Steve Shu Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

For example, people can read books. Where students are receptive, I also try to make some time for students to meet me and one another outside of the classroom (e.g., meeting for coffee, drinks, breakfast, potluck dinner). They can watch videos on TikTok or YouTube.

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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. Team-based “agile” is not enough.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2018

One of my clients has many reasons for wanting an agile transformation. They need agile approaches so they can get feedback from customers as they develop the new products. They need to create a mix of new products and services, which means they need to use an agile approach for their projects and their project portfolio.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 24, 2018

Most managers I meet want to do a good job. As their organizations move to agile approaches, these managers have problems: their organization (managers above them) wants to measure them by the old rules which demand control. ” Too often, managers feel this tension because the agile approaches challenge the organizational culture.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. One of the key principles underpinning team-based agility is that teams autonomously decide their priorities and where to allocate their own resources.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

What will turn website visitors into discovery meetings and discovery meetings into signed contracts is speaking their language (not yours.). The missing link between great intentions and great results is often a little talked-about leadership trait - emotional agility and courage. Says what no one else is willing to say.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 27, 2018

That means they wait for the next decision state, often a meeting. My experience is that many managers prepare for those meetings in advance. They gather the data, make their initial decision and then wait for the meeting. The meeting might not take much time. The managers spend less work- time and much more in wait-time.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

For example, businesses like Netflix, Youtube, Amazon, and Airbnb use AI-powered recommendation systems to suggest movies, videos, products, and rental properties based on a user’s browsing history, past purchases, and revealed preferences based on past behavior. These systems can suggest relevant products that customers are likely to enjoy.

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Comatch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Aside from Scrum, it’s the most important agile approach. The more people began to see the benefits of Kanban, the more invitations to meetings I received. . The bank implemented the agile approach across all departments, not just IT. 4) Get better results through effective meetings. 5) Kaizen / Continuous improvement.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

That requires clarity into current situations, sound decision-making, and agile execution. At the end of the year, the final numbers make for a very unpleasant investor meeting. But that, in itself, is an example of seeing what you want to see. As a leader, you want to lead your team and your business to success.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 18, 2022

Here's an example: A “Boston-based” company has several locations. That meant they need to join meetings from their laptops. The Waltham lab has a noisy background, which made remote meetings more challenging. That meant: Everyone used their desk machine to meet, not a conference room.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

Create managerial meeting summaries along the way and file the raw notes. For example, there may be four major workstreams at the top level like assessment, financial modeling, technology options, and business strategy. Take raw notes roughly in line with the interview guides. Make course adjustments or staff adjustments as needed.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

If you're like many of the teams I meet, you've sort of got a handle on things. They don't need standups or status meetings. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.). I used the image from Capitalizing Software During an Agile Transformation as a way to think about the feedback loop realities in a serial approach.).

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In the spirit of becoming more adaptive , organizations have rushed to implement Agile software development. But many have done so in a way that actually makes them less agile. These companies have become agile in name only, as the process they’ve put in place often ends up hurting engineering motivation and productivity.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In a few words, the industry is going to evolve in three major areas: implementing recent technological advancements (Industry 4.0), finding ways to address post-pandemic challenges, and meeting sustainability requirements. Here are some of the examples. AI-driven applications). AdvancedTech. Industry 4.0. Goodwin University.

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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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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

For example, if there was a power outage, the app could automatically inform a technician and send them a map of the fastest route to get to the relevant location. Agile software development is a set of principles and practices that aim to improve the effectiveness of software development.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

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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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The reply: Spend five hours a month in meetings (roughly an hour each week). For example, I'm doing a webinar on November 30 where the value is primarily promotion for my new book. So the people in the learning/process improvement/agile center of excellence ask me for a free talk. Write a new, unique column each month.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

From being vulnerable to saying what others don't want to hear to endless Zoom meetings. For example, can you identify a low, moderate, and high-intensity descriptive word for happy, sad, and scared feelings? The next time you find yourself in a meeting, and you don't know why you are there. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Then, explain that they don't have to meet with you for a long time, but they do need to meet with you frequently. For example, a product leader needs to be available to the team during each day to answer questions and accept stories. The more often the product leader is available, the fewer meetings the product leader needs.

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Makarios Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2022

That requires clarity into current situations, sound decision-making, and agile execution. At the end of the year, the final numbers make for a very unpleasant investor meeting. But that, in itself, is an example of seeing what you want to see. As a leader, you want to lead your team and your business to success.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As an example, just look at legacy consulting. Customers expect digital experiences to meet a certain standard — it doesn’t matter if you’re Amazon, Netflix, an IT provider, or a small accounting firm. Digital agility. Technology enables greater agility. The one-size-fits-all model doesn’t cut it anymore.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For example, how we work, the healthcare systems, different ways of commuting and communicating, our social interactions, and the education system. The majority of meetings are now conducted virtually and remote working has become the “new normal”. Workplace Flexibility.

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Harvard Business

MAY 27, 2016

Stand-up meetings have become a routine part of the workday in many organizations, spread largely by the adoption of agile and other innovative management methods. The phrase “stand-up” is literal—participants remain standing for the duration of the meeting—and the reason is speed. Stu Heinecke.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I got the idea for this series from Chris Murman's talk at Agile 2019 and from all my shepherding for the Agile 20xx and XPxx conferences. (If For example, I only offer talks for people using agile approaches or trying to. Because I restrict my consulting work to people who want to use agile approaches. (I

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Brimstone Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Our process includes a series of one-on-one meetings and workshops with the new leader and the leadership team to identify current realities both internal and external to the organization, barriers to alignment, and opportunities. Let’s take the example of a new leader at a global manufacturing company. Our process drives results.

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Kates Kesler

MARCH 7, 2022

I received this note from a senior partner following a recovery meeting with a potential client. What this person didn’t know is that while, yes, this prospecting meeting was in service to a meaningful business objective it also was an opportunity for me to try out new skills I had been working on. It was a difficult situation.”

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With barley more than half of new CEOs meeting performance expectations in their first eighteen months and less than 10% of companies exceeding average performance, correctly assessing executive capabilities can, and should, provide a competitive leadership advantage.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For example, if your CSF is improving service quality, you might use KPIs like average resolution time, first-time fix rate, or customer satisfaction scores to understand how you’re performing in this area. Agility Evolution Agile transformation represents an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2017

If everyone gets together, it’s an expensive meeting and the results are questionable. Here’s an example. Planning for an entire quarter at a time often becomes “push” planning—the teams push everything they can into one quarter. Teams have less adaptability and resilience to change what they do.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I'm in meetings all the time. “How many of those meetings can you delegate to team members? ” “Delegate my meetings? Delegate all the nuts-and-bolts meetings, such as “here's what we want the product to do,” to the team. (I And I still need to do some of my previous technical work.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Meeting the increasing demand under conditions of ongoing resource shortage is a challenge for manufacturing project management. Read the next section to find out how the implementation of project management can help them meet these needs. Better visibility of the manufacturing processes.

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LSA Global

MAY 13, 2024

Examples: Talent to Execute Your Business Strategy Challenges Sales Strategy Shift from Hardware to Software as a Service (SaaS) Consider the case of common strategy shift from selling hardware to selling a SaaS model. 75% or more of my company’s teams meet their performance goals.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 8, 2019

In an ideal agile world, the team would work directly with a customer. When you have a small product that serves maybe three types of customer (new, expert, admin for example), and that customer is down the figurative hall, you might not need any product people. Note that we have teams for everything else in an agile organization.

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