The Agile Manager

MAY 31, 2020

A small merchant wanting to do more business digitally didn't have the balance sheet to finance development of digital capabilities, let alone drive consumer behavior change to use those capabilities. They've had to scramble because small merchants have largely relied on legacy consumer buying habits.

Airlines 52

Airlines Government Hardware Technology 52

The Agile Manager

APRIL 30, 2020

In the years leading up to 2000, there was aggressive spend on technology: insulation against fears of the Y2K bug (legacy software and hardware with time functions that wouldn't properly roll over to 01/01/2000) as well as development of new business and consumer technology to exploit what was then nascent internet technology.

Social Media 52

Social Media Innovation Internet Internet 52

The Agile Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Second, Continuous Delivery - deploying software hourly or daily instead of monthly or quarterly - blurs the lines among traditional development stages. retailers) and asset-heavy finance companies (e.g., Similarly, software development as an R&D expense does the CFO no favors on the income statement.

Cloud 40

Cloud Retail Hardware Software 40