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Effective Agility Requires Cultural Changes: Part 1

Johanna Rothman

I see many teams and team members who say, “Agile stinks. ” When I ask people what's happening, they say: We're doing an agile death march because someone else already told us what we have to do and the date it's due. We have a standup which is more like a serial status report at least once a day for an hour. (And

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Agile Approaches Require Management Cultural Change

Johanna Rothman

Ron Jeffries, Matt Barcomb, and several other people wrote an interesting thread about prescriptive and non-prescriptive approaches to team-based agile. If you don’t want to read the entire thread, here is a summary: People often need help with their agile approach. That’s why we have the agile values and principles.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 4: What Does “Agile” Mean?

Johanna Rothman

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. (I I didn't like what I saw at the Agile 2019 conference.) This part is about what “Agile” or “agile” means. I understand that people want what they perceive as the value “Agile” will bring them. Why a Manifesto?

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

However, it's crucial to have a consistent and efficient method for tracking progress. Avoiding the Multiple Destination Trap with Tracking Monitoring and Reporting: As a leader, it can be challenging to ensure that everyone in your organization is on the same page when it comes to your strategic goals.

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Jira: Benefits, Limitations, and Ways to Overcome Them

Epicflow

Jira: Main Capabilities and Advantages Jira is agile project management software intended to plan and orchestrate software development projects. It helps teams organize and manage their tasks, workflows, and reports. Essential Capabilities of Jira Boards Jira’s Agile boards help team members visualize and manage their work.

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Unleashing Business Potential: Benefits of Consulting Services

Business Consulting Agency

Startups that engage business consultants are 14% more likely to experience sustained growth, as reported by the Global Business and Economics Research Journal. The National Small Business Association reported that 85% of small businesses with consultants experienced improved profitability.

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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. Here’s the interesting part: Every architectural layer has a middle manager who reports to the senior manager. That’s a relic of how we centralize “support” functions and report profit and loss to the outside world.