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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Business Consulting Agency

MARCH 15, 2024

This data-driven approach enables companies to develop targeted marketing campaigns, product offerings, and messaging that resonate with their target audience, driving engagement and conversions. This data-driven approach allows companies to make informed decisions, allocate resources efficiently, and maximize marketing effectiveness.

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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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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 18, 2024

Strategic Technology Planning Technology consulting services assist companies in developing strategic technology plans aligned with business goals, objectives, and growth strategies. Enhanced scalability, agility, and adaptability to market changes. Reduced IT costs and optimized resource utilization.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Impact : Lack of clear direction or ineffective implementation can lead to wasted resources and missed opportunities. Impact : Dysfunctional teams or leadership issues hinder productivity, innovation, and company culture. Impact : Mitigating financial risks and ensuring better management of resources.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

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. Too many people think business agility is about the ability to do more of the same, faster.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 16, 2024

Marketing Strategy Assistance: Consultants develop tailored marketing strategies, encompassing digital, traditional, and innovative approaches. Benefits: Streamlined operations, improved productivity, and resource optimization. Benefits: A positive workplace culture, attracting and retaining top talent.

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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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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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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Market Entry Strategies US market entry consultants create customized entry strategies based on a company’s goals, resources, and target audience. Market entry consultants help companies identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them. Cost Efficiency Mistakes made during market entry can be expensive.

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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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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. The various development directors correspond to the various horizontal layers in the product. See Your Current Organization.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Consultants assist entrepreneurs in developing comprehensive and strategic plans, outlining the vision, mission, target market, competition analysis, and financial projections. Consultants assist in creating realistic financial projections, identifying funding sources, and developing strategies for securing capital.

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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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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Cultural and Communication Nuances Effective communication and cultural alignment are paramount for successful market entry. Local business experts bridge the gap between foreign companies and the US market by offering insights into cultural nuances, communication styles, and consumer expectations.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Strategic Planning Business consultants assist medium-sized companies in developing and refining their strategic plans. Strategic planning ensures that the business remains agile and responsive to changing market conditions. They help companies optimize their financial resources and ensure a healthy bottom line.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Creating an aligned and high performance culture that sets the stage for peak performance is about a lot more than just designing a corporate strategy and deploying the resources to deliver on it. To assess potential, you must use assess specific personality traits, motivation , and learning agility.

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Business Consulting Agency

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Strategic Entry Planning : Developing tailored market entry strategies aligned with the company’s goals, considering factors such as target audience, distribution channels, and competitive positioning.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 1, 2024

Yes, ask the cultural fit questions before you ask the technical skills questions. Especially if you want to use agile approaches. They want to know if the work is something they want to do, and if the company culture is a good fit for them. Mark Kilby and I developed a self-study Remote Interviewing workshop you might like.

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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. When we talk about man-weeks, or FTEs, or resources, when we mean human beings, we make it possible to be less congruent. See People are NOT FTEs.)

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This includes project plans, portfolios, programs, and the resource pool. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes. Flexibility : Epicflow is applicable to any project management methodology you stick to, including Agile.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized Leading Leaders Workshop. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 6, 2024

In Effective Agility Requires Cultural Changes: Part 1 , I said that real agile approaches require cultural change to focus on flow efficiency , where we watch the flow of the work , not the people doing tasks. What about those cultural changes? This is not an agile approach. Every effort has risks.

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LSA Global

JULY 6, 2018

If you know how to create a talent-centric culture, does a talent-centric culture create higher performance? Is knowing how to create a talent-centric culture the answer? The Definition of a Talent-Centric Culture. The knowledge of how to create a talent-centric culture matters. Putting Talent Front and Center.

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2022

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a highly customized 6-month Action Learning Program for Healthcare Leaders.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

.” If managers realize the teams don't have the tools, the time, the hard resources—whatever the teams need—the managers might rethink what they ask of the teams. Realize that an agile culture starts with the questions the managers pose and the answers they need. Teams would not multitask.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here we will explore the extensive and professional world of consulting services, highlighting how consultants contribute to the enhancement of digital marketing results, website development, advertising, operations, startups, international business, and much more. Here you can see one of the biggest impact of consulting services.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It prevents you from generating reliable cash-flow forecasts and makes it incredibly difficult to manage resources. Do you have the visibility you need to maximize resource utilization, track project status, and schedule new work? fusion development)? Bad data, in turn, leads to inaccurate timelines, estimates, budgets.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

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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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 27, 2019

If the team hands off work, they're working in resource efficiency, not flow efficiency. Note: In From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , Mark and I recommend any other approach than an agile approach if you don't have enough hours of overlap. for ways to use lifecycles other than waterfall or agile.

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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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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Existing politics, silos, and cultural misalignments that inhibit functions from fully following through on organization-wide plans and agreements. The current product development playbook is outdated, too detailed, and is not aligned with the new strategy. Learn more about getting aligned.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer. This leads to improved win rates, higher customer satisfaction, and better time management.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer. This leads to improved win rates, higher customer satisfaction, and better time management.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 23, 2022

Jenny has experienced what many of you have, too: Collaborative teams with diverse experiences can develop products customers want to buy. That means she needs to encourage more incremental development—and that the product teams feel as if the benefits and compensation are fair for everyone. Managing Product Development Blog.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2022

In Agile and Lean Program Management , I suggested two other views of large products. See Create Feedback Loops (Agile Approaches) for Hardware Products.). And, watch for resource efficiency thinking, not flow efficiency thinking. Also, the teams find it tempting to think of the common GUI and API as components. The Series.

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