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How Agile Managers Use Uncertainty to Create Better Decisions Faster

Johanna Rothman

But most of my business focuses on coaching, workshops, or consulting. Does that sound like an agile team to you? However, managers don't create features as agile teams do. Agile teams don't assume they make a final product the first time out. How can managers work as agile teams do, so they can change direction?

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Maximizing Marketing Success Through Consulting

Business Consulting Agency

In today’s dynamic business landscape, achieving marketing success requires strategic planning, innovative approaches, and a deep understanding of consumer behavior. Marketing consulting services have emerged as invaluable partners for companies of all sizes and industries seeking to enhance their marketing results.

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Want a Successful Agile Project? Start with Why Before How

Johanna Rothman

Those outcomes can help teams decide which agile approach(es) to start with and adapt. Let's start with who wants the teams to use an agile approach. Who Wants the Teams to Use an Agile Approach? Before I had the “agile” word, I discussed iterating over feature sets and delivering small increments.

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Fun Discussion About Free Your Inner Nonfiction Writer with Mark Leslie Lefebvre

Johanna Rothman

I met Mark back in 2017 when I attended an Anthology workshop from the nice folks at WMG Publishing. I sold two short stories at that workshop, my very first short story sales. For you agile types, Mark runs his podcast as a reflection—a retrospective—of what he learned from speaking with the guest.

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Ship Decisions: Use Value to Decide When to Experiment and When to Finalize

Johanna Rothman

I can then choose what to finalize in the form of a much longer effort, such as a long workshop or a book. I'm not going to change a complete book or workshop once I deem it done.) We both use agility based on value: Small MVPs offer everyone early feedback, possibly as an experiment.

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Consulting Tip #7: Beware of Other People Using Your Intellectual Property for Their Exposure

Johanna Rothman

See Project Lifecycle Workshop: How to Manage Project Risks to Release Successful Products.) So the people in the learning/process improvement/agile center of excellence ask me for a free talk. You might have other considerations, such as how much marketing reach the other person/organization has. I don't expect exposure.

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Easier Product Development Decisions and Why Backlogs Might Slow You Down (Day 3)

Johanna Rothman

I finished all the video editing for the writing workshop. Because there's more work to finishing the workshop, I'm sure I will not finish the workshop today. Those purchase orders are much larger sums of money than an online workshop or revenue from a book. The marketing for that workshop is also separate.