Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

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. ” Or mine, “Explore and support effective ways of managing product development.”

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 28, 2019

I suspect the first question is how much change do you need in your product, not how good your information is, or how much planning you need. See the various kinds of products in Tactical Ideas for Agile Budgeting, Part 1 or in Manage Your Project Portfolio.). How Long Does Your Information Have Value? All planning costs money.

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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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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 29, 2020

important;}”] A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. The current environment requires agility and agility, Bob Weiler reminds us, starts with market realities. Andy continues, “It is the most current information you’re going to get. Market Realities. Critical Issues.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution.

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Brimstone Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

The office of information technology that serves agencies across a state government system set a goal of becoming a high-performing and customer-centric service provider. The solutions were tailored to incorporate Agile principles, methods, and tools. CASE STUDY. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

important;}”] Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution.

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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. My very first job out of school was a development role on a very large telecommunications system for the Department of Defense.

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Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I am all for further development of those types of resources and educational models, recognizing their benefits, challenges, and limitations. As an example, I have often told students that they will likely see Scrum/Agile project management methods when they go into the working world. That means focusing on multiple connections.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Some of my clients have struggled with their project governance as they move to agile approaches. Then, assumptions change, needs change, the market changes, and the information has little to no value. The time people spent generating that information was a waste. This kind of measurement is antithetical to agile principles.

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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

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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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 29, 2020

A conversation on agile strategy and opportunity with Andy Frawley and Bob Weiler. The current environment requires agility and agility, Bob Weiler reminds us, starts with market realities. Andy continues, “It is the most current information you’re going to get. Market Realities. Critical Issues.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 9, 2024

Strategic Business Planning Professional consulting services assist entrepreneurs and investors in developing strategic business plans that lay the foundation for startup success. Market Validation and Product Development Consulting services play a crucial role in validating market demand and refining product/service offerings for startups.

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones. In addition, changing requirements are commonplace for research and development projects. Will the developed product satisfy customers and be relevant in the market?

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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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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2020

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. ” Or mine, “Explore and support effective ways of managing product development.”

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As a consultant, I create many kinds of information products: both writing and speaking. That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. Worse, it's actually easier to experiment with software than it is with information products. Then, I take that short form idea and develop that enough to run an experiment.

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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 11, 2016

Information silos can trigger issues and handicap your crisis management. Something that I see many organizations suffer from – especially large organizations that have been around for decades – is an information silo’d mindset, and thus culture. What is an information silo, you ask? Good luck and have fun!

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development. Here is what leaders need to know to be more inclusive in strategy development and how to overcome three common barriers. Development. The first step is to listen.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I decided I was close to done on the videos that I could spare the time to spend on getting my information into this new app. The series: How I Manage My Product Development: Ease with Continuous Flow (Day 1). How Cycle Time and Cost of Delay Makes Product Development Decisions Easier (Day 2).

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Business Consulting Agency

MAY 6, 2024

Enhanced Organizational Agility Organizations that manage change effectively can respond quickly to market shifts, customer demands, and emerging opportunities. This agility provides a competitive advantage and helps maintain market relevance. Change is an integral part of business growth and development.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

For example, if there was a power outage, the app could automatically inform a technician and send them a map of the fastest route to get to the relevant location. Once clear goals and terms of engagement are established, the consultants can then get the greenlight to develop the solution.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

By establishing clear lines of responsibility and providing a framework for decision-making, effective governance can increase information flow, enhance collaboration, and accelerate the speed of organizational decision making, thereby boosting organisational agility, reducing risk, and driving organizational success.

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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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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, Alibaba, a leading Chinese e-commerce company, could conduct sentiment analysis of customer reviews of individual products and services, and use these insights to modify existing products and develop new ones. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 2, 2020

I had a conversation with a hardware engineer whose organization got the mandate, “Go agile or bust!” And, maybe my information is old, and a great hardware engineer can get a prototype working in one day. A strictly agile approach based on Scrum doesn't work for hardware. What Makes Sense for Hardware?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

For example, Google popularized the 20% Rule , under which it has traditionally allowed employees to spend up to 20% of their paid work time on developing personal projects. As a result, critical information can become trapped within individual silos, inhibiting collaboration and hindering informed decision-making.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the world of instructional design, AI is proving a valuable asset by accelerating development timelines, creating more opportunities for personalization, and more. Understanding how AI is revolutionizing instructional design is beneficial to learning and development (L&D) and their client companies alike.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We have developed a methodology that helps organizations move from strategy through execution and realize success. We partner with leadership teams to develop an actionable strategy and to help bring the strategy to life, for everyone in the organization, so that they know how they do – and can – contribute to the success of the business.

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Comatch

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the development of new technologies like AI and Machine Learning, the pressure to acquire digital skills has never been so high. If you want to stand out to your clients, investing time in developing technical skills and keeping up with the latest trends is essential. Agility is therefore a core skill that you should work on.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

Individual consultants and engagement managers usually develop their own ways of organizing information. Develop interview guides according to the problem solving structure and conduct interviews with the interview guides in mind. This post is based on a question posed to me on Quora.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 5, 2023

BTW, I like product development teams that stay together, preferably on one product at a time. See Product Planning, Information Persistence, & Product Lifetime to see what I mean about the product lifecycle.) (See Manage It! and the Project Boundaries: Drivers, Constraints & Floats series.) However, that does not always work.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 5, 2024

Strategic Digital Roadmap Technology and digital consultants collaborate with companies to develop strategic digital roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Data Analytics and Insights Harnessing the power of data is critical for informed decision-making and competitive advantage. Talk to an expert today about your business needs.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 13, 2022

It was an enriching experience, and the skills developed during this process could be useful in a corporate environment. Although the information and excepted decisions will vary, the ability to analyse and interpret information is a universally valuable skill in a corporate context.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of finance, where data analysis and informed decision-making are vital, the emergence of artificial intelligence has proven to be a transformative force. After collecting massive amounts of data from various sources, AI algorithms can automatically extract and summarize relevant information.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 21, 2021

When I think about agile approaches to work, I think about how fast we can change and the cost of those changes. That's why an agile approach with deliverables every day or week doesn't fit with some kinds of projects, such as events. See the lifecycle series for more information.). Even if the team doesn't like what I say.)

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