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Assessing Change Management Effectiveness: Essential Metrics

Epicflow

It may seem the outcomes of effective change management are obvious – if positive transformations have happened, the process was effective. . However, the present-day ever-evolving business environment demonstrates that change management is rather a journey than a destination. Change management performance .

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Show Your Value to Support What Managers Want, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

Several reasons: No manager cares about “agile” even if they care about agility. That means everyone needs to understand what managers care about and want: more net income. Companies must manage their expenses so they can afford to stay in business. But if you didn’t use the flow metrics?

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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. And, us agilists need to change.

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How to Use Flow Metrics to See if Your Economies of Scale Offer Value, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. Resource Efficiency Thinking Traps Many Managers And I said the managers were not stupid. Ignorance of the flow metrics.

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Local US Business Experts for Market Management

Business Consulting Agency

Explore the critical role that local business experts and consulting services play in managing US market entry and operations effectively, highlighting the benefits and advantages they offer for achieving better results and a higher success rate. Work with local US business experts for market management in the US and better results.

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How to Better Develop Managers

LSA Global

Better Develop Managers Because managers are the hub of most organizations, you’d think that building management capabilities would be an essential pillar of an executive’s plan for business success. But the research says otherwise. Instead, focus on the critical few behavioral shifts that will make a difference.

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Unemployed Agilists: How to Move from a Staff Role to a Line Job, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Your previous managers and potential managers don’t see the value of someone in your position. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. In product development, line jobs contribute to the products themselves, which means they contribute to revenue.

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