Agile Development Document Metrics 
Johanna Rothman
MARCH 13, 2024
Every day, I hear more stories of agile coaches or Scrum Masters losing their jobs. Several reasons: No manager cares about “agile” even if they care about agility. So, selling “agile” into the organization doesn’t create any traction for change. You might not like these ideas.
Johanna Rothman
MARCH 18, 2024
That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. I assume you have some sort of functional product development expertise. If not, why are you in technical product development? This post is about your deep domain expertise, first in product, then in agility.
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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.
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. The tactics are clear, well-documented, and offered up in a myriad of flavors. A Quick Introduction to Agile Management. Related Video.
Johanna Rothman
MARCH 6, 2020
This is one of the reasons Mark and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams. Your team might not need an agile approach. The team’s project workspace so the team can put project documents in one specific place. This includes the team's board and the team's metrics. The place to gather team data.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. She works with individuals, teams, and leaders across the organization to resolve risks and see alternatives for their product development.
Harvard Business
AUGUST 23, 2018
Truth is, you can have the right portfolio of investments, the right metrics and governance, the right stage-gate development process, and the right talent on the right teams — but if you don’t design the right handoffs between your teams, all of that planning falls apart. But a sickening number of those investments fail.
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