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Outsourcing Software Development Best Practices

Luis Goncalves

In 2011, Google outsourced its customer support process for AdWords. Poor change management The very first challenge that many organisations encounter when outsourcing key processes is the lack of buy-in from internal members, which can take form in either active or passive resistance. How can you address cultural misfit?

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Salty to Sweet: The Transformation of Mount Franklin Foods

Change Starts Here

For Mount Franklin Foods, a candy and snack manufacturer headquartered in El Paso, Texas, the years leading up to 2011 were tumultuous. When CEO Gary Ricco joined the company in May of 2011, the company had struggled for years to turn a profit. A revolving leadership door had ushered four CEOs in and out in two years.

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Corporate Cultures – Leader Initiated, Rules and Standards Controlled Environment

Strategy Driven

This culture set realizes the benefits of centalized direction setting and improved, if not rigid, consistency. You just finished reading Corporate Cultures - Leader Initiated, Rules and Standards Controlled Environment ! Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Consider leaving a comment!

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO

Digging through research examining the impact of standard conventions like siloed teams and staged gate processes, Arooni began percolating ideas for how to shift IT organizations away from the traditional project-oriented culture to something more agile, with greater business accountability and more responsiveness to changing customer needs. “We

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Outsourcing Software Development Best Practices

Luis Goncalves

In 2011, Google outsourced its customer support process for AdWords. Poor change management. Not paying attention to culture misfit. Organisational culture refers to the company’s way of working, the values they adhere to, and their behaviour at work. How can you address cultural misfit?

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What Is ITIL? Uses, Versions, Certifications and More

Kaseya

In 2011, a revised version of the ITIL 2007 version was again released by AXELOS Ltd. Service Level Management. Capacity Management. Supplier Management. IT Service Continuity Management. Change Management. Change Evaluation. Release and Deployment Management. Knowledge Management.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 39 – Making Change Work: A Radical.

Strategy Driven

Episode 39 – Making Change Work: A Radical Approach to Change Management, Real Leadership explores what true leadership is and how it is effectively applied throughout the change management process. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.