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FALL 2017

FEATURE ARTICLE

End of the Aisle?

How do brick-and-mortar stores stay relevant in the digital landscape?

by Parsa Behnamiri

TABLE OF CONTENTS / FALL 2017

Engagement with Distributed Teams

Whether your teams are distributed, co-located, or a mix of both, the tenets of engagement are the same. Only the execution is modified.

by Kathleen Lorey

I-85 Bridge Collapse: The Power of Incentives

The Georgia Department of Transportation aligned a bridge construction contractor’s incentives with the goals of city leadership and their stakeholders—250,000 drivers. The results were impressive.

by Aaron Hensley

Process Governance That’s ‘Just Right’

Consider these tips to ensure your governance processes are neither too soft nor too hard.

By Danal Slay and Duni Okunato

Empowering Managers to Lead through Agile Transformations

Managers and teams require support when faced with a fundamental shift in daily activities.

by Mimi Hall

Driving Employee Engagement through Growth

In this first of a nine-part series, we look at one piece of the Jabian Engagement Framework: how growth is a powerful motivator for employees.

by Fred JewelL and Tracy Reznik

Maintaining Authenticity When You’re Told You Must Change

Changing behavior based on feedback or self-assessments may benefit you, your team, and the business—as long as you’re transparent and don’t compromise your values.

by TRACY REZNIK

Managing Portfolios: The Same, Yet Different

The strategies for staffing and organizing a portfolio management office aren’t that different from one organization to another; it’s the nuances of the organization that require careful consideration.

by SARAH LYNN DAVIS AND KRISTINE JORDAN

Consider the Human Element Before Racing Your Next Initiative to the Finish Line

Enhance productivity, communication, and adoption of any major business initiative by incorporating human capital management techniques into the expertise that already exists within your team.

by KIM MACKENZIE, KATIE MISEL, LAUREN PARKERSON, AND TARA SCONZO

LETTER FROM THE FOUNDERS

Companies built for success have a culture that embraces change.

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Where Are You Mobile?

Our latest survey of mobile and connected device users suggests developers who target content to where it’s used will best serve consumers.

by YOSEF BECK AND SAM NOYD

Ending the Tug-of-War between SaaS Providers and Their Customers

Implementing a SaaS Center of Excellence can help both the software company and the client win in the long term.

by MANISH A. SHAH

Working with Vendors in the Cloud World

Cloud solutions offer flexibility in pricing, features, and scalability—but come with a heightened need to manage service, data security, and changes in business requirements.

by RYAN APPLEGATE AND PATRICK NEVELS

This Is the Governance You’re Looking For

Just as the Jedi Council oversaw priorities for the Jedi Order, your organization needs a governance structure to set roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes.

by JEFF HANCOCK AND FARA LEVINE

M&A Done Right

Information technology resources should be an upfront consideration in managing mergers and acquisitions. Failing to do so can result in setbacks down the road.

by Rick Warner

The Rosetta Stone for Aligning Agile and Waterfall Delivery

Business and process analysis techniques provide a common language for practitioners of different delivery methods.

by JONATHAN BABCOCK AND KALLE WOOD

What Can the Musical ‘Hamilton’ Teach Us about Data Visualization?

When you’re gathered in “the room where it happens,” what storytelling techniques will make your presentations sing? Here are a few ideas inspired by a Broadway masterpiece.

by BETH LASSITER

JABIAN CONVERSATIONS

We spoke with Theresa Payton about the future of security, what companies can do to minimize risks, and what really happens on the Dark Web.

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ARCHIVES

Check out our archives for more issues of The Jabian Journal.

MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS

Meet the thought-leaders behind this issue of The Jabian Journal.

THE FINAL WORD

A conversation with Mark Klein, Co-president of Klein Tools.

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