the mark. Deadlines are missed, projects stall, and frustration brews. The culprit? Misalignment.…

Architecture

Attributes of a Highly Successful CTO

This post identifies the attributes that are the most highly correlated with success in the CTO position. We define success in this context as a CTO “seen”…

Architecture

OKRS - Overcoming the Most Common Mistakes

Many of our clients put in place OKRs to link their long term strategy to delivery. OKRs are Objectives and Key Results, or in AKF language 'Outcomes' and Key…