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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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

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. Team-based “agile” is not enough.

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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. I asked if any of the teams succeeded at using an agile approach at the team level. They don't have the information they needed when they need it. I explained how in Agile and Lean Program Management.).

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

You want business agility. The people and teams continue to experiment with agile behaviors. Every team's agile journey is unique. So is each manager's agile journey. They might have valuable information. If some people aren't sure, they might not be as far along in their agile journey. Educate them.

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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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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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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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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. Insight Center.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2020

In the agile and lean communities, we talk a lot about transparency. This image is the transparency principle we used in From Chaos to Distributed Agile Teams. I see the most product and program success when the various teams create transparency between them, the middle of the continuum. That's the full-product transparency.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 16, 2024

Benefits: Informed decision-making, allowing businesses to position themselves effectively in the market. Benefits: Financial stability and informed decision-making for sustainable growth. Benefits: Streamlined operations, improved productivity, and resource optimization.

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Business Consulting Agency

MARCH 11, 2024

They assist businesses in defining their unique value proposition, optimizing product positioning, and identifying target markets for strategic growth. This data-driven approach provides actionable insights for optimizing marketing campaigns, product offerings, and customer engagement initiatives.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This knowledge is invaluable for making informed decisions and tailoring strategies to the US market’s unique nuances. Cultural Adaptation Understanding cultural nuances is crucial for success in any market. This cultural sensitivity builds trust and fosters a deeper connection with the target audience.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This localized knowledge equips foreign companies with the information needed to tailor their products, services, and marketing strategies for optimal resonance with the American audience. Cultural and Communication Nuances Effective communication and cultural alignment are paramount for successful market entry.

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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. Based on a little investment from you and the candidate, you have enough information on a candidate's skills to know whether or not to proceed. See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter.)

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 28, 2019

You have an agile roadmap to see where you're headed. Your team hates having to translate the agile planning into more traditional planning. If you're in this pickle, your manager might think your agile team doesn't replan very often. That manager might assume your team uses an agile approach only as a way to deliver.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

.” 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. Under one condition: How much information do you ask the teams to deliver so you can decide?

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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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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2022

Grit, curiosity, agility, courage and so much more. In this spirited talk, he highlights three important changes we should understand for better productivity and calls for a stronger culture of “smart failure.” ” How company culture can thrive in a distributed, hybrid world. Leading change looks like this.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Strategic planning ensures that the business remains agile and responsive to changing market conditions. This data-driven approach enables medium-sized companies to make informed decisions and tailor their products or services to meet market demand effectively. This leads to increased productivity and profitability.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 11, 2024

By tapping into consultants’ expertise, clients gain access to valuable insights, benchmarking data, and proven strategies that drive informed decision-making and operational excellence. A survey by PwC revealed that 61% of CEOs believe that industry-specific insights are critical for business growth. trillion by 2025.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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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. The better the team learns together, the better the product is. See Product Orientation Requires Technical Excellence ).

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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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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Finding valuable insights: Structured and unstructured data sources can uncover patterns and relationships that reveal customer needs, expose system vulnerabilities and improve productivity and performance. Tailoring products to individual needs: Big data allows an organisation to narrowly segment customers. Image: Pexels. References.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 6, 2021

I also define the products and what the people need to deliver.” Why not be responsible to the people instead of for the people and products?” We talk a lot about self-organizing teams when we talk about agility. These teams: Understood their goals for the products and services they developed or supported.

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Comatch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

They also allow teams to update and gather information on ongoing work quickly and easily, reducing the risk of miscommunication. . Aside from Scrum, it’s the most important agile approach. The bank implemented the agile approach across all departments, not just IT. Improved Productivity. Quicker Adjustment Time.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The leaders in the Facilitative Leadership Workshop faced the following challenges: High expectations to take, promote, and encourage a cross-functional and program focus vs. the predominant product and function focus that most of their internal customers follow and are rewarded for.

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Business Consulting Agency

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This empowers entrepreneurs to make informed decisions and ensures their products or services align with market demands. Consultants provide guidance on hiring processes, team structure, and fostering a positive organizational culture, ensuring entrepreneurs have the right people to execute their vision.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. Can everyone access the information they need? Agility Evolution Agile transformation represents an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

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LSA Global

MAY 11, 2023

Why an Organizational Structure Designed to Promote Employee Engagement Matters Findings from our organizational culture assessment tell us that most employees feel like their companies are in a constant state of organizational flux driven by the accelerating pace of organizational change and never-ending industry disruption.

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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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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2021

I see too much micromanagement, even in supposedly agile organizations. ” When we have insufficient trust, morale and the products deteriorate. Instead, we can extend trust and keep innovating for morale and the products. ” Or, when a manager imposes a “standard” agile approach.

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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. It's time for performance reviews.

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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. The better the team learns together, the better the product is. See Product Orientation Requires Technical Excellence ).

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Organizations, processes, and cultures will be integrated for weeks and months after the organizations come together, causing disruption and uncertainty. In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Change agility requires an answer to the question “Why?”,

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

The three towers, which dominate the landscape of the Gangnam district, were built to consolidate many of the activities of the firm; their imposing presence is emblematic of the company’s hierarchal culture. Killing products isn’t easy. They invest significant resources in research, marketing, and distribution.

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