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Clarify the Difference Between Outputs, Outcomes, and Benefits

Johanna Rothman

Or a chapter in a book. I publish a wide variety of blog posts and books about agility in all forms. In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I offered ways to rethink any given team's approach to agility. I offered the outcome: a complete book. That's why I hate the idea of ROI for any kind of product.

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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

.” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams. Agile approaches can help teams improve, and many teams do release value faster. I always estimate how long my books take. I'm still experimenting with my book writing to make it faster.).

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What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today

Harvard Business

Each outbound communication is measured individually for immediate ROI. ” The app can tell them if they are running light on bookings, and soon they’ll be able to activate marketing campaigns to increase same day reservations. These members are 2.6 times more likely to stay with Kaiser Permanente two years later.

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From meeting-heavy to essential meetings only

Asamby Consulting

In early 2022, we conducted retrospectives for past client work (as you do in an agile team), and we've also found this pattern. After all, it comes down to the ROI: Do the results that I get out of a meeting exceed the cost of that meeting, i.e. labor cost AND opportunity cost? BOOK A CALL AND BOOST PRODUCTIVITY!

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