Combine scale & agility to innovate with lean methods (by Zane Smilga & David Pas)
Transcript of Combine scale & agility to innovate with lean methods (by Zane Smilga & David Pas)
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COMBINE SCALE AND AGILITYWITH LEAN METHODS
TRACK 1: STARTUP SPIRIT
Zane SmilgaCoordinator InnoLab
David PasCoordinator DesignLab
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THEY ENVY EACH OTHER…
start-up with innovation agility
multinational with scale
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WHAT IS THE REASON?
start-up with innovation agility
multinational with scale
highly innovative (focus on core product/idea)
Nailing new opportunities
Fast with innovation (while working with resource constraints, short time to market and commercial pressure)
operational excellence at scale
profitable with high throughput and familiar business
market power & financial capacity
Long term perspective - sound and fundamental investment decisions
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SWITCHING ROLES ... WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
make multinational agile (like a start-up)
give start-up a sudden scale
“Cash cow” business at risk
stability of business at risk
mismanagement of resources
long term opportunities discarded
no processes/structure to manage the scale
everything managed for short term
scale is killed in no time
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YET, LARGE PLAYERS ARE TROUBLED
UNEXPECTED MOVES OF COMPETITIONSPEED OF CHANGE & NEW TECHNOLOGIES, SHORTER PLCs
DIGITALIZATION & DISRUPTION THREATCOMMODITIZATION & MARGIN PRESSURE
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IT IS A BIGGER CHALLENGE…
THE DIGITAL ECONOMY / INDUSTRY 4.0
from operational excellence … to operational agilityto higher rates & levels of innovation
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AGILE INNOVATIONOPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
large players
large players
Merging both in 1 organizational structure remains a challenge
The gap between the two is too large
COMBINING AGILE INNOVATION & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE?
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TWO DIFFERENT MENTALITIES & SUCCESS VALUES
Everyone is customer centric
Processes, procedures
Plans and detailed cases
Everyone works towards corporate goals
Try & learn approach
Agile teams & cooperation
AGILE MANAGEMENT
VALUES
SCALE MANAGEMENT
VALUES
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introduction growth maturity decline
TIME
SALE
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1st. gen. productssearch for new fly-wheel opportunities & products
Radical optimization:
significant convenience,
optimization, new services innovation Innovation for
business reinvention: new solution search
Using agile methodology to give speed and innovation boost where & when it is needed the most.
Quick win innovation Quick win product
features for short term success
AGILITY AS A “POWER TOOL” FOR DEDICATED INNOVATION NEEDS
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INTEGRATED OR AUTONOMOUS TEAMS?
Appropriate team set-up is defined by how well the expected innovation matches the current resources, processes and values of the company.
LINE – FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION
LIGHTWEIGHT TEAMS
ad-hoc matrix organization tailored to the teams
HEAVYWEIGHT TEAMSCO-LOCATED
under responsibility of PM
AUTONOMOUS TEAMS
Foster operational excellence of scale
Fosterinnovation
Use
of n
ew k
now
-how
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velty
Interdependency of disciplines
Kim C. Clark and Steven C. Wheelwright
i n t e g r a t e d
Dependency on current company designs,
processes, resources…
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EVERYBODY TRIES OUT SOMETHING ...
CORPORATE
INCUBATORS
RAPID PROTOTYPING WEEK
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… THEY ARE ALL A VARIATION OF AN INNOVATION SPRINT
SPRINTSSplitting up innovation track for faster results & higher efficiency, sharper focus
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WHAT ARE ESSENTIALS FOR HAVING A CORPORATE SPRINT?
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OUTPUT & CUSTOMER ORIENTED
Fast-forward a project & see what the end result might look like and how customers will react
• every sprint has a specific goal (first working prototype, alternative concepts etc.)
• customer needs & insights at the center of efforts
OUTLINE OF FOCUS Drivers for the
intended solution
LONG LIST OF IDEASmaximum ideas generated
ELABORATED CONCEPTS OF TOP IDEAS
RAPID PROTOTYPES READY
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK (Input for next sprint)
CORPORATESPRINTS
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LIMITED IN TIME & RESOURCES PRODUCTIVITY & FOCUS
Sprint master
DesignerProduct owner
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TIMESTAMP FOR RESULT & TIGHT DEADLINES
for higher productivityPeople ditch any work that is not critical and think of solutions/ideas that add the most value.
for sharper focuseverybody focuses on getting the job done in the allotted time.
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APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED INSIGHTS
Future trends
Customer & user insights
Competitive solutions
Market patterns
Available technologies
CORPORATESPRINTS
Insights and inspiration is collected before the sprint.
Sprint is about integrating insights and using inspiration to create solution.
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RAPID VALIDATION & ITERATION
“Pressure cooker” weeks at Verhaert together with customers
CORPORATESPRINTS
Continuous validation and iteration
Various versions and maturity of solutions
Visual and tangible
Real customer and stakeholder conversations
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SPRINTS CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY QUESTION
CORPORATESPRINTS
Look at any questions with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Searching for opportunities, solving problems or getting ideas - it will help to get started, stay focused, decide quickly.
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1. OUTPUT AND CUSTOMER ORIENTED
2. TIME & RESOURCE CONSTRAINED
3. APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED INSIGHTS
4. RAPID VALIDATION & ITERATION
5. AGILE TEAM
sharper focus, higher speed, efficiency
COR
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SPR
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SPRINTS: EFFICIENT INNOVATION TOOL IN LARGE COMPANIES
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