Johanna Rothman

JUNE 21, 2023

In product development, we often use the words, “user” and “customer” interchangeably. But they mean different things depending on the type of product you create. It's time to clarify who we want to satisfy, so we can make better product decisions. Users use the product. I called that program manager my Customer.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 16, 2020

Probably the most common definition out there is that management consultants are like doctors for companies (instead of doctors for people). For example, there are some management consultants that are more specialized like brain surgeons. There may also be management consultants that operate more like pharmacists.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 19, 2024

Change management services through consulting are designed to support organizations of all sizes and industries undergoing significant transformations, transitions, or initiatives. While the benefits of change management apply broadly, certain types of companies can particularly benefit from leveraging these services.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There’s a growing movement to track employee productivity through increasingly sophisticated technology, such as desktop surveillance, biometric smart badges, location tracking, or desk heat sensors. New research suggests that when information obtained through monitoring is used for control purposes (e.g.,

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Your team has product-focused work. And, the team also has “fast” response-required, ad hoc work: Production support, when something breaks. Answer questions about possibilities for new development from management and others. With all these interruptions, when are you supposed to finish your product work?

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2022

Integrated System Program. The larger your product, the more likely you have components teams. I often see component teams because of the architecture of the product. In this first image, the Integrated System Program, the rest of the product uses the Platform of Common Services as components.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 25, 2022

It’s no secret that a healthy workplace is a more productive workplace. However, with remote work and working from home on the rise, many employees have faced challenges with transforming their spare bedroom or basement area into an organized and productive home office. Setup your Tech for Comfort and Productivity.

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Business Consulting Agency

JUNE 17, 2023

In today’s competitive business landscape, driving product sales is a top priority for companies aiming to achieve sustainable growth. Explore how business consultants can drastically assist companies in increasing product sales and the methodologies they employ to drive success. Want product sales success?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 9, 2020

In the long run, it would seem fairer to base the global monetary system on an asset that is not produced exclusively by any one nation and which people are generally willing to accept as valuable. Bretton Woods System: 1944 – 1971. The Bretton Woods System created a kind of monetary discipline.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 14, 2020

Some of my Modern Management Made Easy technical reviewers wonder. I don't see how that form of management makes sense these days. Sometimes, my managers' bosses didn't feel the same way about my comments as my direct boss did. Their bonuses did not depend on managing the project portfolio. Do I advocate insubordination?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I want to make those interruptions easier to manage. I don't have just one product for my business. And I'm not a team working on just one feature set or a product. Backlogs help the managers stay out of the team's way. That's because the manager can look at the backlog and know what the team is doing.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Consider the System. There's an entire system here we can consider: Almost all the professors in Computer Science were men. (I And, the managers?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“Just-in-time” only works as part of a comprehensive suite of strategies.

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Consulthon

JUNE 24, 2019

Hello everybody who might be interested, I am a lean manager and just trying to look out of a new perspective on the Toyota Production System. I would like to bring together Sketchnoting and the To.

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Rick Conlow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Managing your time, leads to managing your life. Real time management is self-management. As on manager said, “Everyone gets more than I deserve.” 4 Successful Techniques to Manage Your Time for Results. 4 Successful Techniques to Manage Your Time for Results. You can manage yourself!

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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

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Instead, let's consider how to see management's adaptable and resilient actions. Those actions show that managers change their actions in the face of new information or feedback. And management actions matter the most. Why do I focus on management actions? However, everyone works as part of a system.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

I told the story of Cliff, a manager who wanted to understand why the projects were so late. ” I said, “Managers might spend as little as a quarter and as much as a year or two. .” ” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams.

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Business Consulting Agency

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Whether implementing new technologies, restructuring operations, or fostering a culture of innovation, the role of change management, facilitated by adept business consulting services, is pivotal for companies of all sizes.

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Epicflow

MARCH 19, 2024

Let’s dive deeper into the way our new features work. Team Management: A Solution for Software Development and Agile Squads We’re proud to introduce this new feature that allows you to group your resource pool into teams. back-end and front-end developers, QA engineers, etc.).

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. Steve—and the team—needed to see their system. Visualize the Team's System. Managers can support their teams in many ways. One of the most important ways is to see the team's system. Everyone laughed at my birds.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

AI-powered recommendation systems are another way businesses are leveraging AI-based technology to enhance the customer experience. These systems can suggest relevant products that customers are likely to enjoy. Supply chain management is another area where AI is revolutionizing operations.

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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. Talent management. .

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

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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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

One of the big problems I see with a product orientation (as opposed to a project) is in preparing for ongoing work. You might not start the next project for this product after you complete this project. However, if you want to develop a product orientation, you’ll need to consider the future. We call it technical debt.

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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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Kraft Kennedy

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Sophisticated technologies like Managed Desktop make that possible, empowering the kind of consultative IT department that’s required to succeed in today’s market. With Managed Desktop, we’re leveling the playing field and providing accessible desktop management to firms of all sizes, without the prohibitive price tag.

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Epicflow

AUGUST 19, 2022

Every project management activity doesn’t exist in isolation – they are all related to and dependent on each other, may have competing requirements and/or shared resources. To make sure that the process of orchestrating projects across the whole environment runs like clockwork, project integration management should be applied. .

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The more component teams they have, the more complexity they create in the teams, in the product, and in delivery. No one can tell anything about project or product progress. Component teams are a system problem. And, the managers can fix this if they collaborate on the solution. I take the management perspective.).

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Successful project delivery is usually a result of efficient management of both workflow and resources. In a multi-project environment, ensuring productive work of team members gains even more importance: resources are shared by concurrent projects, and their fruitful work on them will be impossible without wise resource management. .

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 2, 2022

A project portfolio manager contacted me via LinkedIn. The question: How can this portfolio team start to manage the project portfolio when the organization has 600 projects? A senior manager's first job is to reduce organizational WIP (Work in Progress). But Management Decision Time matters. How to start? So does WIP.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 8, 2018

How do we move from a project-based organization towards a product organization? There are at least two systems of work we need to change: The management system and the culture of management. There might be more systems I don’t see yet. We need to change behaviors in teams and in managers.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2023

Despite the obvious challenges, the BRICS nations continue to build financial infrastructure that could one day support a new global monetary system. The creation of this new institution represents a noteworthy shift in the international financial system because it represents an alternative to the World Bank. of global imports.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Improving Productivity Feels GREAT. :: Did you know that achieving more productivity is pretty simple? So explained Josh Zerkel, Director of Global Community, Channels and Training at Evernote, and Productivity Consultant, and Certified Professional Organizer® at the recent WIC General Meeting. Have a productivity buddy.

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Selecting a resource management solution suitable for work in a multi-project setting is a responsible mission. Its features should help project and resource managers address all the complexity of managing shared resources and facilitate their efficient utilization. . Workload Optimization: Boosting Employee Productivity .

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

You might even call them/use them as product teams. You might wonder about organizing all the work as product work. The “Typical Product Development Organization” shows the kind of organization I see most often. The middle managers—the directors—often reflect layers in the architecture.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

This series is about how you might move to a product-based organization. Part 2 was about one possibility for moving to a product-based organization. Before we get to who moves where, we need to consider the manager roles. Moving to a product-based organization means we change the way we view and reward managers.

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