When the Agile Manifesto was written, money was loose (dot com bubble) and frequent go-live dates were in style. As the intensity of innovation increases, Agile contributes to VUCA and low marginal cost is worth high upfront costs. Economics pressure us to innovate how we innovate.

Surely some activities in your organization are important to measure. A scorecard captures the “Metrics That Matter” - Leading and Lagging. Historical, Current, and Target values.

Corresponding with the R of ADKAR, a Closure Report is Reinforcement for the new Customer Experience and formal declaration that the project is complete.

The software-oriented methodology Agile produces code at a frequency of every two weeks. That is not the same as achieving low marginal cost and financial agility. Agile Is Not Agile.

A project charter is pretty common. But rigor varies widely. A rigorous template ensures your ensemble asks and answers the right questions early.

Which of your culture traits can you trace to impacting your waste? Consider whiplash, noise, inauthenticity, idle work, idle worker, Reply All’s, Backlog, last-minute cancellations, too many cooks, unused talent, and mismatched collaboration and competition. Fix your culture. Fix your Waste.

Innovation, methodology, projects, processes, documentation … organizations don’t pursue these things for the sake of themselves. Organizations pursue them for the sake of customer value and sustainable profitability. The Economics of Innovation has some common decisions and common mistakes. This blog post explains the most common.

Details of your Current State that help you determine the most compelling innovations to pursue.

High-level and detailed names of how your customer experiences your products and services, in their language and through their lens.

Every organization must welcome and capture ideas for change. A Change Log is a form of Suggestion Box. Let stakeholders know you understand their ideas, and you are prioritizing them among other ideas.

Before a crisis occurs, know the assets most likely impacted.

Which of your culture traits can you trace to impacting your automation? Consider whether technology and data is your master or your servant. Consider whether Technology runs your business or if Business Runs Your Business.