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Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: How to Measure Digital Transformation with Better OKRs

Learn the difference between leading vs lagging indicators in OKRs for digital transformation. Drive results with balanced measurement strategies that work.
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Unlock Adaptability: 7 Strategic Portfolio Management Challenges to Avoid

Discover the seven critical portfolio design flaws that could be hindering your organization's adaptability. Learn how to identify and address these common mistakes to create a more agile and efficient portfolio management system.
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Enhancing Product Delivery Through Iterative Processes

This blog discusses the core activities, tools, and stakeholders involved in the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC). It explains how the Xodiac PDLC framework helps businesses identify gaps in their product development process and continuously refine their products to meet user needs and business goals.
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Contingency Planning: How to Navigate and Mitigate Risks

Effective product delivery is a constant challenge in today's dynamic business world. Whether embracing agile methodologies, implementing DevOps practices, or following traditional project management approaches, one common thread runs through them all: the need to manage risk.
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Watermelon Metrics: Green on the Outside, Red on the Inside

This blog explores the concept of "watermelon metrics" in business, where surface-level positive metrics mask underlying issues and inefficiencies. It discusses the causes, such as measuring the wrong things, lack of psychological safety, and misalignment of goals. It also provides strategies for detecting and resolving these misleading metrics, emphasizing the importance of transparency, accurate data, and actionable metrics.
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Rescuing a Project When It’s Gone Off Track – The Why’s and How’s

This blog explores the high failure rates of digital transformation programs, identifying common causes such as unclear objectives, inadequate planning, resource constraints, and ineffective communication. It provides a high-level approach to recovering derailed projects, emphasizing the importance of assessment, realignment of objectives, revising plans, finding the correct solutions, and enhancing communication.
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The team at the center

This blog explores the distinction between project and product views in agile practices, highlighting the benefits of a product-centric approach but also the challenges it can pose when misinterpreted. It argues for a team-centric view, where agile practices are tailored to the team's reality, optimizing their ability to deliver value effectively. The blog emphasizes the importance of understanding agile principles and adapting them to fit the specific context and objectives of the team.
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