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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) That's why I then asked people to review their product-oriented domain expertise and agile-focused domain expertise in Part 3. Especially, Agile is Not a Silver Bullet.

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How to Choose Your Management Role for Most Effective and Efficient Work

Johanna Rothman

And given the plethora of “agile” coaches, too many managers have relinquished their coaching roles to these (supposed) agilists. I feel another blog post coming on.) See Throughput: Why Salary Costs Matter Less Than You Think They Do and Flow Metrics and Why They Matter for Teams and Managers for the details.)

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Crafting a Strong Strategic Direction: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

You will know that you have more work to do if people are uncertain about shared goals or feel pulled in different directions by conflicting priorities or misaligned cultural expectations and metrics for success. To succeed, a strong strategic direction also requires flexibility and adaptability in responding to evolving market dynamics.

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

Johanna Rothman

She blogs on jrothman.com and createadaptablelife.com and writes columns around the web. As for certifications, as I write this in 2019, the agile community has too many framework battles. Along the way, she's learned about vanity metrics and metrics that work. I love the line about vanity metrics and metrics that work.

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Maximizing Agility and Leverage in the Global Organization

Kates Kesler

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. So why is it so hard to create networked, agile teams in large, global product companies? The global/local tension.

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6 Current Trends in Project Management [2024]: What to Prepare for?

Epicflow

Forecasting and decision-making Thanks to predictive analytics, PM tools analyze historical data along with current project metrics to predict how the project environment will change. Hybrid project management methodologies will also remain relevant instead of focusing on Agile for every kind of projects.

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How to use Timeboxes instead of Batch Planning: Visible Progress or Focus to Finish

Johanna Rothman

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers. Use Timeboxes to Make Visible Progress I have a variety of larger work: Books, fiction, and some blog posts (the ones that turn into series) New workshops Presentations Client work, which can vary from proposal to implementation and back again. That doesn't help anyone finish.

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