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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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Fun Discussion with Luke Pivac About Agility and Employment

Johanna Rothman

(That link just goes to the first post) My most recent book: Project Lifecycles: How to Reduce Risks, Release Successful Products, and Increase Agility. In addition, here's the unedited transcript: Agile _ Adapt – Expert Talk – Johanna Rothman – April 2024 in docx format. I hope you enjoy this one.

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How to Use Flow Metrics to See if Your Economies of Scale Offer Value, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

See my pairing, swarming, and mobbing post or the Project Lifecycles book.) See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.) Ignorance of the flow metrics. Luckily, the flow metrics help everyone see where the teams have value and where there is just cost.

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP November 9, 2023

Johanna Rothman

This excerpt is from the Project Lifecycles book, almost ready for release. No one cares about a team's agility—with the possible exception of the team itself. The managers care when the team can release those products—that's why managers use capitalization metrics. That's why more agility in product development matters.

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Strategy Behind More Agile Budgeting, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

I suggested ways to think about more agile budgeting in part 1. Publish that book? Also, see From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams. You can use incremental funding, incremental budgeting, and lean metrics to manage the project portfolio and adapt. Use the data you need to have a more agile approach.

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Consultants and Candidates: No Free Work. Ask for Reasonable Compensation

Johanna Rothman

Especially if you want to use agile approaches. See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter.) More Reading and Resources See these books: Hiring Geeks That Fit Manage Your Job Search I stopped writing under the HTP category on my site, but the archive is still there, and is evergreen.

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How HR Can Become Agile (and Why It Needs To)

Harvard Business

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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