Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

Several people on social media have denigrated the terms “project manager” and “program manager.” ” 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. Facilitating the team's collaboration.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 11, 2021

That often creates a problem: great technical people become insufficient managers. Let's not blame these people—many of them didn't want to become managers However, if people want more responsibility, the career ladder often forces people into management. Managers focus on the people. Influence Can Offer Movement.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 14, 2019

In Part 1 , I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team and every product. This post is about how management fits into agile approaches. Too often, managers think “agile” is for others, specifically teams of people. Managers Create and Refine the Culture.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Which levers does your team need to manage risk in your project? Isn't every iterative and incremental approach an agile approach? We often hear agile approaches are a mindset. An agile approach requires a change in culture at the team level, at the portfolio level, and in management. They don't collaborate.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 9, 2021

I said that when we focus on individual achievements and deliverables, we ignore the agile system of work. Worse, when we reward individual achievements we prevent an agile culture. That's because agile teams learn together as they create the product. Agile Behaviors for Learning and Working Together. Adaptability.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Whether implementing new technologies, restructuring operations, or fostering a culture of innovation, the role of change management, facilitated by adept business consulting services, is pivotal for companies of all sizes.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! AI to take the place of humans in product development. There is one silver bullet for product development—the speed of team learning time.

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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? Because your context is unique to you, your team, project, product, and culture. Remember, an agile approach starts with a team.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Manage for effectiveness. Anytime I've seen a successful innovation culture, I've seen these principles. Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Applies to management teams, too.). The post Want Business Agility?

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 19, 2023

L&D leaders have been instrumental in helping employers and employees pivot to pandemic protocols and navigate both remote and hybrid operations and corporate culture. When viewed in the context of an unstable or uncertain job market, continuous learning is essential to creating and maintaining an agile workforce and operations.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In the olden days, the project manager with the help of the team ranked.) Opportunities for More Agility. Because we release every time we finish a feature set, we have these opportunities for agility: Re-rank the remaining feature sets. Manage the project portfolio more easily because the project releases value more often.

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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.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 3, 2019

At the Influential Agile Leader workshop earlier this year, I led a session about scaling and how you might think about it. My experience is that when people use frameworks for larger efforts, they experience these unexpected side effects: The framework actions often require more manager-type people to control the actions of others.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 26, 2018

I started to think about the management signals we send, especially in an agile transformation. In From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , Mark and I developed this chart to show how agile approaches change the culture. When managers signal to the right, the organization can change.

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Asamby Consulting

MARCH 17, 2023

One of the most critical challenges facing small business owners is organizational development. In this blog post, we will explore what organizational development is and how small business owners can leverage it to achieve long-term success. What is Organizational Development? Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Flexible Organizational Culture: A culture that promotes openness to new ideas and approaches fundamentally fosters success.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2019

Most of my clients struggle with their agile transformation. The teams love agile approaches because they can work on their release frequency and technical excellence. The senior managers love the agile promise because they can see how agile approaches help the teams release a more constant flow of value.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

McKinsey & Company discovered that data-driven firms are 23 times more likely to acquire customers , six times more likely to retain them, and 19 times more likely to be profitable than their counterparts without a data-driven culture. When it comes to tracking your strategic goals, it's crucial to focus on the data that matters.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Instead, since the career ladder affects everyone, start with a small team who can solve this problem together—your peer management team. Enlist Your Peer Management Team. Every team's agile journey is unique.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

These are delays due to management decision time.). Manage your environment or culture. Manage Your Environment. I much prefer to start with organizational WIP (Work in Progress), to manage the project portfolio. See Manage Your Project Portfolio.) See Create Your Successful Agile Project for more details.)

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Agilent Technologies, separating from Hewlett Packard, turned to Deloitte to help facilitate the transaction and Deloitte in turn asked Steve Pratt to act as project lead. At the same time, a close friend of Pratt’s, Raj Joshi, was working hard, trying to develop new offshoring strategies that would keep Deloitte ahead of the field.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

Manage for effectiveness. Anytime I've seen a successful innovation culture, I've seen these principles. Let me address a little about business agility and innovation. Business agility allows us to create a culture where we plan to change. Applies to management teams, too.). Seek outcomes, not outputs.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

No one cares about a team's agility—with the possible exception of the team itself. But managers and customers do care about better products. 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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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 6, 2021

A manager said to me, “I'm responsible for this department of people.” ” He said, “I'm responsible for managing the people. When we ask managers to take responsibility for other people, we increase the possibility that they micromanage. But managers rarely can help with these practices.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

Are you a manager accustomed to Management by Walking Around and Listening (MBWAL) ? You have an opportunity to work differently as a manager. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. As a manager, you can ask teams to collaborate. You can use MBWAL with collocated teams.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 1, 2024

As part of their filtering process, potential clients/hiring managers want to see how you work. While managers think they will get useful results, too often, they don't. And because the hiring manager is only thinking of their time, they don't consider offering you any compensation for your time. That's fine.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 7, 2023

If you're trying to use an agile approach, what do you care about in terms of finishing: That the team finish the work, regardless of the personal or team cost? also called sustainable pace) Most of my management clients feel torn. When teams collaborate, these managers have no idea how to assess anyone's performance.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2023

Organizational Agility — Do You Have an Adaptable Enough Corporate Culture? But if that organization does not also have a healthy degree of cultural flexibility, they may not survive. Do you have an adaptable enough corporate culture to thrive during times of change? How people think, behave, and work matters.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Customers enjoy the benefit of new features sooner.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 7, 2023

Poorly managed S&P 500 CEO and C-suite transitions result in annual losses of close to $1 trillion. Identify and develop talent Succession planning enables organizations to identify and develop talented employees who have the potential to take on leadership roles in the future.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. The “Typical Product Development Organization” shows the kind of organization I see most often. .” ” There is a senior functional manager, where the function is Engineering or IT or some name like that.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 16, 2024

Financial Management Assistance: Consultants provide insights into financial planning, budgeting, and cash flow management. Marketing Strategy Assistance: Consultants develop tailored marketing strategies, encompassing digital, traditional, and innovative approaches. Benefits: Access to new markets, resources, and expertise.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development. Here is what leaders need to know to be more inclusive in strategy development and how to overcome three common barriers. Development. The first step is to listen.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

To overcome inertia, businesses should foster a culture of innovation by creating space for employees to challenge the status quo and propose new ideas. For example, Google popularized the 20% Rule , under which it has traditionally allowed employees to spend up to 20% of their paid work time on developing personal projects.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Impact : Dysfunctional teams or leadership issues hinder productivity, innovation, and company culture. Financial Planning and Management : Consulting Services’ Assistance : Consultants provide financial guidance, assisting in budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.

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Business Consulting Agency

MARCH 11, 2024

Supply Chain Management: Efficient supply chain management is crucial for e-commerce businesses to meet customer demands, reduce fulfillment costs, and ensure timely deliveries. They assess organizational structures, identify bottlenecks, recommend automation tools, and facilitate agile practices to improve efficiency and adaptability.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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