Johanna Rothman

MARCH 4, 2019

I just finished a series for my Pragmatic Manager newsletter about Agile Transformation Secrets: Part 1: Manage for Change. I wrote this series because I find that many people get a little confused about an agile transformation. They think an agile approach will work because they can predict and commit better. Please join us.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 18, 2018

I've met a number of agile coaches recently. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs. Even though the client asked for agile coaching, that might not be what the client needs. These questions have nothing to do with a “better agile” or “better Scrum.”

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 20, 2021

We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , we said the easiest way to create a system that worked for the team was for the team to create its own board. Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 3, 2020

The processes don't have sufficient agility to deliver the necessary results. Yet, people who want to use agile approaches don't want to apply agile thinking to their processes. Some clients want to create their custom agile process— and then standardize it across the organization. My Processes and My Agility.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

If you took an agile workshop sometime in the past 15 years, you probably played the “ ball game.” Especially since they've probably suffered through way too many “agile” workshops with more and more games. We now have a team environment that can use agile principles, but we're not quite done.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 9, 2019

Now that agile teams stay together, we can change the kickoff to more project-specific work. I wrote an article several years ago, Keys to Chartering an Agile Project. In Create Your Successful Agile Project , I suggested a reframe for the charter. Many new-to-agile-thinking teams want everything defined upfront.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 3, 2019

At the Influential Agile Leader workshop earlier this year, I led a session about scaling and how you might think about it. I asked if any of the teams succeeded at using an agile approach at the team level. I explained how in Agile and Lean Program Management.). ” Agile Scaling is the Answer to Whose Problems?

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

By embedding learning into the organization’s fabric, companies can remain competitive and agile in the face of change. Online courses, webinars, and virtual workshops can make learning more convenient and engaging. The Future of Organizational Learning As we look ahead, L&D will continue to evolve.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 15, 2018

Part of what makes an agile transformation difficult is the cultural change required. That’s what makes an agile transformation a journey. A client said to me, “I want the agile. The agile is good stuff: faster delivery of smaller stuff that we can get revenue for. I want it now. How fast can I get it?”

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. They allow a company to be more agile and to more effectively adapt to digital disruption. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time?

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 16, 2019

I suggested ways to think about more agile budgeting in part 1. I can also predict how long it takes me to create or customize an in-person workshop. I have an upper bound for online workshops. Also, see From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams. Use the data you need to have a more agile approach.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Ryan Ripley, host of Agile for Humans, interviewed Gil Broza and me in AFH 102: The Influential Agile Leader. We spoke about the workshop I lead with Gil, the Influential Agile Leader. If you are interested in helping your agile transformation, do listen to the podcast and join us for the conversation.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 1, 2023

I met Mark back in 2017 when I attended an Anthology workshop from the nice folks at WMG Publishing. I sold two short stories at that workshop, my very first short story sales. For you agile types, Mark runs his podcast as a reflection—a retrospective—of what he learned from speaking with the guest.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2018

I’ve been thinking more about possible measurements in an agile transformation journey. This post will focus on measurements you might see when the culture changes with an agile transformation. Without knowing why you want to use agile approaches throughout the organization, you can’t generate reasonable measurements.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2022

I finished one week of the videos for the writing workshop. Finish another week of videos for the writing workshop because I want to announce it “soon.” And the writing workshop will make more money sooner than the book will. My cycle times for my various work: About an hour to complete the videos for workshop week.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Forum participants will have an opportunity to learn from inspirational project management leaders as well as attend masterclasses revealing the aspects of delivering sustainable projects, Agile transformation, application of technologies, and more. is the largest Agile conference in Central Europe. PMO London 2024 June, 18-19.

