Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a consultant, I create many kinds of information products: both writing and speaking. That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. Worse, it's actually easier to experiment with software than it is with information products. Then, I take that short form idea and develop that enough to run an experiment.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

I discussed the origins of the agile approaches in Part 5. In this post, I'll discuss how you can create an agile approach that fits your context. Why should you create your own agile approach? You deserve an agile approach that helps you achieve the business outcomes you need. What do you need? Start with the Team.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Some of my clients have struggled with their project governance as they move to agile approaches. This kind of measurement is antithetical to agile principles. We can see it in an agile approach, because the more time we spend estimating up front, the longer it takes us to deliver that first increment of value.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers? Was I willing to support and coach the other people in Steve's group to all become “10x” developers?

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This guide aims to overcome the uncertainty of the Epicflow implementation process and to help our clients deploy the software smoothly and achieve positive results as quickly as possible. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes.

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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 use “agile” and “agile approach” in my writing. My title confused some of my ideal readers. Not confused.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 2, 2020

I had a conversation with a hardware engineer whose organization got the mandate, “Go agile or bust!” If you have a software-only product, you can minimize the cost of delivery and change, once you create this environment: Short build times. Pilot: What we worked with, as software people. None of that makes sense.

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones. In addition, changing requirements are commonplace for research and development projects. Will the developed product satisfy customers and be relevant in the market?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). So, how does big data create value for consulting firms?

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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. No one sees the big picture. I had to learn to collaborate.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

INFOSYS CONSULTING. Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. INFOSYS CONSULTING KEY STATS. INFOSYS CONSULTING HISTORY. Infosys Engagement Cost: .

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2022

Most teams use agile approaches because they want some feedback, internal and external, to guide the future product development. If we don't need feedback, we don't need an agile approach. Or to know when the team will finish the product development. Predictability vs. Option Discussion for Roadmaps.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we discussed the fact that we no longer needed physical face-to-face interactions. High-fidelity virtual interactions didn't exist when the guys got together at Snowbird to write the Agile Manifesto for Software Development.). What do you think?

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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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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility and Unearthing Your Project's Delays.) That's not product development—and that's the first place we get stuck with Economies of Scale thinking. Product development requires teams who can learn together. But not for knowledge work or product development work.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. Consider the case of a software development company. They always call upon agility and balance.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 20, 2022

Leadership is a lot like a ropes course – you are confronted with challenge after challenge, each one testing your skills and giving you an opportunity for personal development and team growth. Consider the case of a software development company. They always call upon agility and balance.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yes, the premise of my Agile and Lean Program Management book.) I have never seen those three conditions in any non-agile project, but that could be my experience and not universal. That's why many people were interested in the ratio of developers to testers back then. The tester is involved from the start of the project.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Whether it's through spreadsheets, software, or a whiteboard, it's important that everyone on the team is using the same method and frequency for tracking.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 24, 2020

” The tester said, “If the developers didn't put so many problems in, we'd be done by now.” ” The developer said, “If you didn't pressure me so much, I could have done a better job.” That's because product development is a system of work. I hate the word bug applied to software.

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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. In product development, is it anyone's job to make a baby at work?

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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?” See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.). And you don't have to use an agile approach to use an iteration. Software product development is learning. Understand Effective Iterations.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 28, 2019

See the various kinds of products in Tactical Ideas for Agile Budgeting, Part 1 or in Manage Your Project Portfolio.). I wrote about that in Alternatives for Agile and Lean Roadmapping: Part 1, Think in Feature Sets and in Create Your Successful Agile Project. And, you'll want to create experiments, with a high rate of change.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. See Agile Program Measurements to Visualize and Track Progress and Measure Cycle Time for my suggestions of what to measure.

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Most have supported quite a bit of advancement over the years, with developers rolling out new features that were never intended in the original design. It’s possible you’ll incur expensive software customization fees to accommodate previously unknown workflows and integrations. They’ve done an admirable job of keeping up.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Full disclosure: I met Andy back in 1999 at the Software Development conference. The post Catch Me on the People and Projects Podcast 337 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. I spoke with Andy Kaufman on his People and Projects Podcast 377. So we've known each other for a long time.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Hiring and developing great people to support you. Fundraising Products The Raisers Edge: Fundraising & Donor Management Online Fundraising Accept Donations Online CRM Charity Software Modules Direct Mail Fundraising Custom Reporting Constituent Relationship. Management System (Nonprofit CRM) CRM Charity Software (UK).

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In the context of project management, a roadmap can span across multiple timelines for continuous product development. A roadmap is crucial for visualizing a product’s strategy that is aligned with your business goals, while incorporating customer insights for future developments. Why do you need a product roadmap? BeHealthy Inc.,

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Talent Development Building on our last point, optimizing skills is an urgent priority as we move into 2024 — experts must learn to augment existing knowledge with AI and automation, use data to build valuable solutions, and at the same time, ensure that digital doesn’t diminish the human relationships still at the heart of the service-based org.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 21, 2018

Mark Kilby and I are almost done with the chapter on geographically dispersed teams with no (or very few) hours of overlap in our book about distributed agile teams. We are looking for any example of a team—agile or not—who successfully used/is using Follow the Sun. Follow the Sun is for product development.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

Let me tell you, our large enterprise clients’ processes are highly dependent upon software. We know that the pace of change around software is lightning-fast. Where our clients struggle and where we see challenges is not in the area of new product development. Download this podcast. Angelia Herrin, host.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 22, 2020

Even if you use an agile approach, you still can't create an impossible project. These folks had a software-only product, so their agile approach helped them finish work. The teams chose to: Use an agile approach. Notice that an agile approach buys you ways to break the constraints and create more floats.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I've been working with several managers at organizations large and small, who want to capitalize their software “earlier.” Note re capitalization: if you expense your product development, you pay all of the expenses (out of the operating budget) as you incur the expense. See Expensing vs Capitalizing for more details.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As an example, just look at legacy consulting. Digital agility. Technology enables greater agility. While these changes might seem like a lot to take on at once, they represent a path toward agility, adaptability, and long-term resilience. The one-size-fits-all model doesn’t cut it anymore.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2021

As I've been speaking about the Modern Management Made Easy books, people ask these questions: We're pretty good with our agile approach. These people tell me their career ladder doesn't work to enhance agility. Organizations reward people as individuals—but agility demands collaboration. Became a consultant.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Even when we had boxed software, that was less risky than trying to manage an impossible project. Agile approaches help us manage a ranked feature set in a specific time period (even if we don't use iterations). In my experience, unless you have infrequent deliveries, you don't have two constraints. You have one constraint.

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