Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Benefits of Optimal Fit to Role Increased Productivity : Employees whose skills and interests align with their job roles tend to be more productive and efficient. These tools help in understanding whether an individual’s skills align with the job requirements.

Analysis 195

Analysis Culture Efficiency Training 195

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

A Guide to Agile Practices and Their Benefits in Today’s Dynamic Business Environment In to-day’s business landscape, agility has become a key driver for success. Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors.

Methodologies 171

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 171

Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Productivity metrics: Assess changes in output per employee or team efficiency. Leveraging technology tools, such as learning management systems (LMS) and eLearning authoring tools, facilitates continuous learning and development. Customer satisfaction scores: Monitor improvements in customer feedback and loyalty.

Metrics 147

Metrics ROI Training Training 147

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

A Guide to Agile Practices and Their Benefits in Today’s Dynamic Business Environment In to-day’s business landscape, agility has become a key driver for success. Agile methodology, originally conceived for software development, has transcended its IT roots to become a vital approach in various business sectors.

Methodologies 131

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 131

Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this article, well explore why works, how to use it effectively, and tools to bring it to life in your eLearning initiatives. The combination of these strategies led to significant improvements in employee performance and operational efficiency, as the training was both targeted and highly engaging. Read the full case study here 2.

Training 130

Training Training Case Study Case Studies 130

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Many of these people want to use a tool to plan from the “bottom” (what the teams do) to the top (roadmaps and portfolio). Worse, they want to start with a tool. See Schedule Game #11: The Schedule Tool is Always Right as an example.). They think the tool will do “everything” for them.

Tools 110

Tools Agile Metrics Data 110

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. I know it is critical for the leadership to embrace agile, but the sad reality is that I’m not sure our leadership team will start before it’s too late. Learn and experience how agile works. What can I do?”

Agile 134

Agile Energy Retail Case Interview 134

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.

Development 265

Development Training Training Agile 265

Epicflow

JUNE 8, 2022

Agile has become the most popular methodology in recent years and has proven its efficiency for millions of companies already so nobody has any doubts about it today. Sprint-based work has become a common way of organizing business activities as an optimal tool that helps reach short-term objectives.

Agile 130

Agile Resources Management Methodologies 130

Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

Functionally, AI is a tool that instructional design consultants can leverage, providing them with a wide array of tools and tech-supported techniques that improve course design and accelerate the development of new materials and courses. AI tools make the introduction of relative learning materials and resources more effective.

Tools 297

Tools Consulting Course Company 297

Effective Managers

JUNE 17, 2024

For management consultants, this means adapting to new tools and methodologies to stay relevant. Consultants now leverage AI for predictive analytics, use big data for deeper insights, and rely on cloud-based tools for improved collaboration and efficiency.

Consulting 130

Consulting Management Ethics Agile 130

Effective Managers

JUNE 17, 2024

For management consultants, this means adapting to new tools and methodologies to stay relevant. Consultants now leverage AI for predictive analytics, use big data for deeper insights, and rely on cloud-based tools for improved collaboration and efficiency.

Consulting 130

Consulting Management Ethics Agile 130

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

In addition, their focus on effective resource allocation, stakeholder engagement, and change management contributes to enhanced operational efficiency, increased agility, and improved project outcomes. As we’ve noted above, a CPO should be proficient in leveraging software tools. What organizations require a CPO?

Resources 157

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 157

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.,

Management 130

Management Agile Engineering Software 130

Epicflow

JANUARY 21, 2022

So, automakers have to change their approaches to product development to make it shorter but no less efficient. . Nevertheless, automotive companies need to deliver their projects as successfully and efficiently as possible. Read more: Fighting Uncertainty in Project Management: Arm Yourself with the Right Tool.

Automotive 130

Automotive Industry Resources Agile 130

Epicflow

JUNE 17, 2022

Efficient product portfolio management allows a company to be agile and respond to arising market demands. Uncertainty poses another threat to efficient product portfolio management. . Here you need to create the right environment to increase your people’s motivation and implement necessary changes smoothly and efficiently. .

Productivity 245

Productivity Management Resources Software 245

Johanna Rothman

JUNE 9, 2022

Resource Efficiency. A senior manager said, “We give our resources everything they could need: technology, tools, even some training. ” “Each resource has at least two projects so they stay productive and efficient.” Resource efficiency means we watch each person's effort. Why are they so slow?”

Efficiency 76

Efficiency Culture Resources Management 76

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

Agile 136

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 136

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.

