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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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How Little Can You Do (& Still be Effective)

Johanna Rothman

In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I ask the question: How little can we do to satisfy our needs? See my series about the agile roadmaps to see how that might work in practice. I want to avoid inflicting help as a manager on agile teams. Let Agile Teams Manage Themselves.). I think that way for management, also.

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An Overview of Software Consulting

Tom Spencer

Software is key to the efficiency of organizations in almost every industry. Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development. It is agile, stimulating, and there is plenty room for growth.

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Planning Doesn’t Have to Be the Enemy of Agile

Harvard Business

In the face of relentless technological change, disruptive forces in industry after industry, global competition, and so on, planning seems like pointless wishful thinking. The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility.

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Guide for Effective Writing

Tom Spencer

Industry research has shown…”. A = “We need to build a more robust M&A pipeline that evaluates potential targets and moves to the execution phase with more agility. As much as people claim to like detailed documents, they dislike confusion and delay even more. Conflict (C). This can be achieved by…”.

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New Business Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

This foundational document becomes a roadmap for the entrepreneurial journey. Consultants stay abreast of industry trends, helping entrepreneurs pivot their strategies when needed and ensuring their businesses remain agile in dynamic market conditions.

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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