Comments on: Innovation and Agility — Two Do’s http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%e2%80%99s/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:01:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Innovation and Agility — Two Do’s [gartner.com] on Topsy.com http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%e2%80%99s/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Twitter Trackbacks for Innovation and Agility — Two Do’s [gartner.com] on Topsy.com Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:25:17 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/?p=606#comment-1708 [...] Innovation and Agility — Two Do’s blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%E2%80%99s – view page – cached [...] [...] Innovation and Agility — Two Do’s blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%E2%80%99s – view page – cached [...]

]]> By: Kathy Harris http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%e2%80%99s/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Kathy Harris Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:28:13 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/?p=606#comment-1274 To Martyn -- thanks for your comment. This is a good philosophical question. Technology can be built in an agile fashion. Applications, for example, can be built with modular or service-oriented approaches and with logic paths that are controlled by defined rules or events. Such applications can also be executed or orchestrated using workflow or process management technologies. So, I would characterize these as agile technologies that can detect changes in status or content, etc. and adapt their execution path as a result. Still, people build the sensing and adaptive mechanisms into the applications -- however, once built, these technologies behave in an agile fashion. In most cases, however, the role of technology is to provide key information to people and it is people who sense changes and respond through direct actions or technology. To Martyn — thanks for your comment. This is a good philosophical question.

Technology can be built in an agile fashion. Applications, for example, can be built with modular or service-oriented approaches and with logic paths that are controlled by defined rules or events. Such applications can also be executed or orchestrated using workflow or process management technologies. So, I would characterize these as agile technologies that can detect changes in status or content, etc. and adapt their execution path as a result. Still, people build the sensing and adaptive mechanisms into the applications — however, once built, these technologies behave in an agile fashion.

In most cases, however, the role of technology is to provide key information to people and it is people who sense changes and respond through direct actions or technology.

]]> By: Martyn Wells http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%e2%80%99s/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Martyn Wells Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:42:31 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/?p=606#comment-1272 I like the emphasis on agility, and agree on it's importance. One question I have - can you actually have "agile technologies" ? Would these need to be technologies that " sense change and respond efficiently and effectively " or are these really technologies that enable us humans to "sense change and respond ...." ? I like the emphasis on agility, and agree on it’s importance.
One question I have – can you actually have “agile technologies” ?
Would these need to be technologies that ” sense change and respond efficiently and effectively ” or are these really technologies that enable us humans to “sense change and respond ….” ?

]]> By: Innovation through the recession | dancingmango http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/2009/04/28/innovation-and-agility-two-do%e2%80%99s/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Innovation through the recession | dancingmango Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:22:17 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/kathy_harris/?p=606#comment-1271 [...] In 2009, if there’s one thing that organizations need, it’s agility. Our economy and the busines... [...] [...] In 2009, if there’s one thing that organizations need, it’s agility. Our economy and the busines… [...]

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