Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 21, 2019

I started asking if you actually need an agile approach in Part 1 and noted the 4 big problems I see. Part 2 was why we need managers in an agile transformation. Part 4 was about how “Agile” is meaningless and “agile” is an adjective that needs to be applied to something. That would be resilient.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2019

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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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 15, 2019

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. This part is about how people want a recipe, The Answer, for how to get better at “Agile.” ” Before we can address what an answer might be, your need to know your why for an agile approach. Can “Agile” deliver on that?

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Agile Software Efficiency Construction 67

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The original signatories of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development wanted to solve these specific problems: How can we: Bring more adaptability to software development? If you read these books, you could understand project-based agility. However, many people wanted “the recipe” for agility.

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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. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 4, 2024

And given the plethora of “agile” coaches, too many managers have relinquished their coaching roles to these (supposed) agilists. What if it's most efficient to do the work for a person or a team? Reducing management delays and increasing management throughput allows everyone to be efficient and effective.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2022

Integrated System Program. In this first image, the Integrated System Program, the rest of the product uses the Platform of Common Services as components. In Agile and Lean Program Management , I suggested two other views of large products. See Create Feedback Loops (Agile Approaches) for Hardware Products.). The Series.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Steve—and the team—needed to see their system. Visualize the Team's System. One of the most important ways is to see the team's system. Measurements Helped Everyone See the System. However, he only created happy-path functional tests to see how his code worked with the rest of the system.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

A couple of weeks ago, I delivered the first version of my Free Your Agile Team talk at Agile New England. I spoke about the problem of a framework-first approach to transforming to an agile culture. I based the talk on Create Your Successful Agile Project , but I didn’t stop there.). (I Yes, there are 8 parts!).

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 4, 2020

Company A is working on its umpteenth “agile transformation.” One of the big problems is that the managers think agile approaches will give them faster delivery. Company A managers don't believe in flow efficiency. When I explained the concepts of resource and flow efficiency, the managers nodded.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 4, 2020

.” In my experience, when organizations want to use agile approaches or transform in some way, the managers start with the teams. Agile approaches can help teams improve, and many teams do release value faster. Agile approaches can help teams improve, and many teams do release value faster. The teams focus on their work.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

” is one of the questions I see when I work with people going through an agile transformation. Traditional measurements focus on resource efficiency instead of flow efficiency.) Resource efficiency measures don’t measure what the organization delivers or what prevents the organization from delivering.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you’re thinking about an agile transformation, you already know about feature teams. Except, in an agile approach, product management (often via product owners) is an integral part of a high-performing agile team. And, great agile teams often have HR support near the team, if not part of the team. See Part 2.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

We reinforce a culture of resource efficiency. We reinforce a culture of flow efficiency. Flow efficiency can help create and reinforce a product culture.). If you want to move to an agile culture, start thinking in terms of teams. That’s why it’s so difficult to understand many managers’ roles.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Engineering projects deal with the design, development, and implementation of processes or technologies; they can be executed in civil, mechanical, software, or electric engineering: e.g., designing buildings, creating new devices, implementing manufacturing automation systems, etc. Agile methodology. Lean methodology.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software is key to the efficiency of organizations in almost every industry. This system ensures that city maintenance is carried out quickly and reduces the need for written paperwork. As a result, the efficiency of city maintenance in Paris has increased by 20%, allowing the Paris civil service to perform 140,000 repairs per year.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

That's brittleness in the system. If your team works in flow efficiency , as in Part 1, your team collaborates and learns from each other. And, when teams use flow efficiency, they see these benefits: One person doesn't act as a bottleneck for their function or expertise. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.).

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Created Gantt charts even though the team worked in an agile way. The managers reinforce people as experts, which is an example of resource efficiency, not flow efficiency. If the managers don't know the goals, that's a systemic problem. He now pointed them to the done-and-not-released chart. Want Engagement?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2014

The book provides six principles that the author’s believe can make organisations more agile, competitive, and responsive by helping employees become more autonomous, cooperative and empowered. Increase cooperation by removing some support systems that make people self sufficient.

