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Consider Product Options with Minimum Outcomes

Johanna Rothman

Or, the product owner thinks you can do more. Agile approaches are not about doing more. Agile approaches encourage us to do the least we need to do, to the best of our abilities, to get feedback, so we can do it again. See Agile Transformation: Practice Change, Part 2 for an example.). The MVP is not the entire product.

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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. That would be resilient.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Finding valuable insights: Structured and unstructured data sources can uncover patterns and relationships that reveal customer needs, expose system vulnerabilities and improve productivity and performance. Tailoring products to individual needs: Big data allows an organisation to narrowly segment customers. 2018, 3 September).

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 1: Frame the Proposal

Johanna Rothman

I got the idea for this series from Chris Murman's talk at Agile 2019 and from all my shepherding for the Agile 20xx and XPxx conferences. (If For example, I only offer talks for people using agile approaches or trying to. Because I restrict my consulting work to people who want to use agile approaches. (I

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Designing an Effective Cloud Center of Excellence

Kates Kesler

For example, in the case of the client-centric, omnichannel distribution bank, success required sales and product teams to collaborate more seamlessly to the benefit of the client. 1 Source: 2019 Accenture Expectation vs Reality Global Survey of 200 senior IT executives across 200 companies having revenues in excess of $1 billion annually.

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Ecommerce vs. brick-and-mortar: Unlocking retail success in 2022

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Customers feel the product and build relationships with the brand. Brands who understand their audience and explain how their products bring in a human value can beat a competitor’s price and location. Interactive moments: Experiential retail can be successful without a person ever buying a product.

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 5: Write Your Bio

Johanna Rothman

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. She works with individuals, teams, and leaders across the organization to resolve risks and see alternatives for their product development.