Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 31, 2018

I'm a shepherd for the XP2019 and Agile2019 conferences. If you're trying to write a proposal for a conference or have an agile story you want to tell, consider framing the story this way: Start with the problems. For an experience report, consider adding the initial state (x many teams, y products). I love reading experiences.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We hear a lot these days about project-based organizations vs. product-based organizations. Much of what we do in software is in service of products. Products tend to evolve over time. Here are some examples of projects where we learn, but the product doesn’t change: Events, such as weddings or conferences.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Attending a conference is a whir of activity — flying to a destination, engaging in several days of nonstop networking, and coming home to an inbox that has spiraled out of control in your absence. ” The conference has probably left you with business cards scattered in your briefcase, pockets, and travel bag.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 17, 2023

I'm reviewing experience report proposals for the XP 2023 conference. That might be for the organization or a specific product or project. As you consider your experience, think about the larger story of how the organization, project, or product changed. The program committee is the gatekeeper for the conference.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2024

It is about creating not just a product, but an experience that resonates with and delights users at every interaction. Active engagement with the design community through attendance at industry conferences, participation in online forums, and following influential designers can help designers to acquire valuable insights.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

Even if you don’t like seeing yourself on the screen, consider how this powerful tool might increase productivity and effectiveness for your business. I’d rather spend 45 minutes working through a video conference with a CEO or GM than have a two-hour traditional conference call. Meetings Take Half as Long.

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1 to 1

JUNE 29, 2022

This year’s Forrester CX conference served as a backdrop for a deeper look at Forrester’s CX Index for 2022 , which revealed that CX quality dropped for nearly 20% of brands, the highest proportion of brands to fall in one year since the survey began. IBM uses authentic leadership and abides by a work-from-home pledge.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 18, 2022

The collocated Cambridge people often couldn't get a conference room. Since the company had “good technology” in the conferences rooms, the managers didn't want to pay for people to get a (duplicate) good audio/video setup in the office. However, the people couldn't access the conference rooms.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Louis last week at the Global Lean Leadership Conference. It’s a small conference—only about 150 people—consisting of companies that have embraced Paul Akers’s 2 Second Lean philosophy. The tone was dramatically different from any other conference I’ve been to. I spent two days in St. It was a way of life. Bias for action.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

Limited ability to see and interact with other people on a conference call reduces non-verbal communication methods such as physical posture, hand gestures, and use of space. This increases communication effectiveness but can reduce productivity due to a split focus on work and interaction.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

This can include finding new markets to expand into, developing new products or services, or identifying new partnerships or collaborations. This involves understanding the target market, their needs and wants, and what they are looking for in a product or service. Another key aspect of business development is building relationships.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Front line workers grapple with daily (and hourly) production problems, while leadership is too busy to go to the gemba and learn what’s actually happening. Front line workers focus on meeting takt time, while the C-Suite leaders are sequestered in conference rooms or traveling.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Typically, we are not paid for tangible work products but for the total body of work fostering the desired results. Distribute them at conferences and networking events, and give them to people who might hire or refer you. Our work is focused on business challenges, not personal matters like weight loss. See Know Your Niche.)

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Three days at the AME Conference in Boston showed me that there’s no shortage of skilled, knowledgeable, continuous improvement professionals who can teach their colleagues the intricacies of lean. But we can’t forget that the “why” of lean isn’t just to deliver products faster or cheaper. That’s a great rule.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. Articles on other people's sites.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rather, unhealthy conflict simmers or seethes with negative emotions and inhibits progress and productivity. Sniping comments in the conference room. Resolving conflicts will strengthen your employee relationships, your workplace productivity, your business reputation, and your character as a leader. Resentment. Bitterness.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, NLP can be used to analyse customer reviews on e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon, to identify common themes, such as product features that customers like. These insights can be used to develop a range of growth strategies, such as targeting new customer segments or developing new products.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

How often do you consider the air quality in your office and how it affects employees and their productivity? Given these studies tying air quality to health, we wanted to see whether improved ventilation affects cognitive function, an indicator of worker productivity. Chances are it’s not often.

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IMC USA

JUNE 5, 2018

CMC is a consultant with The Dallas Marketing Group and specializes in marketing, market research, strategic planning, sales, operations and product development in tech, medical devices and health care. Egan, Ph.D., www.icmci.org ).

