SlideShare una empresa de Scribd logo
1 de 25
Content, Community, and Agile
Transformations at
BusinessWeek



Isaac Sacolick                                      @NYIke
VP, Technology
May 13, 2009


©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
               eek
BusinessWeek 1.0


• Business model
  − Advertisement + subscription
• Content strategy
  − Magazine content
  − Web articles and blogs
  − Content licensing
  − Podcasts and video
• 1.0 Community strategy
  − Comments, debates
  − Sharing
• Applications
  − Customized applications as needed


                     ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                    eek
Moving to a 2.0 and a 3.0 World


In 2007, BusinessWeek launched an ambitious
          new digital business and technology program

• Rethinking of three key disciplines
  − Content                Breadth, scale, cost, and speed
  − Community              Integrated, easy, solve a problem
  − Technology             Agile, automated

• Scale & reach new audiences
  − Business professionals
  − Bloggers, Social media participants
  − Twitterverse, Mobile users, International

• Launched                     and upgrading


                      ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                     eek
BusinessWeek 2.0 Product


• Introducing

• Discover, track, and share business topics across the Web

• The Business Exchange will allow users to:
  − Access articles from thousands of sources on any business topic
  − Identify stories and posts have been most useful to other users
  − Add articles you’ve read or written for other users to access.
  − Save items for future reference.
  − Identify a network of other like-minded business professionals.




                        ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                       eek
Access articles from 1000s of sources on any business topic




                      ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                     eek
I am a Business Professional
           Topic                             Topic

                                                                       • I follow business topics

                                                                       • I bookmark articles

                                                                       • I search/share them later

                                                                       • I might want a digital
                     Profile
                                                                         identity
Activity




                   ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                  eek
I am a blogger…


                                                                      • Write a post

                                                                      • Add to BX topics

                                                                      • Users find your post!

                                                                      • Reactions shared to
                                                                        Twitter

                                                                      • Get recognized




                  ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                 eek
BX Home Page




               ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                              eek
BX Topic Page




                ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                               eek
Promote your personal brand through your BX profile




                 ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                eek
My Activity Page


• FILL IN AFTER WE RELEASE




                   ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                  eek
Three key areas


• Content
  −New ways for processing and delivering content


• Community
  −Highly integrated, simple community features


• Agile
  −Agile planning -> Agile development




                   ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                  eek
Content Management 1.0


• Content Management 1.0
 −CMS and workflow driven = $COST
 −Multiple content repositories = COMPLEXITY
 −Static delivery = NOT COMPETITIVE
 −One off Aggregation / Syndication = SLOW
 −Multiple partners for specialized functions = ALL!


• Root Cause: CMS is center to your content strategy




                  ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                 eek
The Rules on Content Management 2.0

• Centralize content and optimize for delivery
  − Game changer in how Business, Edit think of products

• Optimize on XML and Standards (Atom, RDF..)
  − Standard tech skills, optimize content for reuse

• Reduce (eliminate most) workflow
  − User generated content vs. editorial process

• Use automation, business rules to process content
  − Placement, prioritization, analytics
  − Tools to handle exceptions

• Dynamic, multichannel delivery
  − Mobile, eBook, syndication


                      ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                     eek
BX Examples


                             Content
                            Ingestion
                                                                          Related
                                                                          Content




                                                            Algorithmic
                                                            Generated




              ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                             eek
BusinessWeek


                                                      • BW 1.0 Channels
                                                            −Produced daily
                                                            −Silo’ed content areas
                                                      • BW 2.0
                                                            −Rules driven
                                                            −Mixed content
                                                            −Fast & Current




               ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                              eek
Community at Business Exchange


• Easy to contribute
  − As easy as saving articles

• Simplifies things that you already do!
  − Business professionals read, save, share content
  − Bloggers promote their content

• Benefits you and the community
  − My activity pages sorts/filters your saved content
  − Most Active algorithms respond

• Connects you to influencers in your area

• Promotes you as an influencer

                       ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                      eek
Registering at Business Exchange


