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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. That’s because potential employers think these jobs are staff positions.

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Two Ways (& One Caution) to Use an Iteration Contents Chart to See Project Progress

Johanna Rothman

See the flow metrics newsletter.) Maybe they can for features, but definitely not for defects. This is one of the effects of multitasking: unexpected defects “appear” because we're distracted. Then, the aging increases, the WIP goes up, and the throughput goes down. I used to think so, too. But I was wrong.

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Consultants and Candidates: No Free Work. Ask for Reasonable Compensation

Johanna Rothman

Especially if you want to use agile approaches. See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter.) You don't need a lot of auditions or tests, and you're definitely not wasting a candidate's time. That's because people who fit with the organization can learn fast. The candidate has a mirror image perspective.

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Using AI and Machine Learning for Agile Development and Portfolio Management - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CA TECHNOLOGIES

Harvard Business

But, what about the application of AI and ML to agile development, testing and even portfolio management? For nearly two decades, many companies have utilized the principles within the Agile Manifesto to deliver faster time-to-market than traditional, or linear development models. Focus on Outcomes, not Metrics.

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Maximizing Agility and Leverage in the Global Organization

Kates Kesler

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. Agility and scale rarely co-exist in the design of the organizational operating model. A new definition of ‘center-led’. Market conditions drive role definition. The global/local tension.

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Are You Assessing Executive Capabilities to Close Key Gaps?

LSA Global

Behavioral Traits Once you have an agreed upon list of core leadership competencies and definitions, your next step is to define the measurable and specific micro-behaviors for each competency. To assess potential, you must use assess specific personality traits, motivation , and learning agility.

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How Leaders Can Focus on the Big Picture

Harvard Business

Although there are different definitions of this term floating around, when I talk with executives, I use it to mean managing the big issues rather than the small ones. what this produces for the business and for shareholders — the critical outcome metrics by which the organization will be judged.