Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

They've started to use agile approaches. There's a great introduction article, Capitalization of software development costs.). Capitalization for Agile Work. Let me walk you through an example of a 5-person agile team. But, what happens if you don't have an agile project? Why Capitalize?

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BCG

JULY 19, 2017

Article Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Too often, agile remains confined to software development. But companies that successfully implement agile across their entire enterprise can create an exceptional customer experience and gain an edge over the competition.

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Epicflow

JUNE 8, 2022

Agile has become the most popular methodology in recent years and has proven its efficiency for millions of companies already so nobody has any doubts about it today. Being agile means being flexible enough to adequately and timely react to any alterations of your project environment and any external changes that may happen at any time.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 5, 2023

Regardless of your industry, you will likely experience vast differences between cultural expectations among employees, challenges in attracting and retaining culturally diverse talent, and the growing need to develop intercultural professionals and leaders. Cross-cultural differences require leaders with cultural agility.

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Read the article to find out how to cope with the uncertainty in R&D projects and increase the chances of achieving desired outcomes. Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones.

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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 don't talk about the Agile Manifesto for Software Development every time. Many product owners are technical. Not confused.

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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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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 30, 2024

This article explores how consulting services contribute to the success of startups, small businesses, and larger enterprises, supported by facts, statistics, and real-world examples. Business consulting services offer strategic agility, helping enterprises adapt to change, improve efficiency, and maintain competitiveness.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Our research at the Agile Talent Collaborative reinforces findings from Accenture and other consulting and research firms: the use of freelancers — or agile talents as we call them — is growing, and for reasons that go well beyond cost efficiency. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Insight Center.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

This article will delve deeper into four ways in which AI is reshaping the world of finance, improving data analysis, and redefining decision-making processes. AI algorithms can scan news articles and social media posts in real-time, capturing market sentiment and identifying factors that may impact stock prices or market trends.

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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. See the article Unearthing Your Project's Delays.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. Yes, emotions.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This article aims to shed light on the power of governance and how to create a transformative governance structure. Adopt Agile Frameworks: A transformative governance structure should be adaptive so that it can respond to a rapidly evolving business landscape.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The first occurred at a conference, using an article I wrote. Soon after I published Manage Your Project Portfolio , I wrote an article, Project Portfolio Decisions–Decisions For Now. That article has an image that shows how the work flows through the portfolio. Develop Your List of Topics. Plagiarism in Writing.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

” “Sam, a new developer, started on Monday. I wrote this How2Create a Buddy Program article years ago. Mark and I wrote about this extensively in From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams. In addition, Mark and I offered more ideas in the hiring chapter in From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 5, 2024

As such, employers should be aware of the impact hiring higher-paid external talent can have on their teams, conduct regular pay equity analyses to ensure that any disparities are fully explainable, and develop the agility necessary to adjust wages as soon as any inequities are identified.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. Corporations developed large corporate units dedicated to it. The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. The world appeared predictable.

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BCG

AUGUST 17, 2016

Article Wednesday, 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.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Agile approaches don’t go far enough in solving this problem because they focus on pivoting quickly — being reactive — rather than avoiding the problems to begin with. In doing so, project leaders can uncover and solve for some of the project’s biggest questions and risks first, before scaling to full execution.

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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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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Cloud tools and technologies are influencing the future of data science work in two key areas: scaling resources and improving workforce agility. If organizations want to make use of these capabilities, though, they also need to develop strong data security and privacy frameworks when operating in a cloud environment.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2023

Over the last two decades, technology developers have utilized the agile methodology to work more effectively. As sales teams are stretched thin and face change initiatives and strategy shifts, using the sprints made popular by agile can help them focus on priorities that will drive results.

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Emerson Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Many people are under the assumption that, in order to write an article for publication, you need to be a professional writer. That said, why aren’t more business professionals seeking the benefits of publishing articles and actually doing it? Contrary to popular belief, the road to regularly publishing articles is uncomplicated.

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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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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

In this article, we will explore the transformative power of AI in business and five key areas where it is being successfully implemented. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets. Zuhair Imaduddin is an Innovation Development Analyst at JPMorgan Chase.

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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.) See the Wikipedia article. If you read the article above or any of the other articles you can find online, you might notice Economies of Scale focus on production—specifically manufacturing production.

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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. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2022

It was an enriching experience, and the skills developed during this process could be useful in a corporate environment. The ability to interpret data can be useful in many contexts, and allow young professionals to learn in a more self-directed, flexible, and agile way.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 4, 2017

I find these particularly relevant to personal development, as individuals often must resolve the tensions between competing values and traits and must carefully monitor their own strengths so those strengths don’t lapse into weaknesses. On the other side of the spectrum, great leaders are agile.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2020

Three tips to avoid going back to your old bureaucratic ways.

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Harvard Business

JULY 2, 2018

Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. For these reasons, modern crisis teams are turning from command-and-control systems to more adaptive, agile approaches.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the heart of these challenges and provide actionable tips to overcome them. For example, Google popularized the 20% Rule , under which it has traditionally allowed employees to spend up to 20% of their paid work time on developing personal projects.

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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. Related Video.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the spirit of becoming more adaptive , organizations have rushed to implement Agile software development. But many have done so in a way that actually makes them less agile. These companies have become agile in name only, as the process they’ve put in place often ends up hurting engineering motivation and productivity.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional 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?” Nonfiction, fiction, books, articles—you name it. See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.). And you don't have to use an agile approach to use an iteration. It's often a week or more.

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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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