Category: Program Execution

Agile Project Management Using Pivotal Tracker
Insight Paper • 1.18.2017

Agile Project Management Using Pivotal Tracker

One of the tenets of Agile methodologies is “co-location”, meaning the entire team sits together, sharing “user stories” on paper index cards, and keeping the team’s planned and current work posted on sticky notes on the wall for everyone to collaboratively update. Team members are from both the development and<span. . .
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Innovation Showcase
Event Summary • 11.22.2016

Innovation Showcase

The Innovation Showcase on November 2nd attracted nearly 100 people at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The purpose was to learn more about the Angel and Venture Capital markets in Israel, with presentations from two crowd-funded investment firms (OurCrowd and iAngels) and two rising stars in the market (MDClone, which<span. . .
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A Crash Course In Developing A Business Case
Insight Paper • 9.29.2016

A Crash Course in Developing a Business Case

A Business Case, or Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), plays a critical role in any large scale project. It clearly outlines strategy, business objectives, financial forecasts, and serves as the roadmap of the journey the organization is committing to take. If done well, the process can also be an excellent communication<span. . .
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Chicago Innovation Summit
Event Summary • 8.10.2016

2016 Chicago Innovation Summit

In partnership with the Executives’ Club of Chicago, the Chicago Innovation Awards held the first Chicago Innovation Summit on July 21, 2016. The summit had over 350 attendees! Top innovation minds and leaders participated in this half-day event featuring new ideas and strategies to help businesses grow.
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Estimating Flood Risk Using Predictive Analytics
Case Study • 5.24.2016

Estimating Flood Risk Using Predictive Analytics

Our Client, the founder and CEO of an innovative startup that developed an analytics model to accurately predict flood risk for a given parcel of land over a period of time, wanted to commercialize the technology to help consumers, businesses, and governments around the world better prepare and adapt to<span. . .
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