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Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

So when does it make sense to customize your agile approach to gain a strategic advantage? They want an agile approach, so they started with Scrum. The first was not waiting for the end of an iteration to demo or release. They demo'd every week on Wednesday mornings and then they released after the demo. We do what works.”

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Epicflow Implementation Guide: Essential Steps and Best Practices

Epicflow

After that, they are given access to a simple demo environment with a standard set of configurations, where they can test how our system works. If your company uses other project management tools like Jira, MS Project, or Oracle Primavera, the demo environment will be adjusted accordingly. Data adjustment and integration.

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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

In Part 1 , I suggested that when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. There might be a “centralized” function for these groups, but all the people developing and supporting this product are in the product line. Except, the new development was delayed.

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Leadership May Not Be the Problem with Your Innovation Team

Harvard Business

We expected people to point the finger at leadership (or lack thereof) to explain their organizations’ innovation struggles. While respondents did note some gaps in leadership effectiveness, they were more likely to highlight opportunities for their team members to improve. Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.

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Large Features and Long Deadlines Mean You Have a Gantt Chart, Not a Roadmap

Johanna Rothman

The teams want to use an agile approach so they can incorporate learning. The managers might even think this is roadmap reflects an agile approach. There's nothing about this roadmap that's agile. You can decide if you need an agile approach. Demo on a regular cadence. The managers want rigid roadmaps.

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How Scrum Masters Use Facilitative Leadership Especially When Planning, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I recommend the team end an iteration in the middle of a week. The Wednesday Agenda 9:30- 10 am (or thereabouts) demo the progress the team made. Notice When the Meeting Goes Sideways Meetings, just like the product development, can go sideways. See What's Wrong With Wednesday?

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age.

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