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How to Create Better Products With Much Less of a Backlog

Johanna Rothman

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers for why this happens.) Remember this: If your customers want to use your product, make it easy for them to do so. Because product problems cause several other problems: The customers have to decide if the aggravation of using this product outweighs the defects.

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COVID-19 Economic Recovery & Metrics

CaseInterview.com

Second, I ask for specific metrics from their business. My job when doing a patient assessment is to capture the initial data set, track those metrics over time, and figure out the story the data is telling me. As I started to get better at understanding, recognizing, and interpreting these key metrics, I had an epiphany.

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Fun Discussion with Luke Pivac About Agility and Employment

Johanna Rothman

Here's the video: We discussed several topics: My recent Unemployed Agilists posts. That link just goes to the first post) My most recent book: Project Lifecycles: How to Reduce Risks, Release Successful Products, and Increase Agility. Luke Pivac, a colleague from New Zealand, interviewed me last week.

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An Illuminating Conversation with Tobias Schlottke About Modern Management

Johanna Rothman

We included topics from my programming experience, why multitasking is a disaster, and how to use flow metrics to understand reality. We remain the fabulous, messy, and unique individuals who need to learn how to work together to create useful and innovative products. I hope you listen. I hope you listen. Prefer to watch it?

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Consulting Tip #6: Use Your Intellectual Property to Build Political Capital

Johanna Rothman

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. I'm sure I do not.

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Five Tips for Managers of Newly Dispersed Teams

Johanna Rothman

Substitute video for MBWAL. If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. The better the team learns together, the better the product is.

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Black Friday Cyber Monday Agency Deals, Discounts, and Savings Round Up

Kai Davis

Here is a selection of services and products from friends and colleagues that help meet your needs and help you grow. Specials on Kai's Products 34% off Quick Start Roadmapping Get the complete Quick Start Roadmapping for $99 (instead of $150). You'll get the book, resources, SOPs, guides, templates, and videos.

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