Leverage your LinkedIn profile while registering




                 ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                eek
Simple contributions on BusinessExchange




               ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                              eek
Following users


Follow influencers and get personalized content




                  ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                 eek
About Agile


Agile is no longer just for startups
        Enterprises

        Media Companies

        Multiple distributed teams

        New products, App support

… but still has some maturing

         Medium term planning

         Quality Assurance

         Vendor integration

         Infrastructure


                          ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                         eek
Agile at BusinessWeek


• Agile at BusinessWeek
  − Completed Business Exchange 40+ Iterations
  − Fully embraced agile as BW’s SDLC
  − Expanded agile to BusinessWeek.com team
  − Experience being leveraged across McGraw-Hill

• Agile Process Improvement
  − Matured Offshore Delivery
    • Iterative->Agile, App Support and Development
  − Expanded from Agile Development -> Agile Planning
    • Requirements, Estimation, Business Value and Prioritization
  − PMO role adapted to agile
    • Metrics capture, Vendor management
  − Matured our QA processes
    • In iteration vs. post iteration testing
  − Consistently capturing metrics to demonstrate results



                           ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                          eek
Agile Idea->Planning->Delivery


                                                                      - Suggested by Stakeholders
               Ideas                                                  - Vendors reviews; Business/Tech
       (stuff people want to do)
                                                                      - Reviewed by Product Mgt / Steering


                                                                      - Prioritized by steering
      Scoped Features                                                 - Business Value established
      (stuff we might want to do)
                                                                      - Quick estimates by Technology


                                                                      - Prioritized by steering
            Planning                                                  - Designs, workflows, stories
            (How to do it)
                                                                      - Dependencies
                                                                      - Project plans
                                                                      - Engineering
             Delivery                                                 - Vendor engagement
                                                                      - Quality assurance
                                                                      - Deployment and Infrastructure
                                                                      - Support readiness

                                   ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                                  eek
Stages of Product Development and Planning
               Agile                                                               Agile
               Planning                                                            Development
Suggestion       Feature          Feature Scoping            Story Writing / Sizing                Iteration / Sprint / Capacity Planning
Queue            Prioritization
                                                                                                    i1    i2          i3      i4    i5


                     1                            4                                     12 units



                      2                           2                                      7 units


                     3                            3                                     11 units

                                                          Spikes      Stories                                    R1       R1            R3
                                                                                                    7     7            7     7     2
                                                                                                   units units        units units units

Stakeholders      Stakeholder                             Engineering                               Project
                                  Tech Leads
Product Mgrs                                              -Team assignment                          Management
                  -Reviewed       -Itemize to
Technology
                  -Score cards    stories                 -Stories Sized                            -Capacity Planning
- Submit Ideas
                  -Business       -High level             -QA                                       -Iteration Planning
                                  estimates                                  Product
                  Value                                                                             -Release Planning
                                                          -Security          Management
                                   Steering               -Analytics         -Wireframes
Innovation                         -Review                                   -Features
- Brainstorm                       -Debate
                                   -Prioritize



                                    ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                                   eek
Thank you


• Content + Community + Agile ->


      http://bx.businessweek.com

• Following Isaac Sacolick
 −Twitter:   @nyike
 −BX:        http://bx.businessweek.com/profile/isaac-sacolick/isacolick111/
 −Blog:      http://ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com




                     ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute
                                    eek

Más contenido relacionado

Destacado

Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your World
Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your WorldKeeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your World
Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your WorldPaceCo
 
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013PaceCo
 
Building a digital team (almost) from scratch
Building a digital team (almost) from scratchBuilding a digital team (almost) from scratch
Building a digital team (almost) from scratchIWMW
 
Developing Customer-Centric Strategies
Developing Customer-Centric StrategiesDeveloping Customer-Centric Strategies
Developing Customer-Centric StrategiesPaceCo
 
Agile content strategy - round 2
Agile content strategy - round 2Agile content strategy - round 2
Agile content strategy - round 2Lauren Pope
 
