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Aging Fun with Drunk Agile (Video)

Johanna Rothman

Daniel Vacanti and Prateek Singh graciously invited* me to be on an episode of Drunk Agile: Episode 37 Johanna Rothman Part Deux More Bigger Aging. We didn't address this as much because I wrote about this in Manage Your Project Portfolio. Ordering the work by value, even though agile approaches hope the value changes. (Re)defining

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

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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Why Minimize Management Decision Time

Johanna Rothman

I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. One eagle-eyed fellow asked me this question, “How long was the time from T0 to T1?” ” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two. .”

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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. I recently worked on a consulting project where the title of one of the managers was “regular contractor”. Contractors need to be highly disciplined, organised, and have excellent time management skills.

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The Agile Family Meeting

Harvard Business

A simple framework to manage chaos, get along better, and reduce stress.

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Automotive Industry 2022: Overcoming Project Challenges

Epicflow

What issues will they bring to automotive project management, and what are the ways to address them? Such a complicated multi-project environment with its project dependencies and shared resources requires a well-thought project and resource management approach. . Manage uncertainty and risks . The need to cut costs.

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Why Shared Services “Teams” Don’t Work with Agility

Johanna Rothman

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 lives with many delays when the managers choose a shared services model. That's because the managers think resource efficiency works.

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