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Saving Griffin
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Cowan, Alex; Turse, JasonCase DARDEN-OM-1717-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is designed to introduce general management students to applied digital transformation at the program level. The Griffin program is a midsized but high-stakes program in the US Special Operations Command focused on intelligence gathering and analytics. This case describes how the team and its lead used agile to refocus the program, working to drive valuable outcomes for stakeholders.Starting at €8.20
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Growth Hacking Online Education
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Cowan, AlexCase DARDEN-OM-1719-EService and Operations ManagementThis case explores the work of a Darden faculty member, Alex Cowan, to assess the demand for a public version of the software development course he taught at Darden. It was no secret that with the technology sector surging, general management jobs in tech were both a growing category and exciting career trajectory. However, managers in the sector tended to work in small, interdisciplinary agile teams. Creative confidence in going from idea to des...Starting at €8.20
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La gestión de la calidad total
Alsina, S.; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-296Service and Operations ManagementSe define de manera clara qué es la gestión de la calidad total; analizar el porqué de su nacimiento; identificar los principios en los que se sustenta, y determinar las dificultades que conlleva su implantación.Starting at €8.20
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Siete herramientas para utilizar en procesos de mejora
Alsina, S.; Rodríguez Badal, Miguel Ángel; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-299Service and Operations ManagementDescripción práctica de diversas técnicas gráficas de resolución de problemas, como herramientas a usar en los procesos de mejora.Starting at €8.20
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Continuous Design Using Hypothesis-Driven Development
Cowan, AlexTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1740-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note introduces readers to two important concepts involving design in the digital sphere: continuous design and hypothesis-driven design (HDD). Continuous design applies the proposition that rather than doing a large amount of design and research up front, a team is better off building smaller, specific items, testing them with users, and iteratively changing the design based on what it learns. HDD operates from the foundation that...Starting at €8.20
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Facilitating Digital Development with Agile User Stories
Cowan, AlexTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1739-EService and Operations ManagementImplicitly or explicitly, product-development teams in digital spaces will go through a process of gathering and employing data to help them create and iterate upon a user experience that invites high engagement. An important part of gathering this data is having actual users test the product, but in order to learn what testable criteria constitute successful user behaviors, managers and teams can employ user stories, testable micronarratives abo...Starting at €8.20
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SAS: Los servicios de los 90
Alsina, S.; Fernández-Campo, Salvador; Huete, Luis MaríaTechnical Note PN-282Service and Operations ManagementA principios de los años noventa, SAS, la línea áerea de Suecia, Noruega y Dinamarca, se encontraba nuevamente implementando un programa de mejora de la calidad de sus servicios. Esta vez el programa tenía tres mensajes: Trust (confianza), debemos mantener nuestras promesas. Simplicity (simplicidad), debemos hacer simple viajar. Y care (cuidado), debemos responder de las necesidades de cada individuo. Esta estrategia tenía su origen en los primer...Starting at €8.20
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Introducción al "benchmarking"
Alsina, S.; Roure, JuanTechnical Note PN-295Service and Operations ManagementEl objetivo de la nota es presentar en qué consiste el benchmarking, sus ventajas, y plantear una introducción de cómo llevarlo a cabo.Starting at €8.20
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The Testable Design
Cowan, AlexCase DARDEN-OM-1737-EService and Operations ManagementThis case offers applied practice for students in drafting testable user stories (agile), including the use of jobs-to-be-done, storyboards, and metrics to drive toward a specific, testable digital design. It starts with a brief overview of HVAC in a HurrStarting at €8.20
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Agile Development
Cowan, Alex; Grushka-Cockayne, YaelTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1711-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note is designed to introduce general management students to the body of work associated with agile and its current state of practice. While anchored in a simple 68-word manifesto, agile now offers guidance on applied practice across ideation, design, development, and deployment of working products. This note describes how teams use agile to focus their work and apply current practice across disciplines like design thinking, Lean S...Starting at €8.20