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Shorter Plans Results in More Management Ease and Better Results

Johanna Rothman

Many managers feel pressure to deliver finished work. But there are several problems with all this planning: These plans require prediction at all levels, from strategy to product to what the team delivers. The managers don't think they need to use data to replan frequently, to address what's happening. Reasons Managers Plan.

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How to Create Partnerships Instead of Using Stakeholders

Johanna Rothman

Strategy and Product Feedback Loops About 20 years ago, I taught a project management workshop to IT people. ” For years, I explained that the more often the team or program could demo, the more the project or program could engage its stakeholders. Demo that value on a regular cadence. How do we create partnerships?

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What’s Wrong With Detailed Gantt Charts and How to Make Fewer Details Work for You

Johanna Rothman

” There's more in Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management.) In addition, I ask teams to show visual progress , such as in a demo. I want architecture feedback loops as early as possible in the project, which is why I want visual progress with demos. What if you have no visual progress yet ?

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How WIP Insights Allow Us to Revisit Brooks’ Law About Adding People to a Team

Johanna Rothman

” It depends on how your lifecycle manages feedback loops and learning, how collaborative the team is, and how much WIP the team has. Each Lifecycle Manages Feedback Loops Differently Brooks wrote the original version of The Mythical Man-Month in 1975, based on the 1960s IBM 360 project. .” Brooks also said on p.

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Best Practices for Accelerating the Sales Process

Think about it: with outbound prospecting, requests from management, scheduled demos, and inbound calls, chaos can quickly work its way into your strategy, deeming a “speed wins” selling mentality downright ineffective. Efficient outreach strategy. The bottom line is that, in B2B sales, speed is useless without control.

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Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

The first was not waiting for the end of an iteration to demo or release. They demo'd every week on Wednesday mornings and then they released after the demo. They want to “capture” users from their first checking accounts to wealth management and wealth transfer. The managers like the quarterly planning.

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How To Convince Management To Invest In A Crisis Plan

Melissa Agnes

I get asked this question often: “How can I convince management that it’s in our best interest to invest in a crisis plan?” If you find yourself in this situation, here are some strategies to consider. If you find yourself in this situation, here are some strategies to consider. 1) Prepare a presentation.