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. Managers Create and Refine the Culture.

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Agile Management Efficiency Culture 69

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

.” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams. The more I work with people on teams, with teams, and with managers, the more I am convinced starting with the teams is the “wrong” end to start. ” He paused for a moment.

Management 101

Management Agile Meeting ROI 101

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 14, 2021

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. The organization wonders why no one can “meet” a deadline. That's because the managers think resource efficiency works.

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Agile Efficiency Productivity Development 119