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I just blogged for micropoll about increasing product agility. Read that here. Key formula from the article : PRODUCT AGILITY = ( SPEED OF ROLLOUT * VALUE OF FEATURE * USER PERCEPTION OF FEATURE) / PRODUCT WASTE
I have worked for so many vendors servicing some of the who's who in the financial industry and now servicing the retail industry. One of the application usage patterns I have seen most of the institutions use is that when there is a 'new product' they start using, they usually keep their legacy product around for 'safety' and 'emotional' reasons. There usually is not enough of a push from the top down to get rid of legacy applications in a project based manner. What usually happens is that after years of evolution...
Think of business as a series of curves where each curve replaces the previous one: telegraphy—telephone—mobile or scribe—printing press—desktop publishing. NPR compiled a photo essay that really drives this point home with pictures of positions such as elevator operator, iceman, copy boy, and pinsetter. It’s change or die… More on innovation. Hat tip to Rowan Manahan and Guy Kawasaki for pointing out this story. Read more about innovation at http://INNOVATION.paper.io
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This is a follow up post to my previous one about Performance. Scaling in technology lingo is - " The ability for your service to continue to serve at the same level of service quality to multiple clients or requests as demands increase". That might be a simplistic explanation. Wikipedia explains it like this - The ability for a business or technology to accept increased volume without impacting the contribution margin (= revenue - variable costs). For example, a given piece of equipment may have capacity from...
This is what I got when I took the color test. http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/colorcareercounselor.aspxBest Occupational Category You're a CREATOR KeywordsNonconforming, Impulsive, Expressive, Romantic, Intuitive, Sensitive, and Emotional These original types place a high value on aesthetic qualities and have a great need for self-expression. They enjoy working independently, being creative, using their imagination, and constantly learning something new. Fields of interest are art, drama, music, and writing...
My daughter does not get enough of her morning walks!