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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. As part of the product development, they spin off security and performance teams. Then, they Built their agile approach based on their needs. SmallCo wants to grow.

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Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

They think agile approaches are tactics and agile tools are part of their strategy. That's why they want to Buy an agile approach. And that's why they want to Customize and then standardize on tools. When managers want to standardize on boards, they don't realize each team solves different kinds of problems.

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5 Strategies for Success in Product Management

Tom Spencer

In the competitive, fast-paced, and ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, the role of a product manager is pivotal. A great product manager is not just a project coordinator, they are visionaries, strategists, and leaders. As such, effective communication is the backbone of successful product management.

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Role of Change Management

Business Consulting Agency

Whether it’s a small adjustment in internal processes or a large-scale transformation, managing change effectively is crucial for the success and sustainability of any organization. Change management is the systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization’s goals, processes, or technologies.

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Project Managers Should Think Like Startup Founders

Harvard Business

Most project managers focus on planning and execution. Agile approaches don’t go far enough in solving this problem because they focus on pivoting quickly — being reactive — rather than avoiding the problems to begin with.

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Organizational Change Agility: The Top 6 Practices

LSA Global

A Guide to Boosting Organizational Change Agility: The Top 6 Best Practices Most leaders understand that organizational change is both a constant and a necessity. Change management consulting experts define agility as the capacity of an organization to anticipate, respond to, and capitalize on internal and external changes.

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Why We Continue Our Quest for Silver Bullets

Johanna Rothman

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. I never had to experience CASE tools in the 90s. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! AI to take the place of humans in product development. It doesn't work that way!!)

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