Speed and agility are paramount when facing a crisis. But as Aesop’s hare knows all too well, it’s not all about speed—it’s the combination of speed and agility that wins the race. Companies that rely on speed only, without the benefit of agility, may win the first heat. Agility makes speed sustainable, race after race, no matter what obstacles. Traditional RFPs lack speed, aren’t agile enough to handle the uncertainty of transformational projects and don’t easily accommodate collaboration, enterprises are moving toward agile workshops that leverage competitive dialogues to facilitate solid decision-making.
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Zero to 90 MPH: An Agile Mantra for Rapid and Effective Sourcing
Why your business needs to start conducting business retrospectives now
One of the pioneers in leadership, Peter Drucker, said, “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” The disruption caused by the worldwide pandemic presents a situation that demands business retrospectives, learning, and organizational agility facilitated by a proven methodology.
In this blog post, learn why your business needs to start conducting business retrospectives now; how operational agility supports a coping strategy during crises and provides solutions to stagnating revenue streams; why hitting rock-bottom is a tipping point for generating momentum; and why change needs to come from inside an organization with support from an objective, outside point of view using strong methodology foundations for effective facilitation and improvement.
COVID-19 Spike in Internet Traffic Impacts API Performance
According to Akamai, 83% of the internet traffic on its secure network is external-facing API traffic. APIs, the connective tissue between people, between people and businesses, and between applications and databases, underpin user experiences that deliver products, services, and data. Irrespective of whether APIs perform well or poorly, they are a critical factor in IT performance, policy-based security, and enablement of digital transformation.
With the incomprehensible burden that the COVID-19 pandemic is thrusting onto businesses and governments, APIs can be either an impediment or a valuable point of leverage to address the changing demands from IT.
Find out what is generating this pressure, why it matters, and how you can leverage APIM and AIOps capabilities to address short-term, pandemic-related challenges while also strengthening your digital transformation framework and contributing to long-term digital transformation goals.
