by Jim Smelley | Oct 1, 2014 | Agile, Project Management, Strategy
There is an encouraging trend in IT, technology projects are succeeding at a higher rate. When I began work in the mid 1990s, it was not uncommon for approximately 70-80% of projects to fail. To this day, large, waterfall projects still appear to fail at about this... 
by Jim Smelley | Sep 4, 2014 | Agile, Delivery Methods
We’ve had almost 5 years since Thought Ensemble published Reboot and our Four Things Framework. And since then, we’ve applied it at approximately 30 companies. We’ve learned quite a bit along the way. One of our key findings is the relationship between these 4... 
by Jim Smelley | Apr 15, 2014 | Delivery Methods, Organization, Strategy, Technology
It’s been almost five years since Lisa Jasper and I wrote Reboot. And it’s (gulp!) time for a second edition of the book. We are incredibly gratified that it has done so well.We’ve also learned some things. When we originally wrote the book, we based our “4 Things”... 
by Lisa Jasper | Jul 29, 2012 | Agile, Strategy
Here’s a good little blurb from HBR, “A Better Project Model than the Waterfall” Several of the concepts we talk about in Reboot are included in here: hypothesis-driven thinking, agile development methodologies and a philosophical shift in... 
by Lisa Jasper | Jun 5, 2012 | Delivery Methods, Organization, Strategy, Technology
We’ve been doing some more in depth speaking engagements related to Reboot lately, and some questions keep popping up that I think deserve a blog. The questions are about the “4 Things” model within our Strategy M.A.P., the model that we use to help...