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Why ISO 20700 Matters: The Future of Management Consulting

Effective Managers

In the fast-paced and evolving world of management consulting, staying ahead of the curve is paramount. The introduction of ISO 20700, the first global service delivery standard for management consultants, marks a significant milestone in this pursuit. Enhancing Credibility and Trust For management consultants, credibility is key.

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Management Rewards: Doing Work vs Creating an Environment

Johanna Rothman

My agile transformation clients struggle with this big question: How do we effectively reward managers? How do you incent the managers? What makes sense for management compensation? Cindy, a director in a 500-person IT organization struggles with this—for herself and for the managers she leads and serves.

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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

In the dynamic world of management consulting, the ability to adapt and customize tools to the unique demands of each project is crucial. The simplified checklist for small-scale projects ensures efficiency without compromising on quality by zeroing in on those aspects of the ISO 20700 standard that would apply. Initiating Phase.

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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. Now, these same managers want business agility. Worse, sometimes, managers add more policies and procedures. I saw that in an organization that had management signoff for changes the technical people made.

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Faster Management Decisions Can Lead to More Ease and Better Results, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

We manage the risks of long-term commitments (decisions) by gaining experience with that person in many circumstances. (I Create a yearly budget as a guideline for our specific goals, but manage that budget every week and month to manage our risks. That's how we manage all our decisions: the Important and the Urgent.

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See and Resolve Team Dependencies, Part 1: Inside the Team

Johanna Rothman

Even when managers try to create cross-functional teams, the teams still have dependencies. Instead of treating people as individuals (resource efficiency thinking), what if you looked at the team as a harmonic whole? Dependencies slow and make finishing the work more difficult. Some Choices for Inside the Team Dependencies.

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Creating a Culture of Reliability in the Workplace

Nash Consulting

Creating a Culture of Reliability in the Workplace [Do you prefer to learn with your ears instead of your eyes? Sheila, a leader for a team of project managers, has a tight deadline to deliver on an important client project. There is a simple nuts-and-bolts kind of management tool that will help your team avoid this common pitfall.

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