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...Melissa Breker
 
Accelerating the Emotional Connection
Accelerating the Emotional ConnectionAccelerating the Emotional Connection
Accelerating the Emotional ConnectionPaceCo
 
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016Christine Cawthorne
 
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014Nick Westergaard
 
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media Marketing
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media MarketingStrategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media Marketing
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media MarketingNick Westergaard
 
5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation
5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation
5 Questions That Lead To Brand InnovationJeremiah Gardner
 
Why You Should Care About Social Media
Why You Should Care About Social MediaWhy You Should Care About Social Media
Why You Should Care About Social MediaNick Westergaard
 
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's Superhero
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's SuperheroAmbassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's Superhero
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's SuperheroNick Westergaard
 
An Introduction to Social Media Marketing
An Introduction to Social Media MarketingAn Introduction to Social Media Marketing
An Introduction to Social Media MarketingNick Westergaard
 
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovations
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovationsBrand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovations
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovationsErik Roscam Abbing
 

Destacado (18)

Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your World
Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your WorldKeeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your World
Keeping Disruptions & Challenges from Rocking Your World
 
Experience-Driven Companies
Experience-Driven CompaniesExperience-Driven Companies
Experience-Driven Companies
 
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013
Creating Your Social Content Engine: SearchExchange 2013
 
Building a digital team (almost) from scratch
Building a digital team (almost) from scratchBuilding a digital team (almost) from scratch
Building a digital team (almost) from scratch
 
Developing Customer-Centric Strategies
Developing Customer-Centric StrategiesDeveloping Customer-Centric Strategies
Developing Customer-Centric Strategies
 
Agile content strategy - round 2
Agile content strategy - round 2Agile content strategy - round 2
Agile content strategy - round 2
 
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...
Connecting Content Strategy with Intelligent Content - Intelligent Content Co...
 
Accelerating the Emotional Connection
Accelerating the Emotional ConnectionAccelerating the Emotional Connection
Accelerating the Emotional Connection
 
from stuff to stories
from stuff to storiesfrom stuff to stories
from stuff to stories
 
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016
Agile content - slides from Agile in the City London 2016
 
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014
The Big Ideas from Social Brand Forum 2014
 
Content Marketing 201
Content Marketing 201Content Marketing 201
Content Marketing 201
 
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media Marketing
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media MarketingStrategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media Marketing
Strategy First: Understanding the Strategic Foundation of Social Media Marketing
 
5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation
5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation
5 Questions That Lead To Brand Innovation
 
Why You Should Care About Social Media
Why You Should Care About Social MediaWhy You Should Care About Social Media
Why You Should Care About Social Media
 
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's Superhero
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's SuperheroAmbassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's Superhero
Ambassadors Assemble! Making Your Community Your Brand's Superhero
 
An Introduction to Social Media Marketing
An Introduction to Social Media MarketingAn Introduction to Social Media Marketing
An Introduction to Social Media Marketing
 
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovations
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovationsBrand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovations
Brand driven innovation, why culture is key for breakthrough innovations
 

Similar a Content, Community, and Agile Transformations at BusinessWeek

Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowds
Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowdsCrowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowds
Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowdsMeddle
 
Top 5 Dos And Don Ts For Measuring Web 2 0
Top 5  Dos And  Don Ts For  Measuring  Web 2 0Top 5  Dos And  Don Ts For  Measuring  Web 2 0
Top 5 Dos And Don Ts For Measuring Web 2 0eraz
 
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the Gap
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the GapDefrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the Gap
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the GapMark Koenig
 
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshare
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshareGw Pres Agile 4slideshare
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshareDave Burke
 
Web2.0 For PS Firms
Web2.0 For PS FirmsWeb2.0 For PS Firms
Web2.0 For PS FirmsTim Parker
 
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online Communities
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online CommunitiesUsing Semantics to Improve Corporate Online Communities
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online CommunitiesAlexandre Passant
 