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 16, 2019

And that in turn leads to lower turnover, higher productivity and better profits. Now, it’s not always easy to connect an organization’s product or service to something “meaningful.” This isn’t really an earth-shattering insight (even if the high level of correlation is eye-opening). So this makes sense.

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Alan Weiss

OCTOBER 22, 2019

consult with their perspective customers before they produce the final product. I’m always asked by consultants what topics to use for a special event, a client conference, or a webinar or video series. I’m astonished by how little designers (cars, hotel rooms, appliances, furniture, etc.)

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Some talk about verbal “arm-wrestling” in the conference room where the opponents are also close colleagues, or ferocious disagreements that produce outstanding new approaches and ideas. Left unaddressed, unhealthy conflict always results in festering emotions, spreading distrust, worsening morale, and decreased productivity.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The first occurred at a conference, using an article I wrote. I went to a conference and saw someone was speaking about the project portfolio. A few years ago, I was in Europe at a conference. First, I write as part of my product development. Plagiarism occurs all the time. My Stories About Plagiarism. ” “Oh?

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MishTalk

JANUARY 25, 2015

Via translation from El Confidencial, SYRIZA Extends the Debate , " Ireland Stands Out: Seeks Conference to Restructure Debt, Including Spain." The United States, Britain and France took the lead, making clear from the outset that one of the aims of the conference was to strengthen the German economy.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

These companies often have innovative ideas and products but lack the capital and resources to bring them to market. Other firms focus on early-stage funding, where they provide funding to companies that have already developed a product or service but need additional capital to scale their business. What do VC firms do?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 10, 2023

In manufacturing, AI can be used to optimise supply chains, increase the efficiency of production processes, and predict equipment failures. Consultants can use AI systems to predict demand for specific products, thereby helping retailers to optimise inventory levels, reducing the risk of stockouts or excess inventory.

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Megan McArdle of Bloomberg View recently wrote about the benefits of a high level of trust—among individuals, companies, and even government— in Denmark: [The high level of trust among people] allows Danish labor to be more productive than workers elsewhere. When labor is highly productive, employers can afford high wages.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Active participation in industry events, conferences, webinars, and networking gatherings signals that a candidate is invested in staying updated on the latest industry trends and developments. Networking plays a pivotal role in showcasing genuine enthusiasm and dedication.

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Sure, workers are introduced to lean before changes are implemented, but by that time the decision to go down that road has already been made in a conference room with executives and lengthy Powerpoint presentations. Did certain production lines, departments, or plants have particularly painful experiences in the past?

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But having one confers status in some circles. Mink coats used to confer some sort of prestige in some circles. A big office may no longer be more prestigious than a resilient, productive workforce that works where it wants to. No one actually needs a car that can accelerate one second faster than most other cars.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

But how do you build a successful platform if you only have products? In our recent HBR article , we explain the fundamentals of transforming products into platforms. What are the “best practices” of building platforms from products? Like riding a bike, it’s easy to describe the physics but hard to actually do.

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Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 26, 2017

I was at a conference for internet retailers two weeks ago and was overwhelmed by the software and hardware solutions promising to solve all their operational problems and turn their ecommerce businesses into a highly profitable, eight figure monsters. Yes, the system is pricey, but think of the productivity improvement! They’re lying.

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

.” But when Mubarik Imam, head of growth and partnerships for WhatsApp, told the company’s extraordinary story to a group of high-level executives and technology experts at a conference in Palo Alto last year, the narrative was conspicuously free of digital breakthroughs or “aha!” ” moments.

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Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re running a conference where you expect one or two people to arrive every few minutes, hiring someone to check them in is a pretty obvious move. There are Big-O problems in marketing, in sales, in customer service, in finance, in production and in compliance.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 24, 2023

From offering an enhanced learning experience to your clients to increasing your firm’s productivity and efficiency, these are a few reasons why you should keep up with the advancing technology within instructional design. They also conduct research, such as surveys and interviews, to get feedback from clients and learners.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

For example, instead of publishing a report on a business’s supply chain, consultants might publish a series of reports on its individual components, such as sourcing, production, logistics, and distribution. Over time, as the product improves, it eventually displaces established market leaders.

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