Enterprises inspired by Agile and Lean startups often embark on innovation projects only to be disappointed. Although they faithfully implement many Lean practices, entrenched processes elongate cycle times and can dampen the benefits.
My latest article at http://blog.rangle.io/impact-of-cycle-time-on-enterprise-customer-facing-applications-and-what-to-do-about-it/ examines the negative impact of delivering large releases infrequently, techniques for shortening cycle times and the benefits associated with success.