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How To Write a Blog Your Ideal Client Wants to Read

Consulting Matters

Most blog posts aren't helpful to your ideal customer. In this "On-The-Air Coaching Session", I sat down with Phil Fraser to discuss a blog post that took him three weeks to write! This brings us to Phil's big question, what are my thoughts about his blog post, "What are the differences between a mentor and a business coach?".

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Product Roles, Part 1: Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts

Johanna Rothman

We have many words for people who shepherd the business value of a product. When we don't agree, we run the risk of not managing our strategy, not thinking in terms of problems, and not managing our tactics. Here's how I think of the various agile product roles: product managers, product owners, and business analysts.

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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.) Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. Just look at the manifesto.

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

Johanna Rothman

I want to make those interruptions easier to manage. I don't have just one product for my business. And I'm not a team working on just one feature set or a product. Backlogs help the managers stay out of the team's way. That's because the manager can look at the backlog and know what the team is doing.

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Three Reasons Hobbies Translate Into Productivity

Comatch

As a veteran consultant with over 20 years of professional experience, I have learned a few techniques to manage stress and safeguard my well-being. 3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity. Independent consultants are multi-role players, having to master every aspect of their consulting product. Stay Focused.

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Is poor account management a drag on your productivity?

The Source

The UK has long suffered from weak productivity. One theory as to why is that the UK economy has a long tail of small companies, which have lower than average productivity. Is there a parallel among professional services firms?

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Prepare Your Facility Relocation Project Team for a Productive Site Assessment

PM Alliance

Below are some steps project teams can take to understand what goes into a site assessment and prepare for a productive location visit. Mobilize internal subject matter experts, from production line supervisors to maintenance personnel and engineers.