Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2022

Here's where I stand with my WIP: I completed one presentation, so I have 4 remaining. The four presentations range in duration from 15 to 90 minutes. My normal cycle time for presentations is roughly three times the duration of the presentation. As I said in my Day 1 post, my WIP is too high. Also the novella.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Successful project delivery is usually a result of efficient management of both workflow and resources. In a multi-project environment, ensuring productive work of team members gains even more importance: resources are shared by concurrent projects, and their fruitful work on them will be impossible without wise resource management. .

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Ben de Haldevang

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As part of the new podcast series from the Agile Gorilla Collective, David Boyd, Abhay Pande, Paul Siegenthaler (you can find their bios here [link] – they are an impressive bunch of people!) and I talk through the separation of the EY consulting business as much discussed and written about over the past few months.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 27, 2023

See What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? At first, management told them they were “too slow.” Not all the managers agreed with me, but that was okay. Finally, they moved to an incremental lifecycle and then to an iterative and incremental but not agile lifecycle. Where Do Your Defects Escape?

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

In case you're wondering, here's my current status: 3 presentations still on the list (I completed 2, including the one I recorded). I still have a bunch of writing plus those three presentations remaining on my list. And how long it takes me to create a presentation. Unless you're a manager. I'm pleased with my progress.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 4, 2018

Individual consultants and engagement managers usually develop their own ways of organizing information. Have individual consultants organize and present progress (for their realm) to engagement managers and principals at least 1–2 times per week. This post is based on a question posed to me on Quora.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a strategy consultant, you will live and breathe PowerPoint presentations. Consultants communicate with clients via presentations, which helps to explain the popularity of PowerPoint. It is about ensuring that your audience – manager, project team and client – understands the message you are trying to convey.

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Consulting Analysis Industry Accenture 88

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In past writing and presentations, I’ve called this the Product Owner Value Team. And, since the people on this team are already on feature teams (the POs) or on a program (the product manager), you might not have considered how these folks collaborate. Should the product manager never work with a team? Of course not.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Soon after I published Manage Your Project Portfolio , I wrote an article, Project Portfolio Decisions–Decisions For Now. This guy, from a famous agile consultancy, not only used my article. Or, have your manager buy it for you if you can't afford it.” ” Remember, this was the premier agile consultancy at the time.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

You want to present a talk, workshop, experience report at a conference. (Or, 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. It's the same problem.

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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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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

Enhanced Data Collection and Analysis Traditionally, finance professionals have relied on a multitude of sources for market news including economic reports, company updates, earnings reports, and management presentations. It plays a vital role in risk management by automatically monitoring regulatory updates.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

Functionally, this usually entails including supplementary information designed to ensure greater clarity presented to learners who require the extra details to support their journey. Then, it can present supporting content in those areas, ensuring the participant is getting opportunities to explore topics that heighten their engagement.

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Comatch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

More than ever, organizations are using independent experts and freelance management consultants to address critical challenges. In a recent webinar, I addressed some of the typical issues that arise when working with a freelance management consultant. Here are the key insights. . Trends in an Evolving Business Landscape.

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Halo Psych

MARCH 17, 2024

Actions do speak louder than words and a history of previous deception multiplies present suspicion. We’ll look at two perspectives – what you can do as an individual; and the things you should do if you’re a manager implementing change. The Temporal Transition Framework, by Lynn Isabella , is a really useful framework for managers.

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Unfortunately, as project teams are increasingly tasked with transforming parts of the infrastructure to enable faster innovation and a greater level of agility, even the most robust legacy platforms can present risks. The post Why Legacy Systems Can Derail Your Digital Transformation Project appeared first on PMAlliance, Inc.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 15, 2020

If you don't manage your cash flow, a lack of cash will kill your business. The more we want an agile organization that might be able to bounce forward , the more we need to create an environment of thinking and trust. And, the more business agility we want, the fewer constraints we need. Worse, the policies destroy trust.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 2, 2023

– Do we organizationally monitor marketplace signals that present strategic options we can act on? – Are we organizationally agile enough to shift resources as opportunities and threats emerge? – Do we have enough organizational agility and financial strength to make moves quickly enough?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

Your degree of self-awareness , self-management, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills make up your emotional intelligence. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. I experienced the importance of cultural agility early in my career. Build Your Emotional Intelligence. Culture is one of the most potent forces in business.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 14, 2024

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers. Use Timeboxes to Make Visible Progress I have a variety of larger work: Books, fiction, and some blog posts (the ones that turn into series) New workshops Presentations Client work, which can vary from proposal to implementation and back again. Managing my website.

