The Agile Manager

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Not to mention, the acceleration of innovation - a WSJ article recently cited a McKinsey study that had suggested 10 years of innovation was compressed into a 3 month window - has created opportunities that were not practical just a year ago. Is brick-and-mortar retail dead? Are cities dead? Is cash dead? These are less useful.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail C++ Transportation 52

The Agile Manager

MAY 31, 2020

As a result, the race to improve digital capabilities for small merchants is now on, so there is reason to expect that considerably more innovation will be accessible to small merchants on a metered rather than a R&D basis. Airlines and large industrial firms are national champions and governments have a history of rescuing their champions.

Airlines 52

Airlines Government Hardware Technology 52

The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Each is a new take on an old theme, echoing one part of the contradiction that has riddled every business with a captive technology department: we want to minimize how much we spend on IT, and we want IT to be a source of innovation. The advent of cloud computing untethers customers, employees and even algorithms from captive ecosystems.

Ecommerce 45

Ecommerce Social Media Retail Airlines 45

The Agile Manager

JANUARY 31, 2016

The thinking was that by owning the supply chain from raw materials to retail outlets, a firm had direct control over its entire cost structure, making it better able to squeeze efficiencies out of it and being less susceptible to supply shocks. As far back as the 19th century, industrial firms pursued vertical integration strategies.

Blockchain 40

Blockchain Retail Social Media Airlines 40