Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! AI to take the place of humans in product development. There is one silver bullet for product development—the speed of team learning time.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I discussed the origins of the agile approaches in Part 5. In this post, I'll discuss how you can create an agile approach that fits your context. Why should you create your own agile approach? You deserve an agile approach that helps you achieve the business outcomes you need. What do you need? Start with the Team.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2024

Every day, I hear more stories of agile coaches or Scrum Masters losing their jobs. Several reasons: No manager cares about “agile” even if they care about agility. So, selling “agile” into the organization doesn’t create any traction for change. You might not like these ideas.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Some of my clients have struggled with their project governance as they move to agile approaches. This kind of measurement is antithetical to agile principles. We can see it in an agile approach, because the more time we spend estimating up front, the longer it takes us to deliver that first increment of value.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. Worse, it's actually easier to experiment with software than it is with information products. Worse, it's actually easier to experiment with software than it is with information products. Your product development is totally different from mine in that respect.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Customers enjoy the benefit of new features sooner.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 2, 2020

I had a conversation with a hardware engineer whose organization got the mandate, “Go agile or bust!” If you have a software-only product, you can minimize the cost of delivery and change, once you create this environment: Short build times. Pilot: What we worked with, as software people. None of that makes sense.

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones. In addition, changing requirements are commonplace for research and development projects. Will the developed product satisfy customers and be relevant in the market?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 9, 2022

However, not all of them understand the idea of an overloaded operator in software development terms. I use “agile” and “agile approach” in my writing. I use “agile” and “agile approach” in my writing. My title confused some of my ideal readers. Not confused.

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BCG

JUNE 30, 2016

Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) have already started to change the way that telecom networks are designed, deployed, and operated. Moreover, their open-source architecture can foster greater agility and innovation. Article Thursday, June 30, 2016.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

Virtual assistants Virtual assistants are software applications that employ AI technologies like natural language processing, machine learning, and sometimes voice recognition to provide users with interactive support. How does this help? notify a project manager of potential risks or upcoming bottlenecks, and more.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This guide aims to overcome the uncertainty of the Epicflow implementation process and to help our clients deploy the software smoothly and achieve positive results as quickly as possible. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

But, what about the application of AI and ML to agile development, testing and even portfolio management? For nearly two decades, many companies have utilized the principles within the Agile Manifesto to deliver faster time-to-market than traditional, or linear development models. Focus on Outcomes, not Metrics.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. No one sees the big picture. I had to learn to collaborate.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2022

Most teams use agile approaches because they want some feedback, internal and external, to guide the future product development. If we don't need feedback, we don't need an agile approach. Or to know when the team will finish the product development. Predictability vs. Option Discussion for Roadmaps.

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BCG

AUGUST 17, 2016

Agile development has gone mainstream, but the software development methodology that helped hundreds of Silicon Valley startups explode onto the scene has delivered decidedly mixed results for more traditional organizations. Article Wednesday, August 17, 2016.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Rather than debating the advantages of agile teams, why not start demonstrating them? Perhaps my journey to agile will help you figure out how to begin your own.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 21, 2022

Its current development is primarily driven by 4 major trends: connectivity, autonomous vehicles, shared mobility, and electrification. All of them turn a car into a computer on the road, which requires installation of corresponding software and introduction of numerous features. The need to shorten the time for product development.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

In Today’s Digital Economy, Agile Practices Can’t Be Limited to Just the IT and Development Realms. By Surya Panditi, SVP and GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies. Agile practices have a vital part to play in the rapid delivery and continuous maintenance of software-driven products and services.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we discussed the fact that we no longer needed physical face-to-face interactions. High-fidelity virtual interactions didn't exist when the guys got together at Snowbird to write the Agile Manifesto for Software Development.).

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.) That's not product development—and that's the first place we get stuck with Economies of Scale thinking. Product development requires teams who can learn together. But not for knowledge work or product development work.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. Consider the case of a software development company. They always call upon agility and balance. They can be frustrating.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. Consider the case of a software development company. They always call upon agility and balance. They can be frustrating.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

Whether it's through spreadsheets, software, or a whiteboard, it's important that everyone on the team is using the same method and frequency for tracking. With software, it's easier to see where you stand in meeting or exceeding goals and where adjustments need to be made to maximize what's working and address areas of weakness.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 24, 2020

” The tester said, “If the developers didn't put so many problems in, we'd be done by now.” ” The developer said, “If you didn't pressure me so much, I could have done a better job.” That's because product development is a system of work. I hate the word bug applied to software.

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LSA Global

MAY 13, 2024

Examples: Talent to Execute Your Business Strategy Challenges Sales Strategy Shift from Hardware to Software as a Service (SaaS) Consider the case of common strategy shift from selling hardware to selling a SaaS model. My company promotes a growth mindset of experimentation, learning, reflection , and development.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 6, 2022

A colleague unfamiliar with lifecycles or agility asked, “How can we use sprints in this approach?” See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.). And you don't have to use an agile approach to use an iteration. Software product development is learning. Understand Effective Iterations.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yes, the premise of my Agile and Lean Program Management book.) I have never seen those three conditions in any non-agile project, but that could be my experience and not universal. That's why many people were interested in the ratio of developers to testers back then. The tester is involved from the start of the project.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For years, we've used several metaphors to describe software product development: People-based metaphors, such as: Man-weeks for all the humans working on a project or a product. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. In product development, is it anyone's job to make a baby at work?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. See Agile Program Measurements to Visualize and Track Progress and Measure Cycle Time for my suggestions of what to measure.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 28, 2019

See the various kinds of products in Tactical Ideas for Agile Budgeting, Part 1 or in Manage Your Project Portfolio.). I wrote about that in Alternatives for Agile and Lean Roadmapping: Part 1, Think in Feature Sets and in Create Your Successful Agile Project. And, you'll want to create experiments, with a high rate of change.

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BCG

MARCH 22, 2017

Agile methodologies have given companies just what they need in the digital era: a collaborative and flexible way to develop software. Cross-functional teams, iterative development, and continual testing and feedback are powerful practices that have enabled companies to improve their development process.

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