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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) That's why I then asked people to review their product-oriented domain expertise and agile-focused domain expertise in Part 3. Especially, Agile is Not a Silver Bullet.

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How to Tame Uncertainty of Research and Development: Tips on Managing R&D Projects

Epicflow

Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that these projects cannot be successfully managed. The specificity of R&D project management Before we proceed to the recommendations on how to manage R&D projects effectively, let’s first examine their specificity and how they differ from other projects.

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What Management Consulting Looks Like Post Covid-19

Tom Spencer

For instance, automation is playing a vital role in conducting research , business analysis, and business modelling. Due to long hours many consultants have suffered from burnout, and some firm cultures have turned toxic as managers have been pressed to do whatever it takes to retain existing clients and acquire new ones.

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The Challenges of Becoming a Less Hierarchical Company

Harvard Business

More and more organizations are looking to create flatter, less hierarchical models to increase collaboration, agility, and employee empowerment. But recent research at a food processing company in Colombia outlines some stumbling blocks companies might face when trying to change their structure.

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How to Stop Micro-Managing Your Team

Organizational Talent Consulting

Research suggests that mismatched management reduces morale, trust, and productivity and increases employee turnover. Partnering for performance is one way to develop self-reliant achievers and avoid micro-managing your team. What is mismatched management? Micro-management is a hard habit to break.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

For instance, in Marketing, data is being used to calculate ROI on marketing campaigns, or come up with new pricing strategies based on A/B testing of campaigns which helps marketing and managers bring in more revenue, and stay ahead of the competition. Does your organization have a data management strategy but struggle to implement it?

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How to Make Sure Agile Teams Can Work Together

Harvard Business

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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