Good Data Technical Overview
Good Data Technical OverviewGood Data Technical Overview
Good Data Technical Overviewzsvoboda
 
PD73002 Customer Needs
PD73002 Customer NeedsPD73002 Customer Needs
PD73002 Customer Needskratesng
 
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media Developer
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media DeveloperDesign Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media Developer
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media DeveloperJon Bates Design
 
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4Juan Sanchez
 
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPress
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPressThe Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPress
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPressWP&UP
 
Netwise Strategies Profile
Netwise Strategies ProfileNetwise Strategies Profile
Netwise Strategies ProfileBassem Sabry
 
Free Online Tools To Create Conversations
Free Online Tools To Create ConversationsFree Online Tools To Create Conversations
Free Online Tools To Create ConversationsKirsti Scott
 
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартапов
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартаповмастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартапов
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартаповTime2MarketRu
 
EvokedSet PR and Web working together
EvokedSet PR and Web working togetherEvokedSet PR and Web working together
EvokedSet PR and Web working togetherlpople
 
EvokedSet company presentation
EvokedSet company presentationEvokedSet company presentation
EvokedSet company presentationnickyldavis
 
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social Media
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social MediaEnterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social Media
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social MediaGerardo A Dada
 
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic Technologies
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic TechnologiesAn Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic Technologies
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic TechnologiesChristine Connors
 

Similar a Content, Community, and Agile Transformations at BusinessWeek (20)

Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowds
Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowdsCrowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowds
Crowdsourcing 101 - tapping into the wisdom of crowds
 
Top 5 Dos And Don Ts For Measuring Web 2 0
Top 5  Dos And  Don Ts For  Measuring  Web 2 0Top 5  Dos And  Don Ts For  Measuring  Web 2 0
Top 5 Dos And Don Ts For Measuring Web 2 0
 
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the Gap
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the GapDefrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the Gap
Defrag Keynote: Social Computing and the Enterprise-Bridging the Gap
 
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshare
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshareGw Pres Agile 4slideshare
Gw Pres Agile 4slideshare
 
Web2.0 For PS Firms
Web2.0 For PS FirmsWeb2.0 For PS Firms
Web2.0 For PS Firms
 
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online Communities
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online CommunitiesUsing Semantics to Improve Corporate Online Communities
Using Semantics to Improve Corporate Online Communities
 
Good Data Technical Overview
Good Data Technical OverviewGood Data Technical Overview
Good Data Technical Overview
 
PD73002 Customer Needs
PD73002 Customer NeedsPD73002 Customer Needs
PD73002 Customer Needs
 
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media Developer
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media DeveloperDesign Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media Developer
Design Portfolio - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director and Rich Media Developer
 
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4
Prototyping Adobe AIR Applications with Fireworks CS4
 
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPress
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPressThe Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPress
The Joys and Hardships of Adding Cloud Services to WordPress
 
Netwise Strategies Profile
Netwise Strategies ProfileNetwise Strategies Profile
Netwise Strategies Profile
 
Agile For Marketers
Agile For MarketersAgile For Marketers
Agile For Marketers
 
Free Online Tools To Create Conversations
Free Online Tools To Create ConversationsFree Online Tools To Create Conversations
Free Online Tools To Create Conversations
 
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартапов
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартаповмастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартапов
мастер класс по видеомаркетингу для стартапов
 
EvokedSet PR and Web working together
EvokedSet PR and Web working togetherEvokedSet PR and Web working together
EvokedSet PR and Web working together
 
EvokedSet company presentation
EvokedSet company presentationEvokedSet company presentation
EvokedSet company presentation
 
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social Media
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social MediaEnterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social Media
Enterprise 2.0: Boosting Employee Productivity With Social Media
 
Mooga Sony Music Case study (Update April. 09)
Mooga Sony Music Case study (Update April. 09)Mooga Sony Music Case study (Update April. 09)
Mooga Sony Music Case study (Update April. 09)
 
