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Geographically Distributed Agile Teams Webinar Dec 17, 2019

Johanna Rothman

I'm stoked to do a webinar with Tom Henrickson, 8 Principles for Successful Distributed Agile Teams. We'll be live on December 17, 2019, at 2pm Eastern. Register here: 8 Principles for Successful Distributed Agile Teams. My slides are all ready. And, I bet Tom will ask me a question that sets me off on a rant.

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Agile Transformation Secrets Series Posted

Johanna Rothman

I just finished a series for my Pragmatic Manager newsletter about Agile Transformation Secrets: Part 1: Manage for Change. I wrote this series because I find that many people get a little confused about an agile transformation. They think an agile approach will work because they can predict and commit better.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 5: Summary

Johanna Rothman

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.

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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

While we should guard against generalizing behavior and ignoring individual differences, each generational cohort tends to represent distinctive worldviews, ideals, and conflict management styles, making the workplace the “central theater” for the manifestation of generational identity (Lyons et al, 2019). 2019, June 10).

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Six things the smartest consulting firms will be thinking about in 2019

The Source

Agility: In a skittish market, it pays to think ahead. New service design: We still haven’t found the right phrase to describe the next generation of “managed services” clients tell us they’d like to see. No consulting firm can get everything right all of the time, but keeping these six things front of mind in 2019 will help.

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Podcasts About Remote Teams

Johanna Rothman

Mark Kilby and I have had the pleasure of being guest on a couple of podcasts that released this week: We spoke with Shane Hastie at Agile 2019. Here is the podcast: Johanna Rothman & Mark Kilby on Their Book From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams.

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Transforming Information Technology at a Large State Agency

Brimstone Consulting

The solutions were tailored to incorporate Agile principles, methods, and tools. Because Agile takes different forms in different organizations, Brimstone worked with the client to ensure the solutions reflected their unique application of Agile. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.