The concept of “jugaad,” a term I grew up with in India and regularly applied during my computer engineering studies there, profoundly embodies the spirit of frugal innovation. “Jugaad” is a...
Adopting Agile methodologies can often be challenging, especially in corporate environments where dependencies on non-Agile team members and rigid organizational structures can dilute Agile’s core principles of flexibility, continuous improvement,...
Being a proponent of innovation and having acquired experience by working in business functions ranging from Business Operations, R&D, HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Manufacturing, Product Management & Launches, and practically...
In an ever-evolving landscape and environment, organizations must overcome the hurdle of proving the real-world benefits of their technology investments. This article covers a systematic framework for organizations to synchronize...
My experience interacting with Michael Porter a few years ago at Babson College in Wellesley, my alma mater, is one of the moments that I still cherish. Porter, a distinguished...
In the context of lean-agile delivery, innovation, entrepreneurship, and product management, the term ‘Design Thinking’ frequently surfaces, sparking curiosity and questions. What exactly is Design Thinking? How does it differ...
As organizations undergo rapid digital transformations, the agile mindset stands out as the core competency for project success. Central to agile’ s effectiveness is the principle of active customer engagement....
Today, organizations across diverse sectors are accumulating vast quantities of data at an unparalleled scale. As aptly expressed, ‘data is the new oil’ and ‘data is the new currency,’ this...
In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry continually seeks to make strides in research and development (R&D) — a task extraordinarily fragile, costly, unpredictable, and growing ever more...
Product development is a complex, multifaceted process that requires an amalgamation of innovation, effective communication, and collaborative effort. With the advent of modern management methodologies, Agile has emerged as a...
In the dynamically evolving world of technology, data science has crystallized into a pioneering frontier, commanding immense demand in various professional sectors. It has become an amalgamation of skills and...
Artificial Intelligence is a powerful tool with transformative potential for various fields, including Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC). AI can learn, understand, and apply knowledge, correct errors independently, and make...
As healthcare continues to go through digital transformation, innovation in digital health business models is also happening simultaneously. However, from a sustainability perspective, these digital health business models innovations must...
A thought to write on this topic is inspired by the fact that our success on anything we undertake is often as good as assumptions we have made along the...
A fundamentally simple concept of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) often in practice gets intermingled with our personal experiences; knowledgebase; perceptions; beliefs; biases; the way we think things should work; organizational...
Whether planned and well thought of or something that just happened, business model is at the heart of any organization. Typically, organizations have business model covering revenue and cost streams....
The storytelling seems to be becoming a lost art. It’s one of the fastest and the agilest way to connect, inspire, mobilize, get your message across, enable cohesion, and visualization....
In most organizations, innovation slowly diminishes as they move from early stages to maturity. This is primarily because as an organization grows and establishes itself in the market, the focus...
A pre-conception that to innovate we need to deviate too far from the norm and from what we do in our regular jobs is not entirely true. If our actions...
There are opportunities all around us driven by the needs, both obvious and the ones to be discovered. Besides being innate at observing and uncovering needs, entrepreneurs are adapt at helping...
Heard Michael Porter, strategy guru, today at Babson forum. It amazes me how well he simplifies and puts things in perspective. It makes so much sense that we need to re-think...