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic Technologies
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic TechnologiesAn Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic Technologies
An Overview of Dow Jones' Use of Semantic Technologies
 

Último

Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdfGen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdfAddepto
 
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr BaganFwdays
 
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdfUnraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdfAlex Barbosa Coqueiro
 
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024Stephanie Beckett
 
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project SetupStreamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project SetupFlorian Wilhelm
 
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptxunit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptxBkGupta21
 
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024BookNet Canada
 
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek SchlawackFwdays
 
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdfHyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdfPrecisely
 
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!Commit University
 
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptxThe State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptxLoriGlavin3
 
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding ClubUnleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding ClubKalema Edgar
 
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 3652toLead Limited
 
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024Lorenzo Miniero
 
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?Mattias Andersson
 
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio WebDev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio WebUiPathCommunity
 
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine TuningDSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine TuningLars Bell
 
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platforms
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platformsDevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platforms
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platformsSergiu Bodiu
 
How to write a Business Continuity Plan
How to write a Business Continuity PlanHow to write a Business Continuity Plan
How to write a Business Continuity PlanDatabarracks
 

Último (20)

Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdfGen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
 
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
 
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdfUnraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
 
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024
What's New in Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices March 2024
 
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project SetupStreamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
 
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptxunit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
 
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024
Transcript: New from BookNet Canada for 2024: BNC CataList - Tech Forum 2024
 
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
 
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdfHyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
 
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!
Nell’iperspazio con Rocket: il Framework Web di Rust!
 
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptxThe State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
 
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding ClubUnleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
 
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
 
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024
SIP trunking in Janus @ Kamailio World 2024
 
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?
Are Multi-Cloud and Serverless Good or Bad?
 
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio WebDev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
 
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine TuningDSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
 
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platforms
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platformsDevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platforms
DevEX - reference for building teams, processes, and platforms
 
How to write a Business Continuity Plan
How to write a Business Continuity PlanHow to write a Business Continuity Plan
How to write a Business Continuity Plan
 
DMCC Future of Trade Web3 - Special Edition
DMCC Future of Trade Web3 - Special EditionDMCC Future of Trade Web3 - Special Edition
DMCC Future of Trade Web3 - Special Edition
 

