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CIO intangibles: 6 abilities that set effective IT execs apart

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That advice from executive coach and bestselling author Marshall Goldsmith has never been truer for CIOs than it is today. Intangible 2: Change leadership “Most people are familiar with change management,” Struckman says. “If Change leadership is different, and it’s very much a CIO-level skill, she says.

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Jump Start 2013 with a Change Management Toolkit and a Free Change Agent Strategy Session

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Earlier this year, I introduced a new change management toolkit called Irresistible: The Change Agent’s Guide to Design and Influence Change Without Getting Stuck. Since that’s too long to say, I just call it the Irresistible Change Guide.). ” and “What can I do to help people change?”

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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

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Enterprise architects should act as advisors, offering best practices, guidance, and troubleshooting to support self-organizing agile teams, who typically manage their own workflows,” says Simon Margolis, associate CTO of AI/ML at SADA.

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Five Steps to a Successful Agile Transformation

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Step #1: Bring in an Agile coach from outside your organization. As a first step, it is important to bring in an outside expert who has coached organizations through Agile transformation. Of course, this won’t be possible without the organization’s leadership leading the way to change.

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

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Along with replacing project teams with product teams and reimagining its PMO to be more of a coaching resource, USPTO adopted agile practices in earnest, including daily scrums, working in sprints as opposed to project plans, and embracing DevSecOps processes, Holcombe says.

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Salty to Sweet: The Transformation of Mount Franklin Foods

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By the end of 2011, the company had gained some ground, but it was clear a change in management style and better decisions at the top would not be enough to realize the improvements that were needed to turn the company around. But the team knew things needed to change if the company was going to not only survive, but thrive.

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Blending Lean and Agile for True Transformation

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In this article, we’ll explore how Lean and Agile can work together to achieve results and shed light on the potential benefits of incorporating techniques from change management, Lean Six Sigma, and Kanban. One final example is in what Erich calls coaching engagements. Change management smooths the transition.

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