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A Common Tool Trap: the Tool Will Help Your Delivery and Planning Problems

Johanna Rothman

Many of these people want to use a tool to plan from the “bottom” (what the teams do) to the top (roadmaps and portfolio). And, they want metrics. Worse, they want to start with a tool. See Schedule Game #11: The Schedule Tool is Always Right as an example.). I have nothing against tools. We will see.

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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. Tools and technology: Operating systems, languages, anything specifically technical.

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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.) I discussed this a little in Aging Fun with Drunk Agile (Video) and in How to Assess the Value of Old Data and Its Effect on Aging.) We can file all those ideas into an electronic tool. That's because they have an already overstuffed backlog.

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Maximizing Marketing Success Through Consulting

Business Consulting Agency

Consultants track key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze campaign metrics, measure ROI, and provide actionable insights to optimize marketing strategies continuously. Adaptability and Agility In today’s rapidly evolving market, agility and adaptability are essential for marketing success.

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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

Business Consulting Agency

Consultants assist in selecting and integrating e-commerce platforms, optimizing website performance, implementing SEO strategies, and leveraging data analytics tools to drive insights and improvements. Leveraging consultants to gain critical digital support for any type and size business. Consulting services is smart business.

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Startup Businesses with Professional Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

They provide guidance on organizational structure, talent acquisition, workflow automation, and technology integration to enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and agility for startups. Data Analytics and Performance Metrics Data-driven decision-making is key to startup success in today’s digital age.