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How to Create Better Products With Much Less of a Backlog

Johanna Rothman

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers for why this happens.) Remember this: If your customers want to use your product, make it easy for them to do so. Because product problems cause several other problems: The customers have to decide if the aggravation of using this product outweighs the defects.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. At what level do you understand the products you’ve worked on? Those are functional skills.

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Startup Businesses with Professional Consulting Services

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Market Validation and Product Development Consulting services play a crucial role in validating market demand and refining product/service offerings for startups. Consultants conduct market validation exercises, customer surveys, prototype testing, and feedback analysis to validate product-market fit and identify areas for improvement.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , we said the easiest way to create a system that worked for the team was for the team to create its own board. Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change.

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Leveraging Consultants: Critical Digital Support

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They assist businesses in defining their unique value proposition, optimizing product positioning, and identifying target markets for strategic growth. This data-driven approach provides actionable insights for optimizing marketing campaigns, product offerings, and customer engagement initiatives.

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Maximizing Marketing Success Through Consulting

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This data-driven approach enables companies to develop targeted marketing campaigns, product offerings, and messaging that resonate with their target audience, driving engagement and conversions. Adaptability and Agility In today’s rapidly evolving market, agility and adaptability are essential for marketing success.

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Technology Upgrade Assistance With Consulting Services

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Improved efficiency, productivity, and operational effectiveness. Enhanced scalability, agility, and adaptability to market changes. Consultants help companies leverage digital tools, automation, AI, cloud computing, IoT, and data analytics to streamline processes, enhance customer experiences, and drive business growth.