Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Now, it's time for Economies of Scale and how that ties into resource efficiency thinking. See the Wikipedia article.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. I recommend a working group of 3-5 people. Educate them.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Even if a 5 to 7-person team falls into the Everyone Starts Their Own Story trap (see Who’s Playing Agile Schedule Games? or Create Your Successful Agile Project ), the team can still know what's going on. Then, I watched Drunk Agile Episode 75: Team Size. Each of these three groups was their own functional “team.”

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In Part 1 , I suggested that when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. In this part, I’ll discuss an option for a product-oriented organization. Consider a Product-Oriented Organization. That includes product ownership. How Many Managers Do You Need?

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Productivity Agile Efficiency Management 65

Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

No one else in Steve's group could do this. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Maybe even draw a picture of when the story/product completes. (I All the ways John's code connected—or didn't—to the rest of the product.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

They are too busy listening to their loudest and biggest customers that they fail to respond to the small competitor who has employed a new technology to build a low cost yet good enough product for a small niche market of price sensitive customers. Although he was eventually defeated, Napoleon held his ground through efficiency and agility.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. The group was surprised several times by the demands of external stakeholders. This story is not unique. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Specifics of Project Management for Manufacturing Companies The manufacturing environment deals with creating physical products, which in turn embraces a variety of processes that should be properly managed. This challenge is complexified by the demand for the high quality of delivered products and a lack of human resources.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 30, 2023

The more training you offer, the more efficient and effective employees are in a role. This is because they are better equipped to handle tasks, solve problems, and deliver high-quality work–all of which impact organizational productivity. Retaining existing employees is far more cost-efficient than hiring and training new talent.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, the technology group will stop working on all the managers' projects. The technology group will get at least two weeks to work on projects that will make their work lives easier or better. The technology group has a long list, too. Instead of evaluating them separately, group them together and create a program.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. Maybe this group includes you. 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. Insight Center.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Digital agility. Technology enables greater agility. While these changes might seem like a lot to take on at once, they represent a path toward agility, adaptability, and long-term resilience. It’s lowered the barriers to entry in a space that, until recently, was only accessible to a select group of professionals.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 7, 2022

Resilience’, ‘agility’ and ‘holistic thinking’ are all features of effective business management that have gained widespread consensus approval, but the meaning behind these catchphrases often becomes blurred by the hype. The rise of cloud digital services is a textbook example of the economic phenomenon of specialisation.

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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. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. Related Video.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Are product or service choices shifting? Consider conducting focus groups or distributing surveys to get customer feedback, and pay close attention to what is said in the reviews you are getting online. Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

To take advantage of this opportunity place focus on building agility, aligning the organization, operating as a team of teams, and developing your people. Build Agility. While it is easy to say these pivots were a result of agility, it is important to differentiate between “brilliant improvisation” and a repeatable capability.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Forum participants will have an opportunity to learn from inspirational project management leaders as well as attend masterclasses revealing the aspects of delivering sustainable projects, Agile transformation, application of technologies, and more. is the largest Agile conference in Central Europe. PMO London 2024 June, 18-19.

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Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Agility” is the management word of the decade for sure. But to move with agility in a complex organization requires leaders to be confident that important decisions are being made at the right level and location across the enterprise. Efficiencies are lost in the cost of overhead. Production performance.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

I was working in resource efficiency. Note: As a manager in a company a decade or so later, I filled out timesheets for everyone in my group. I asked them: did they want products done or timesheets done? The product was more important.). Weekly or monthly releases if you're not using an agile approach. Often, no.

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When employees have less distractions at work, it increases their productivity and performance, resulting in a better profitability for the organization. With the lack of an office environment, employees working alone could have a sense of isolation, which might lead to low productivity. Check out our privacy policy.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Are product or service choices shifting? Consider conducting focus groups or distributing surveys to get customer feedback, and pay close attention to what is said in the reviews you are getting online. Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies.

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Asamby Consulting

MARCH 17, 2023

Organizational development (OD) is a process aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization. Organizational development can help small businesses overcome these challenges by: Improving Efficiency: Small businesses often have limited resources, and they need to make the most of what they have.

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). Too many meetings will slowly weaken productivity by splintering everyone's work into small chunks and reducing their time for deep work. And with less productivity comes less impact and/or innovation.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

Organizations can now engage with customers and employees like never before, and the virtual environment holds the potential to drive operational efficiencies, save time and money, and open the exploration of new commercial avenues. Agile organizations are connected organizations. This age is ripe with opportunity. Connectivity.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2016

On the one hand, they desperately seek greater agility; on the other, they genuinely want to include all the right stakeholders in their processes. Customers and clients demand greater agility, and employees and partners expect greater empowerment. But effective agility frequently demands inclusive stakeholder involvement.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Now, these things are crucial to boosting business agility and enabling “citizen developers.” Workers will always look for tools, processes, and approaches to improve efficiency and productivity. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Similar to the way you continue to switch up your workout program to strengthen a new muscle group, or travel to a new country to expand your worldview (both positive examples of change), employees and clients can largely benefit from change. Anything less is bad practice. Embracing Change.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Similar to the way you continue to switch up your workout program to strengthen a new muscle group, or travel to a new country to expand your worldview (both positive examples of change), employees and clients can largely benefit from change. Anything less is bad practice. Embracing Change.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Operational excellence, customer intimacy, or product leadership — successful companies excel in one dimension and perform well in the others. While some banks and insurers were known for their service or products, most have long focused on operating as efficiently as possible. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Those that successfully harvest vast troves of data can improve productivity; make faster and more accurate decisions; reduce costs; increase competitive advantage; discover new business models and innovations; and better engage customers, employees, and partners. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud.

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Outcomes must work not only for the business itself but also for the greater good of a larger group—consumers, the workforce, shareholders, communities, and the environment. Living: Business will combine external awareness and a highly agile organization that continually reshapes and adapts to a volatile market.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Clearly these leaders believe that digitalization offers exciting new, technology-enabled ways for organizations to engage with stakeholders, deliver a superior experience across the life cycle of their business, manage costs, and improve productivity.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

There’s no question that legacy IT systems are too slow and rigid for the agility that digital business demands. In the past, IT just provided direct services to the operating groups, according to Chief Information Officer Hector Calva. “Today everything is aligned with the COEs,” he said.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

This collaborative approach is no longer optional: No single company, deploying only its own products or services, can capture IoT’s value by itself, and certainly not with the speed required in today’s digital market. These groups must work together. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. The reason?

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Fanatical attention to the design and management of scalable processes, routines, and a working culture by which simple, stand-alone, and standardized products are sold globally at a predictable, and therefore manageable, volume, quality, and cost. It wins by pursuing high performance in each area and by using each to support the others.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Many organizations are looking for ways to become more agile. This group was concerned that working faster could create errors or mistakes. We meet many groups that, when challenged to work faster, worry doing so will cause errors and poor quality. They were excellent at marketing projects, programs or products.

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