Content, Community, and Agile Transformations at BusinessWeek

  • 1. Content, Community, and Agile Transformations at BusinessWeek Isaac Sacolick @NYIke VP, Technology May 13, 2009 ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 2. BusinessWeek 1.0 • Business model − Advertisement + subscription • Content strategy − Magazine content − Web articles and blogs − Content licensing − Podcasts and video • 1.0 Community strategy − Comments, debates − Sharing • Applications − Customized applications as needed ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 3. Moving to a 2.0 and a 3.0 World In 2007, BusinessWeek launched an ambitious new digital business and technology program • Rethinking of three key disciplines − Content Breadth, scale, cost, and speed − Community Integrated, easy, solve a problem − Technology Agile, automated • Scale & reach new audiences − Business professionals − Bloggers, Social media participants − Twitterverse, Mobile users, International • Launched and upgrading ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 4. BusinessWeek 2.0 Product • Introducing • Discover, track, and share business topics across the Web • The Business Exchange will allow users to: − Access articles from thousands of sources on any business topic − Identify stories and posts have been most useful to other users − Add articles you’ve read or written for other users to access. − Save items for future reference. − Identify a network of other like-minded business professionals. ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 5. Access articles from 1000s of sources on any business topic ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 6. I am a Business Professional Topic Topic • I follow business topics • I bookmark articles • I search/share them later • I might want a digital Profile identity Activity ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 7. I am a blogger… • Write a post • Add to BX topics • Users find your post! • Reactions shared to Twitter • Get recognized ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 8. BX Home Page ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 9. BX Topic Page ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 10. Promote your personal brand through your BX profile ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 11. My Activity Page • FILL IN AFTER WE RELEASE ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 12. Three key areas • Content −New ways for processing and delivering content • Community −Highly integrated, simple community features • Agile −Agile planning -> Agile development ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 13. Content Management 1.0 • Content Management 1.0 −CMS and workflow driven = $COST −Multiple content repositories = COMPLEXITY −Static delivery = NOT COMPETITIVE −One off Aggregation / Syndication = SLOW −Multiple partners for specialized functions = ALL! • Root Cause: CMS is center to your content strategy ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 14. The Rules on Content Management 2.0 • Centralize content and optimize for delivery − Game changer in how Business, Edit think of products • Optimize on XML and Standards (Atom, RDF..) − Standard tech skills, optimize content for reuse • Reduce (eliminate most) workflow − User generated content vs. editorial process • Use automation, business rules to process content − Placement, prioritization, analytics − Tools to handle exceptions • Dynamic, multichannel delivery − Mobile, eBook, syndication ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 15. BX Examples Content Ingestion Related Content Algorithmic Generated ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 16. BusinessWeek • BW 1.0 Channels −Produced daily −Silo’ed content areas • BW 2.0 −Rules driven −Mixed content −Fast & Current ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 17. Community at Business Exchange • Easy to contribute − As easy as saving articles • Simplifies things that you already do! − Business professionals read, save, share content − Bloggers promote their content • Benefits you and the community − My activity pages sorts/filters your saved content − Most Active algorithms respond • Connects you to influencers in your area • Promotes you as an influencer ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 18. Registering at Business Exchange Leverage your LinkedIn profile while registering ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 19. Simple contributions on BusinessExchange ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 20. Following users Follow influencers and get personalized content ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 21. About Agile Agile is no longer just for startups Enterprises Media Companies Multiple distributed teams New products, App support … but still has some maturing Medium term planning Quality Assurance Vendor integration Infrastructure ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 22. Agile at BusinessWeek • Agile at BusinessWeek − Completed Business Exchange 40+ Iterations − Fully embraced agile as BW’s SDLC − Expanded agile to BusinessWeek.com team − Experience being leveraged across McGraw-Hill • Agile Process Improvement − Matured Offshore Delivery • Iterative->Agile, App Support and Development − Expanded from Agile Development -> Agile Planning • Requirements, Estimation, Business Value and Prioritization − PMO role adapted to agile • Metrics capture, Vendor management − Matured our QA processes • In iteration vs. post iteration testing − Consistently capturing metrics to demonstrate results ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 23. Agile Idea->Planning->Delivery - Suggested by Stakeholders Ideas - Vendors reviews; Business/Tech (stuff people want to do) - Reviewed by Product Mgt / Steering - Prioritized by steering Scoped Features - Business Value established (stuff we might want to do) - Quick estimates by Technology - Prioritized by steering Planning - Designs, workflows, stories (How to do it) - Dependencies - Project plans - Engineering Delivery - Vendor engagement - Quality assurance - Deployment and Infrastructure - Support readiness ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 24. Stages of Product Development and Planning Agile Agile Planning Development Suggestion Feature Feature Scoping Story Writing / Sizing Iteration / Sprint / Capacity Planning Queue Prioritization i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 1 4 12 units 2 2 7 units 3 3 11 units Spikes Stories R1 R1 R3 7 7 7 7 2 units units units units units Stakeholders Stakeholder Engineering Project Tech Leads Product Mgrs -Team assignment Management -Reviewed -Itemize to Technology -Score cards stories -Stories Sized -Capacity Planning - Submit Ideas -Business -High level -QA -Iteration Planning estimates Product Value -Release Planning -Security Management Steering -Analytics -Wireframes Innovation -Review -Features - Brainstorm -Debate -Prioritize ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek
  • 25. Thank you • Content + Community + Agile -> http://bx.businessweek.com • Following Isaac Sacolick −Twitter: @nyike −BX: http://bx.businessweek.com/profile/isaac-sacolick/isacolick111/ −Blog: http://ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com ©2008 BusinessW – Confidential, Do Not Distribute eek