Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

Several people on social media have denigrated the terms “project manager” and “program manager.” ” These people claim there is no need for either role in an effective team, especially an agile team because the team can manage its own deliverables. Facilitating the team's collaboration.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 28, 2022

Employment doesn’t have any borders anymore, and managers can hire people regardless of their location based on what really matters: knowledge, skills, and experience. Besides, business owners can have their facilities around the world independent of their place of residence or other teams that aren’t involved in production.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2022

Resource Efficiency. A senior manager said, “We give our resources everything they could need: technology, tools, even some training. ” I asked, “How many projects are they working on?” ” “Each resource has at least two projects so they stay productive and efficient.”

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. Now, it's time for Economies of Scale and how that ties into resource efficiency thinking.

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Epicflow

JULY 27, 2022

Increasing employee productivity is a hot topic in every business environment today. How to make certain that your team members work at their full capacity, and how a resource management solution can help? What Affects Employee Productivity? Let’s figure it out in the article. . Employees’ workload.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

That's why Part 1 of this series discusses your value and what managers want and need. That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. I assume you have some sort of functional product development expertise. If not, why are you in technical product development?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Strategy and Product Feedback Loops About 20 years ago, I taught a project management workshop to IT people. Their products and services did not ship outside the building—their products and services enabled the organization to make money. Adam, a product leader, has changed his meetings and workshops.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

These are delays due to management decision time.). Manage your environment or culture. Manage Your Environment. I much prefer to start with organizational WIP (Work in Progress), to manage the project portfolio. See Manage Your Project Portfolio.) I'm not sure how much WIP any given team should have.

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Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

So, the importance of risk management cannot be overestimated – it’s better to stay ahead of all possible threats to your project. . What are the most typical risks associated with aerospace engineering projects, and how to manage them effectively? Project management risks. Managing the supply chain.

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Girard Training Solutions

JUNE 4, 2024

Effective delegation is one of the strongest signs of a good manager , yet it’s particularly challenging for new managers. As easy as it sounds, this is one of the skills most new managers struggle with. Most likely, they don’t know how to delegate because companies rarely train anyone to develop this skill.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2021

When one thinks of management consultants, one inevitably thinks of highly efficient workers. This is because an efficient way of working is essential as a management consultant. So, the crucial question is, how do you become an efficient worker to withstand the time pressure in a management consultancy?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 14, 2023

Wealth management is a critical field that helps high net worth individuals and families to achieve their financial goals and maintain their financial assets over the long-term. Wealth managers assist their clients to do this through a combination of strategies involving financial planning, investment management, and risk management.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I started this series by realizing managers have (too) many decisions to make. The longer it takes managers to make any single decision, the longer it might take to make all the decisions. In Part 1, I recommended that managers start with their oldest possible decision and decide what to do about that. It's urgent today.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

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. Just look at the manifesto.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 26, 2024

In innovative products, the interdependencies can change any day. ” There's more in Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management.) How is it possible these people have such different experiences than I do? How is it possible these people have such different experiences than I do?

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Epicflow

MAY 4, 2023

Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that these projects cannot be successfully managed. Read the article to find out how to cope with the uncertainty in R&D projects and increase the chances of achieving desired outcomes. Will the developed product satisfy customers and be relevant in the market?

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

So, while there’s no doubt that consulting can be a highly rewarding career, it’s easy to see how this lifestyle could lead to burnout. . As a veteran consultant with over 20 years of professional experience, I have learned a few techniques to manage stress and safeguard my well-being. 3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity.

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Epicflow

MAY 12, 2022

What do you need to know to allocate resources efficiently in a multi-project environment and utilize them to the full? Resource Allocation in Project Management: Definition and Importance. What are the benefits of efficient resource allocation? Let’s figure it out in the article. . Office politics.