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Productivity Engineering Efficiency Agile 98

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Part 1 was about how when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. All those measures are about a manager’s span of control, a sign of resource efficiency. Product organizations optimize for throughput, for flow efficiency. Managers remove systemic impediments.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

Finding valuable insights: Structured and unstructured data sources can uncover patterns and relationships that reveal customer needs, expose system vulnerabilities and improve productivity and performance. This method is widely used online to accurately and efficiently target customers and sell customised products and services.

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Data Consulting Agile Industry 106

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2020

In my experience, if you don't offer people autonomy for their work, they will game the system. See the Flow Efficiency series.) See Agile Program Measurements to Visualize and Track Progress and Measure Cycle Time for my suggestions of what to measure. See Three Collaboration Secrets to Create Your Agile Culture.)

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

Reporting and analytics A robust capacity planning tool should generate reports and dashboards with insights into resource availability and capacity, allocation, and utilization, which will help managers track resource performance and assess the efficiency of project work. Why do you need capacity planning software?

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

I was working in resource efficiency. In Capitalizing Software During an Agile Transformation , I explained the desire for capitalization. Ticket Systems Try to Track State Changes. That's why ticketing systems don't reflect reality, either. Weekly or monthly releases if you're not using an agile approach.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 30, 2023

The more training you offer, the more efficient and effective employees are in a role. Retaining existing employees is far more cost-efficient than hiring and training new talent. Enhanced Organizational Agility If there’s one thing that the pandemic showed us, it’s that adapting to changing market dynamics is essential.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 4, 2023

When I did the assessment, I asked people how long they thought fixing the build system would take. Here's the weekly cost of trying to continue to work with a broken build system: 300 teams * $18,000 team cost/week = $5.4 They had already lived with these build system problems for over a year. Million dollars, per WEEK. (If

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2024

Blue Cross, Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) has gone on a journey from being the least efficient user of technology in the Blue Cross system to the most efficient as measured on a technology cost per employee basis. Interviews with the BCBSM management team identified seven principles that guided their actions.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The main objective for each project is value-add for the client, and technology can improve both the effectiveness of the solutions offered as well as the efficiency with which those solutions are created. It is also important to understand new digital tools and how they can impact our daily lives. Workplace Flexibility.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. But Weber also warned that, unfettered, bureaucracy could create a soulless “iron cage,” trapping people inside dehumanizing systems and limiting their potential. Learn and experience how agile works. He was right.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 26, 2019

You want a more agile approach to manage the interdependencies among the teams. In another program, the program manager realized that while each team “finished” inside of a day, their final system test for each feature took two more days. Do I need to explain the roles of the agile manager?). If so, fine.

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Epicflow

MARCH 19, 2024

The Epicflow team continues implementing the most powerful functionality to provide our clients with a variety of tools to juggle projects and resources most efficiently. In software development projects or any Agile environment, it’s typical to work with cross-functional teams consisting of employees with different roles (e.g.,

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

However, larger businesses often face challenges that hinder the efficacy and efficiency of their governance systems, impeding their ability to adapt, innovate, and thrive. This is the realm of efficient and effective governance, characterized by fresh perspectives, unwavering resilience, and a commitment to excellence.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Management System (Nonprofit CRM) CRM Charity Software (UK). Non Profit Ticketing Systems. Ticket Software The Patron Edge Ticketing Systems Box Office Management Online Ticket Software Ticket Sales Software. Build fresh content and post information easily online with Blackbaud CMS system. Non Profit Business Software.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 19, 2024

Increased agility and adaptability to market changes. Mid-Sized Companies and Growth Stage Businesses Mid-sized companies and growth stage businesses often face challenges related to scaling operations, expanding into new markets, or integrating new systems. Benefits for Startups Enhanced agility and responsiveness to market changes.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 12, 2018

I’ve been thinking about my clients who’ve had success moving from a project-based/resource-efficiency organization to a product-based/flow efficiency organization. The managers, as a team (up, down, sideways) changed the compensation system and what they measured. (Do Their experiment was too big.

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Business Consulting Agency

MAY 6, 2024

Consulting agencies play a vital role in assisting companies of all sizes to execute change and manage the process efficiently. Enhanced Organizational Agility Organizations that manage change effectively can respond quickly to market shifts, customer demands, and emerging opportunities.

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