Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This guide aims to overcome the uncertainty of the Epicflow implementation process and to help our clients deploy the software smoothly and achieve positive results as quickly as possible. Assess the software’s ability to meet your organization’s needs, improve resource management processes, and achieve desired outcomes.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Now, it's time for Economies of Scale and how that ties into resource efficiency thinking. See the Wikipedia article.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

In a nutshell, AI automates repetitive tasks and makes predictions thereby increasing efficiency, streamlining the workflow, and improving decision-making. Soft skills In the era of increased automation of “technical” tasks, leveraging PM software and AI, a project manager’s soft skills gain particular importance. How does this help?

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. No one sees the big picture. I had to learn to collaborate.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 21, 2022

All of them turn a car into a computer on the road, which requires installation of corresponding software and introduction of numerous features. The vehicles have become a combination of software and hardware parts, and software development progress evolves much faster than hardware is manufactured.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies Under current conditions of economic turbulence, workforce shortage, and supply chain disruptions, manufacturing organizations should work towards increasing the efficiency of their operations, achieving business agility and resilience. At the same time, they are vulnerable to cyber risks.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

If your team works in flow efficiency , as in Part 1, your team collaborates and learns from each other. And, when teams use flow efficiency, they see these benefits: One person doesn't act as a bottleneck for their function or expertise. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.). Start by Working as a Team.

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BCG

AUGUST 17, 2016

Agile development has gone mainstream, but the software development methodology that helped hundreds of Silicon Valley startups explode onto the scene has delivered decidedly mixed results for more traditional organizations. Article Wednesday, August 17, 2016. In most cases, there is a critical point of failure: the product owner.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. You don't want to reinforce resource efficiency, even though you rewarded the person for that all along. Instead, you want to reinforce flow efficiency. Discuss why you want flow efficiency and overall lower cycle time.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 19, 2017

If software has eaten the world, then agile has eaten the software world. And there is no shortage of information and advice on how agile should be implemented in your tech organization. For example, a Google search for “agile software development” returns over 14 million results. Related Video.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. See the Flow Efficiency series.) I have more ideas and a more in-depth discussion in Create Your Successful Agile Project.).

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Learn and experience how agile works. What can I do?”

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Created Gantt charts even though the team worked in an agile way. The managers reinforce people as experts, which is an example of resource efficiency, not flow efficiency. Software (and most knowledge work) requires that people learn as they create the product or the service. See Knowing When You Release Value.)

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

More efficient utilization of resources. At the same time, it can be tempting to apply Agile with its flexibility, frequent value delivery, quick time to market, and intense interaction with clients. However, focusing solely on Agile has its pitfalls, e.g., a lack of long-term planning is one of the biggest ones.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

However, it's crucial to have a consistent and efficient method for tracking progress. Whether it's through spreadsheets, software, or a whiteboard, it's important that everyone on the team is using the same method and frequency for tracking.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I've been working with several managers at organizations large and small, who want to capitalize their software “earlier.” The more a company can capitalize their software, the less actual money the software costs. ). The “team” was working in resource efficiency, not flow efficiency.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Successful project delivery is usually a result of efficient management of both workflow and resources. What do you need to know to manage project resources with maximum efficiency? What do you need to know to manage project resources with maximum efficiency? The results of efficient resource management are as follows: .

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

If you're creating products of any kind—especially software products—you've got a team sport. Successful software product development is about how well the team learns together. See the Flow Efficiency series.) I have more ideas and a more in-depth discussion in Create Your Successful Agile Project.).

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 7, 2022

Resilience’, ‘agility’ and ‘holistic thinking’ are all features of effective business management that have gained widespread consensus approval, but the meaning behind these catchphrases often becomes blurred by the hype. As companies outsource their digital capacities to cloud computing providers, a widening communication gap is emerging.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Agility Evolution Agile transformation represents an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. Leading organizations have the agility and flexibility needed to respond to disruptions, evolve with market conditions, and act on emerging trends without clunky processes holding them back.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yes, the premise of my Agile and Lean Program Management book.) I have never seen those three conditions in any non-agile project, but that could be my experience and not universal. The architect collaborates with the other architects, so the architecture is coherent across the product. Let me start with the idea of feedback loops.

