Innovation: Agile Project Teams ...

Companies are trying to break out of "commodity hell" through new product innovation. Embracing innovation requires acceptance that most projects fail and that project teams must be agile - quick, light, etc. Every "failure" yields something of value: data, information, experience, learning, prototypes ... which must be leveraged and reinvested to continue the hunt for the next great idea. ...

... "Bezos isn't just stubborn. He makes his constant experimentation economical by keeping project teams small and nimble. That way, even when they fail, they haven't spent much time or money. " ...

Innovation: Agile Project Teams: Via Business Week: Building An Idea Factory