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Unemployed Agilists: How to Increase Your Value to Get a Great Job, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. This post is about your deep domain expertise, first in product, then in agility. Assess Your Product Subject Matter Domain Expertise There are at least two kinds of domain expertise: the product itself, and agile/lean expertise.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities.

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Automotive Industry 2022: Overcoming Project Challenges

Epicflow

The trends shaping the automotive industry in 2022 will certainly have an impact on its companies’ projects. The automotive industry is moving towards the new future by leaps and bounds. A lack of skilled resources is a common problem for most industries these days, especially those that deal with technology and manufacturing.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 5: Summary

Johanna Rothman

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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Retire These Metaphors & Reframe the Discussion to be More Effective

Johanna Rothman

See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. Demo inside the organization. When those of us who aren't in the construction industry talk about construction, we think it's planning and then delivery. Those pesky FTEs don't need health care or any of the other perks that come with employment. See People are NOT FTEs.)

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5 Ways to Help Employees Keep Up with Digital Transformation

Harvard Business

Kassir Hussain, former director of Connected Home, told us: “In a space that can often be confusing and frustrating to consumers, our focus on regular user interviews, meetings, tests, and demos allowed us to build a product that was simple, easy to use, and addressed real consumer needs.” Help Employees Embrace Agility.

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Leadership May Not Be the Problem with Your Innovation Team

Harvard Business

About 1,500 people completed the assessment, representing organizations across industries at different stages of maturity. Condition 3: Flexible Structure maximizes speed and agility. The MIT Media Lab’s motto is “Demo or die,” and for good reason. Innovation teams must adapt and evolve based on new insights.