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Some companies can be tempted to apply Agile methodology because of its flexibility; but without proper planning, it won’t become a silver bullet ensuring the successful completion of an R&D project. Applying a phase-gate process can help you address this issue.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 7, 2018

I’m at the Agile 2018 conference this week. Yesterday, I was scheduled to deliver my Agile and Lean Roadmapping talk at 10:45 am. In software, that means continuous integration along with automated builds, tests, and releasing. Project advances might be rare. However, the room was full 15 minutes in advance.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). The words “big data” have become a “buzzword” in the business industry.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Many project-driven organizations are finding that they can operate much more efficiently with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. What is ERP Software? ERP is a type of software system that helps organizations automate and manage core business processes for optimal performance. Ensure business agility.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

Let me tell you, our large enterprise clients’ processes are highly dependent upon software. We know that the pace of change around software is lightning-fast. Driving digital transformation really means driving rapid, efficient, and high-ROI responses to those changes. Download this podcast. Angelia Herrin, host.

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1 to 1

JULY 5, 2023

Complete the move to the cloud, but do it right The reason for a cloud migration is to create more nimble, agile, integrated contact center systems for customer and associate augmentation. The software is doing things that humans used to do, so humans can do more complex work.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2021

As I've been speaking about the Modern Management Made Easy books, people ask these questions: We're pretty good with our agile approach. These people tell me their career ladder doesn't work to enhance agility. That disconnect occurs when managers, HR, everyone focuses on resource efficiency, not flow efficiency.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

For years, we've used several metaphors to describe software product development: People-based metaphors, such as: Man-weeks for all the humans working on a project or a product. See Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility. Those pesky FTEs don't need health care or any of the other perks that come with employment.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It took another month for the software to be ready.). In addition, see the flow efficiency series. I do this in agile organizations as a matter of course.). I took my vacation. (It Never refer to a human as a resource. “Resource” is a mechanistic term. I can’t think of a more disrespectful approach.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 25, 2018

One of the big problems with new-to-agile teams is their inability to finish work inside a sprint. ” That’s great for resource efficiency. However, software, especially with an agile approach, is about flow efficiency , where people work as a team to finish one story at a time. Each team is unique.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2019

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. (I I didn't like what I saw at the Agile 2019 conference.) This part is about what “Agile” or “agile” means. I understand that people want what they perceive as the value “Agile” will bring them. Why a Manifesto?

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In addition, people might misunderstand when communicating face to face, not to mention communicating through software tools or phone calls. Poor(er) problem solving Businesses are facing and making tough decisions, to identify a problem, break it down into its components, and solve the problem effectively and efficiently is vital.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The original signatories of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development wanted to solve these specific problems: How can we: Bring more adaptability to software development? Weinberg in his series of Quality Software Management books discussed “steering” as a way to guide projects to success, in 1992.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Fundraising Products The Raisers Edge: Fundraising & Donor Management Online Fundraising Accept Donations Online CRM Charity Software Modules Direct Mail Fundraising Custom Reporting Constituent Relationship. Management System (Nonprofit CRM) CRM Charity Software (UK). Non Profit Business Software. Online Resources.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Contracting is a common activity, but it is one that few companies do efficiently or effectively. AI software, however, can easily extract data and clarify the content of contracts. (It These firms have generally seen an increase in productivity and efficiency in their contracting. Improved Tools for Managing Contracts.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Here are five common reasons organizations are turning to cloud computing services: Cost: Reduces the capital expense of buying hardware and software and setting up on-site data centers. While any new technology brings inherent risk, cloud computing is safe and efficient when acquired through large, reliable providers.

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