Description
Innovation is the creation of positive changes in thinking, in processes, or in services that allow you to do things
you could not do before. It is a high strategic priority for most companies in order to increase their growth in the
market or to increase stakeholder value. For software delivery, innovation is not limited to product innovation. It
also includes the ability to innovate the delivery process in order to increase the value of the product and lower the
cost of development.
The following principles drive innovation:
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Feedback
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High-bandwidth Collaboration
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Trade Space
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Smart Reuse
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Transparency
Symptoms
Symptoms that indicate the need to drive more innovation include:
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Falling behind competition
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"Just doing my job" mentality
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Inability to support evolving business processes
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Low-bandwidth communication
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Geographic boundaries
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Impersonal communication / lack of "water cooler' conversations
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Culture of risk avoidance
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Lack or fear of change
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Unclear roles & responsibilities
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Unclear vision
Solutions
The following solutions help to drive more innovation:
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