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How to Practice Agile in Traditional Management Roles
Organizations in the 21st century face great opportunities and threats presented by fast paced technological advances. According to Forbes Magazine, the most defining traits of a successful 21st century organization are: Relentless innovation, which requires a new mindset that liberates … Continue reading
EK’s Year in Review – 2017
As I did last year, I’m proud to close the year with a look back on EK’s accomplishments. We experienced another year of growth in new staff, new clients, and expansion of long-term efforts. We also continued to receive recognition … Continue reading
Top 5 EK Blogs of 2017
In the past year, EK employees have published over 40 pieces of thought leadership, addressing everything from best practices and success stories, to key insights and lessons learned. Sharing our knowledge and expertise is one of our guiding principles at EK, … Continue reading
Business Analyst Role: Agile vs. Waterfall
In this presentation from the recent BA World Conference in Chicago, Illinois, EK Consultants Yanko Ivanov and Tatiana Cakici discuss the changing role of a BA between traditional Waterfall and Agile projects.
How Leaders Can Promote the Autonomy of Product Owners
Of the Product Owners surveyed in The 2015 State of Scrum Report, only 24% felt empowered to do their jobs. When the Product Owner role lacks autonomy, clear definition, or proper support, the result is often confusion and frustration for … Continue reading
Agile Content Strategy
Rebecca Wyatt delivered this presentation at a Web Content Mavens Meetup on June 12, 2017. The topic for the Web Content Mavens event was Applied Agile & Design Thinking for Web Projects. Presentation Overview If you create web content these pain points … Continue reading
Meetup: Design Thinking Lab Happy Hour (June)
EK’s own Claire Brawdy will be facilitating a Design Thinking exercise at this month’s OpenIDEO DC Happy Hour. Her activity is focused around the Define phase of Design Thinking. Event Description When working within the Design Thinking process, defining the … Continue reading
Meetup: Knowledge Management Association (KMA) D.C. (June 2017)
At the Feb 2016 KMA meetup, Michael Lennon led an exploration of how the Science of Happiness was impacting both KM and Organizational Performance. The session began with the question “Is KM dead or alive?” In this meetup, Mr. Lennon … Continue reading
Washington Business Journal 2017 Best Place to Work Video
EK was one of only 25 businesses named in Washington Business Journal’s small business category for 2017 Best Places to Work. As part of EK’s application, we created a 30-second video outlining what makes us unique. Check out our video … Continue reading
Design Thinking and Taxonomy Design
In my experience I’ve found that any successful taxonomy design effort stems from a strong understanding of the end users’ needs – hardly a small task. One way that I’ve worked to address this challenge is by incorporating Design Thinking … Continue reading