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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. AdvancedTech. Industry 4.0.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. They allow a company to be more agile and to more effectively adapt to digital disruption. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2020

Instead of my self-censorship, I suggested these alternatives, and I'm sure there are more possibilities: A point/counterpoint discussion/presentation with someone who disagrees with me. Pairing with someone who doesn't look like me as a pair-presentation. Especially in the agile community, I see a lot of the same-old, same-old.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

96% Job Relevance 97% Satisfaction 92% Net Promoter Score These experienced leaders were charged with project management , program management, and portfolio management across previously siloed functions and departments that were used to doing their own thing and being successful within their own span of control.

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Ben de Haldevang

JUNE 7, 2023

But I landed on my feet shortly afterwards when you mention “agility”, “adaptability” and “responsiveness”! With your choice of case studies and the points made in the interviews, you have managed to conceptualize transformation without turning your book into an obscure PhD thesis.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

International Business Expanding into global markets presents a multitude of complexities. Consulting services specializing in international business provide vital assistance in market entry strategies, cultural adaptations, regulatory compliance, and supply chain management.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 21, 2021

The basic idea is to present information like a pyramid. S = “The number of M&A transactions within the wealth and asset management space doubled last year, driven specifically by players who want to grow their alternative investment capabilities. Optimize your reader’s time and manage their expectations up front.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. Enjoy the reading!

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Strategic Clarity Clearly define strategic priorities, quickly adapt when new data is presented, and effectively facilitate decision making to inspire and elevate commitment up, down, and across the organization.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Here to help you do just that are the top team leader mistakes to avoid at all costs from a recent new manager training workshop: Limiting Input and Dissent Have you noticed how some leaders live in an echo chamber surrounded by people who have their same mindset and opinions? Insular leaders lack humility, inclusiveness, openness, agility.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Here's my speaking bio, in specific lines, so you can see how I use that template: Johanna, known as the Pragmatic Manager, offers frank advice for your product development challenges. As for certifications, as I write this in 2019, the agile community has too many framework battles. Line 5: Wow them with something, if you can.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

streams of management research that gathered momentum or brought new data to an old debate and 2. management thinking applied outside the sphere of what we ordinarily think of as management to help make sense of global risks, political choices, and economic, social, and technological shifts. Algorithms Need Managers Too.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I want to make those interruptions easier to manage. First, my WIP status: 4 presentations still (no change from yesterday). Backlogs help the managers stay out of the team's way. That's because the manager can look at the backlog and know what the team is doing. I finished all the video editing for the writing workshop.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2020

We think of change management as the proven tools, techniques, and processes to effectively manage the people side of change. Change post mortems find that many change leaders were woefully unaware of the internal difficulties that the change presented to people in their organization.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

General Electric, Microsoft, ExxonMobil, Walmart, and CitiGroup — all were businesses led by managers who were experts in efficiency and optimization and who grew their businesses by making them work better than they had previously. Fast forward to the present, and the list looks strikingly different. Shift Your Mindset.

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2022

No Time Like the Present to Redesign Your Customer Experience When is the last time you took an unbiased look at your customer’s experience? This is the tough part — where the entire company must work out the “how” of the customer experience transformation to create an aligned customer-centric culture.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Change management consultants have long sought to remove barriers to organizational change. With change a constant for most companies, flexible and agile organizations that can adapt to new challenges and new constraints will succeed in the long term. The Challenge of Organizational Change.

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