Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Not only does each team have all the skills and capabilities it needs, but the product line has all the skills and capabilities it needs to manage the culture. Product lines use flow efficiency thinking. Instead, the projects used a staged-delivery life cycle , an incremental approach with cross-functional teams and monthly demos.

Productivity 65

Productivity Agile Efficiency Management 65

Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 31, 2024

In Effective Agility Requires Cultural Changes: Part 1 , I said that real agile approaches require cultural change to focus on flow efficiency, where we focus on watching the work, not the people. This can work well if you demo something at least monthly once you start writing code and tests. That's fine.

Agile 70

Agile Metrics Efficiency Culture 70

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Instead, I see assumptions that reveal a divide-and-conquer, and possibly a command-and-control culture, not an agile culture. Individual work does not encourage flow efficiency thinking. That's because, in an agile culture, the team members can each exert their leadership so they can succeed as a “ harmonic whole.”

Interviews 95

Interviews Culture Agile Efficiency 95

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Because your context is unique to you, your team, project, product, and culture. And, with any luck, nudges the culture in a good direction for your team, project, and product. Why Do You Want an Agile Culture for Your Product? Notice I said the culture is for this particular product. What do you need?

Agile 60

Agile Culture Productivity Development 60

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 6, 2024

In Effective Agility Requires Cultural Changes: Part 1 , I said that real agile approaches require cultural change to focus on flow efficiency , where we watch the flow of the work , not the people doing tasks. What about those cultural changes? Where the organization rewards resource efficiency, not flow efficiency.)

Agile 81

Agile Culture Efficiency Metrics 81

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Demo inside the organization. But they learn as they: Prototype and ask for feedback. Conjecture about an architecture or an algorithm, and test their theories. Build, as in compile, and create a usable version. Release outside the building for customer feedback. Other people think all we do is type and build.

Construction 78

Construction Resources Productivity Development 78

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

We all have the tendency to look at other cultures through the lens of our own. In my experience working and teaching across cultures, I’ve noticed one important area where this frequently causes conflicts: deadlines. Western cultures tend to view time as linear , with a definitive beginning and end. Pamela Hinds.

Culture 42

Culture Efficiency Meeting Ethics 42

Johanna Rothman

JUNE 24, 2021

Because the “teams” couldn't deliver something small, they didn't demo very often. Over months, they stopped demoing anything. Because no one saw any demos, management couldn't trust the teams to deliver. Then, the managers asked the teams to demo something every week instead of measuring schedule variance.

Agile 85

Agile Meeting Software Government 85

Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Some of the dysfunction was due to the culture, which discouraged collaboration. The previous manager had focused on resource efficiency, not flow efficiency , so everyone had “their” own work. That's when the culture of experience spat in my face. Then, senior management offered kudos when we showed a demo.

Agile 110

Agile Culture Efficiency Development 110