{"id":6887,"date":"2013-09-13T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T18:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=6887"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:57:02","slug":"weekly-recap-20-great-ideas-to-steal-the-growing-importance-of-business-agility-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/weekly-recap-20-great-ideas-to-steal-the-growing-importance-of-business-agility-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly recap: 20 great ideas to steal, the growing importance of business agility, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on great tech ideas, the growing importance of business agility, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130913_GreatIdeasToSteal2013_Agility']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forrester\/2013\/09\/09\/make-business-agility-a-key-corporate-attribute-it-could-be-what-saves-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Make Business Agility A Key Corporate Attribute &#8211; It Could Be What Saves You<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s an amazing stat: 70% of the companies on the fortune 1,000 list a decade ago have now vanished. Why? They couldn\u2019t adapt to change. Agility is quickly becoming a critical aspect of business, and one that you can\u2019t ignore (if you want to survive).<br \/>\n<a name=\"20130910\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130913_GreatIdeasToSteal2013_Ideas']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/global-cio\/interviews\/20-great-ideas-to-steal-in-2013\/240160537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">20 great ideas to steal in 2013<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a some of the best examples of innovation of the past year, which may just give you some ideas to implement in your company. You\u2019ll read about UPS\u2019 custom software that saved 8.4 million gallons of fuel, the Salvation Army\u2019s mobile web app that helps track sales and donations, and many more. I\u2019d like to add one more to the mix: <span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">Midland Medical\u2019s new inventory tracking system<\/span>, that saves hours of time while using off-the-shelf parts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Mobility brings changing roles for CIOs, Workers and Businesses<\/span><br \/>\nJust like the internet revolutionized business, mobile changes the way we work. While it\u2019s been building steam over the past few years, mobile is on the verge of exploding in the enterprise. How will it change business? Or, perhaps a better question: How will your company adapt to the mobile trend?<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20130913_GreatIdeasToSteal2013_ERP']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danwoods\/2013\/09\/08\/how-to-breath-life-into-your-stale-erp-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">How to breathe life into your stale ERP system<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u2019s a common problem: You\u2019re stuck with an old ERP system that you can\u2019t replace. Why? Your business depends on that system. Replacement requires hundreds of thousands of dollars, months of work, and comes filled with risks. However, running your business on an old system hurts your agility and keeps you from modern features. What can you do? Here\u2019s <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'PDF Download', 'ERP Enhancement', 'Blog']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/21waysmPowerImprovesERP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">one method<\/span><\/a> that breathes new life into your old ERP system, without all the risk, high costs, and time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on great tech ideas, the growing importance of business agility, and more. 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