Agile Construction Efficiency Productivity 
Johanna Rothman
AUGUST 15, 2019
I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. This part is about how people want a recipe, The Answer, for how to get better at “Agile.” ” Before we can address what an answer might be, your need to know your why for an agile approach. Can “Agile” deliver on that?
Johanna Rothman
OCTOBER 24, 2023
For years, we've used several metaphors to describe software product development: People-based metaphors, such as: Man-weeks for all the humans working on a project or a product. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. I've been part of several construction projects, and they all used an iterative lifecycle.
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Johanna Rothman
AUGUST 19, 2019
I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. (I I didn't like what I saw at the Agile 2019 conference.) This part is about what “Agile” or “agile” means. I understand that people want what they perceive as the value “Agile” will bring them. Why a Manifesto?
Harvard Business
MARCH 1, 2018
In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S. oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011.
Johanna Rothman
JUNE 24, 2021
He thought agile approaches would work to “meet” and “enforce” deadlines. I asked Brad these questions: Do you have product or feature teams that are cross-functional and can release alone? ( Component teams create interdependencies and take much more time to finish work.). Why do you have deadlines?
Johanna Rothman
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Are you trying to make an agile framework or approach work? Maybe you've received a mandate to “go agile.” Or, maybe you're trying to fit an agile framework into your current processes—and you've got a mess. I've seen plenty of problems when people try to adopt “agile” wholesale.
Harvard Business
JUNE 24, 2016
We design products, experiences, and even business models. Just as you construct an investment portfolio differently for different investment objectives, you want construct your thinking portfolio. Experts and Optimizers work together to work out the details and find the efficiencies. But something is missing.
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