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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. During that workshop, the participants all had the same question, “How do we engage our stakeholders? Adam, a product leader, has changed his meetings and workshops. What do they get out of this partnership?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Introduction to an Agile Transformation series… I’ve seen several agile transformation challenges. Since I want to address those challenges, this is a series of posts about agile transformation. The problems I’m planning to address are: Understanding why agile, why now. You might have another reason.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 6, 2023

” 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. While some agile teams can manage their own deliverables, that's not the only role for a project or program manager. Yes, I teach these workshops for each book remotely.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 24, 2021

I like agile approaches because I can separate lots of deliverables into small, coherent pieces. Same with workshops or consulting. Now, as I challenge myself with more writing and consulting, I have fun as I learn how to explain and support my readers and clients. Focus on job satisfaction. Increase self-esteem.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 9, 2022

I use “agile” and “agile approach” in my writing. I don't talk about the Agile Manifesto for Software Development every time. If you want to learn more writing secrets, and register for the April 2022 writing workshop, see Writing Workshop 1: Free Your Inner Writer & Sell Your Nonfiction Ideas.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Gil Broza and I are thrilled to announce the updated version of our flagship workshop, the Influential Agile Leader. We’re leading the workshop in the Boston area, June 7-8, 2018. If you have these kinds of challenges: Your business can’t “stop” to recreate itself as an agile organization.

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Epicflow

APRIL 19, 2024

This includes educating users on how to use Epicflow effectively: conducting training sessions/workshops or providing online tutorials to familiarize users with the software’s features and functionalities. We will use the serious game workshop as an enabler for understanding the value of Epicflow Step 2.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When Mark and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we saw these satellite team traps: People in the office forgot about the people not in the office. While we might call all these things, “meetings,” let's assume the team will workshop. Monday through Thursday, the team is a satellite.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 1, 2024

Are you looking for work, either as a consultant or a candidate? And candidates and consultants invest time that has no perceived payoff for them. I agree—hiring managers do need to assess a candidate's or consultant's skills. (I So what can a candidate or consultant do to show their skills without working for free?

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 19, 2018

Are you looking to help support your team, management, or organization’s agile adoption? Do you feel as if you are part of the formal or informal team leading your agile transformation? You need what Gil Broza and I teach and facilitate at the Influential Agile Leader Workshop. How Do You Tell Your Agile Story?

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 25, 2018

Whenever I teach agile approaches, I discuss the possible meetings a team might choose. If you use WIP limits greater than one, you might need a specific time to workshop stories just before they go on the board. The post Time You Spend in Agile Meetings appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

See Project Lifecycle Workshop: How to Manage Project Risks to Release Successful Products.) I said this in the Successful Indepentent Consulting book : People die of exposure—both hot and cold. Yet, I suspect some new consultants will take them up on their offer. This is one of an intermittent series of consulting tips.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 17, 2020

See Lessons Learned from Leading Workshops About Geographically Distributed Agile Teams for data from some of my previous workshops.). The post Teams Need to See Each Other—Eventually appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. They (re)build trust. We don't need a ton of in-person meetings.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 26, 2018

Agile transformations are tough. That’s because wherever you start, the agile transformation creates culture clashes. Often, teams start with agile approaches. Teams discover the agile approach and practices that work for that team. That’s the external part of what we see in an agile transformation.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

I finished all the video editing for the writing workshop. Because there's more work to finishing the workshop, I'm sure I will not finish the workshop today. Those purchase orders are much larger sums of money than an online workshop or revenue from a book. The marketing for that workshop is also separate.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The online workshop videos are complete. I also know my cycle times to develop workshops and video them. Have a workshop to decide. You're workshopping.) If you want to “scale” your agility, ask yourself these questions: How can we collaborate at all levels? I'm pleased with my progress. You can, too.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2018

One of my clients has many reasons for wanting an agile transformation. They need agile approaches so they can get feedback from customers as they develop the new products. They need to create a mix of new products and services, which means they need to use an agile approach for their projects and their project portfolio.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

See the video on YouTube: Johanna Rothman: Writing, Management, & Business Agility ?| Agile to agility | Miljan Bajic | #47. The writing workshop we mentioned now has its own page: Free Your Inner Writer & Sell Your Nonfiction Ideas.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 6, 2020

This is one of the reasons Mark and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams. Your team might not need an agile approach. In the early 2000s and into the teens, I led many workshops for distributed teams. Now, as I write this series, the coronavirus is winging its way around the globe.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 24, 2018

As their organizations move to agile approaches, these managers have problems: their organization (managers above them) wants to measure them by the old rules which demand control. ” Too often, managers feel this tension because the agile approaches challenge the organizational culture. .”

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Agile culture is about the ability to change. You need to know why you want to change, but once you know that, agile cultures promote change.). We (as agile teams and organizations) deliver something to get some feedback and learning. You might work for one of these companies and they want to use an agile approach.

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