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Epicflow

MARCH 22, 2024

This article is inspired by the webinar featuring Epicflow co-founder Jan Willem Tromp and professor Mario Vanhoucke based on his latest book “The Illusion of Control: Project Data, Computer Algorithms and Human Intuition for Project Management and Control”. So, what do you need for an efficient risk analysis?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2023

In How to Predict When the Team Will Complete a Specific Backlog Item, Part 1 , I said there was no way to accurately predict an estimate for a specific backlog item more than a month away. I also said I don't blame the managers for wanting to know. I also said I don't blame the managers for wanting to know.

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Girard Training Solutions

MARCH 4, 2024

As more Artificial Intelligence (AI) engines and apps enter the scene of modern management, leaders find themselves both excited and apprehensive about the potential influence bots can have over their jobs. How do you know when you need to leverage AI in management or bring your human qualities to a situation?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 28, 2023

Too many managers don't know how to manage remote people. Worse, those managers, or their organizations, don't trust people to do a good job. Many of these spied-upon people have installed mouse (and keyboard) simulator products. Yes, these products randomly move the mouse to pretend the person is “working.”

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 28, 2023

Sherry, a middle manager in a relatively small organization, said, “We can’t plan for an entire quarter at a time. Our managers need to change what they want more often than that. ” “How long can the managers commit to their decisions?” How often do the teams release?” What do I do?”

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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. Can you create an agile culture for your team even if you can't change how the organization works? Plan for shorter projects.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Jim, a relatively new manager said, “I don't have nearly enough time. I asked him to eyeball the Management Time Sheet (link is to the google sheet) and see where he spent his time. Instead, I spend most of my time on product issues across the organization. The next bit of time I spend working alone on the product work.”

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 28, 2021

Now that COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are well underway, those expectations are changing again, and that needs to be managed. Failing to manage employee expectations as companies begin (or continue to) reopen leads to conflict and frustration. Many of today’s professionals expect to not fully return to the office. We Can Help.

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Consulthon

DECEMBER 1, 2017

I am a manager in a financial services company. The company I am managing for 3 years is planning to develop a new product. My team has started working on the new product. The sales and marketing t.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

When I work with these teams or their managers, I realize they're not demoing or retrospecting on a regular basis. And don't get me started on how coaches tend to do life coaching instead of support for agility.) Worse, these people and teams don't feel any satisfaction with their products. ” There are many better ways.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 17, 2020

This is a new experience for many of us, and poses new challenges and distractions that can make it difficult to stay focused and productive. I’ve been getting asked a lot lately about productivity, and so I thought I should dedicate an article to it. It doesn’t matter how focused you may be. Rise Early each Morning.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. Not to be outdone, NPR reported that Microsoft Japan moved to a four-day workweek this summer while increasing productivity by 40%. There’s certainly some truth to that argument.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Managers can support their teams in many ways. Maybe even draw a picture of when the story/product completes. (I All the ways John's code connected—or didn't—to the rest of the product. They learn how to think with others.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

However, if people collaborate with pairing, swarming, or mobbing, they work in flow efficiency. ” Once the team realizes they can manage their WIP, they can start to use continuous flow (even if they “need” to plan in iterations). Every time I finish something, I mentally note how long it took.

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Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In this article, we’re presenting the most significant indicators of bad resource allocation and suggesting tips on how to improve it with a resource management solution. The key to employee productivity and excellent project results is balanced workload. Sign 1: Uneven workload (overloaded and underloaded employees). .

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Epicflow

APRIL 11, 2023

Poor resource management and a lack of appropriate software are on the list of the biggest project management challenges, as stated by the Wellingtone report on the state of project management. What is a resource management solution? What is the difference between project and resource management software?

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Epicflow

JULY 20, 2023

To be sure that none of the initiatives will fail and your project management efforts will be crowned with the desired outcomes? In this post, we’re answering the question: how to prevent project management disasters when running multiple simultaneous projects?

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Epicflow

AUGUST 11, 2022

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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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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