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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

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. Managers Create and Refine the Culture.

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Crafting an Effective Sales Strategy: A Blueprint for Success

LSA Global

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Only invest time and resources with clients that appreciate and need what you have to offer. This leads to improved win rates, higher customer satisfaction, and better time management.

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Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility

Johanna Rothman

One of my clients wants to use shared services “teams” as they start their agile transformation. Their developers work on a product for months and years at a time. ” Shared service-thinking denies the reality of effective product development: A cross-functional team learns together as they develop the product.

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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business

Executives need to own up to their role in creating the workplace stress that leads to burnout—heavy workloads, job insecurity, and frustrating work routines that include too many meetings and far too little time for creative work. With Agile approaches, teams focus on fewer, more critical activities.

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Why My Company Serves Free Breakfast to All Employees

Harvard Business

Our approach is rooted in extreme programming and agile processes , and the foundation of our work environment is a pair programming culture. In other words, two software developers always work together. So let’s say Developer A is typing, and Developer B gets an idea. Developer B starts typing immediately.

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How Timeboxing Works and Why It Will Make You More Productive

Harvard Business

I converted from my religiously observed to-do list (daily work plan) to this calendar system, also known as timeboxing (a term borrowed from agile project management). The Magic of 30-Minute Meetings. Parkinson’s law flippantly states that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

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A 2×2 Matrix to Help You Prioritize the Skills to Learn Right Now

Harvard Business

For example, today’s manager spends a lot of time emailing, gathering data , running meetings, and making spreadsheets, so the utility for improving at these activities is especially high. But you may have an idea of some of the skills you’d like to acquire or develop. What would help you the most?