Agile 65

Agile Culture Efficiency Guidelines 65

Epicflow

JUNE 16, 2022

ompanies that invest enough in digital talent have three times higher chances for efficient transformation. The success of IT uplift is determined by the access to up-to-date tools, reduced maintenance costs, increased employee efficiency and satisfaction as well as better business performance. . Digitizing operations.

Tools 147

Tools Operations Efficiency Talent 147

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? Preston Smith and Don Reinertsen published Developing Products in Half the Time: New Rules, New Tools in 1998. I wrote about Agility in Name Only.

Agile 66

Agile Software Productivity Culture 66

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 8, 2022

In Agile and Lean Program Management , I suggested two other views of large products. See Create Feedback Loops (Agile Approaches) for Hardware Products.). And, watch for resource efficiency thinking, not flow efficiency thinking. Also, the teams find it tempting to think of the common GUI and API as components.

Productivity 116

Productivity Agile Efficiency Data 116

Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

In addition to the “technical side” of project management, the author shares his ideas regarding effective stakeholder management, trust-based leadership, and effective decision-making as well as gives a variety of tools and techniques that can add value to your daily project management activities.

Management 29

Management Handbook Case Study Case Studies 29

Epicflow

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Successful project delivery is usually a result of efficient management of both workflow and resources. What do you need to know to manage project resources with maximum efficiency? What do you need to know to manage project resources with maximum efficiency? The results of efficient resource management are as follows: .

Resources 130

Resources Management Emotional Intelligence Trends 130

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I never had to experience CASE tools in the 90s. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! I'm a huge fan of tools that help me do my job. Team learning time requires that the team —not just the managers—think in flow efficiency. Tools might help us. It doesn't work that way!!)

Agile 83

Agile Tools Productivity Development 83

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Instead, they should use a portfolio tool that classifies all existing, planned, and potential digital investments into four categories based on an assessment of their current and future contribution to business success. They are about achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvements through automation or meeting government requirements.

Tools 70

Tools Operations System Software 70

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies Under current conditions of economic turbulence, workforce shortage, and supply chain disruptions, manufacturing organizations should work towards increasing the efficiency of their operations, achieving business agility and resilience. At the same time, they are vulnerable to cyber risks.

Trends 130

Trends Talent Deloitte Efficiency 130

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

In a nutshell, AI automates repetitive tasks and makes predictions thereby increasing efficiency, streamlining the workflow, and improving decision-making. Project managers can utilize the power of AI by leveraging project/resource management tools where the technology is incorporated.

Trends 130

Trends Management Emotional Intelligence Software 130

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

More efficient utilization of resources. At the same time, it can be tempting to apply Agile with its flexibility, frequent value delivery, quick time to market, and intense interaction with clients. However, focusing solely on Agile has its pitfalls, e.g., a lack of long-term planning is one of the biggest ones.

Management 130

Management Strategy Strategy Strategy& 130

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2021

Now, these same managers want business agility. The more we remove, the more agility or improvement we might see. As the organization changes (both products and tooling), people might not make those mistakes again. As the teams used agile approaches, they requested more and more frequent deployments.

Policies 131

Policies Leadership Guidelines Agile 131

Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Or, they might create tools that assist the rest of the people on the product. You don't want to reinforce resource efficiency, even though you rewarded the person for that all along. Instead, you want to reinforce flow efficiency. Discuss why you want flow efficiency and overall lower cycle time. ” They might not.

Development 99

Development Management Efficiency Agile 99

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

In addition to the digital tools entering the workplace now, several technologies and trends on the horizon have the potential to further transform the way we work and interact with others. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Artificial intelligence. How to Become a Digital Enterprise. Augmentation.

Trends 104

Trends Enterprise Intellectual Property Agile 104

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

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.). Start by Working as a Team.

Agile 84

Agile Efficiency Software Meeting 84

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Software is key to the efficiency of organizations in almost every industry. The increasing use of e-commerce, cloud computing, data analytics, and other digital tools allow businesses to engage in personalized interactions with customers at scale. It is agile, stimulating, and there is plenty room for growth.

Software 88

Software Consulting Accenture Agile 88

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.

Industry 130

Industry Automotive Pharmaceuticals Management 130

Comatch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Having a few trusty problem-solving tools in your back pocket will help make this process easier. In doing so, you will be able to solve issues more quickly and efficiently, allowing you to build an appetite for decoding complex problems and keep your stakeholders happy. Agility is therefore a core skill that you should work on.

Consulting 98

Consulting Agile Trends Industry 98

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Concurrent projects often elevate resource efficiency thinking, not flow efficiency thinking. Resource efficiency thinking says, “We must keep everyone busy all the time.” Here's what happens when Jim works alone (resource efficiency thinking) on just two projects: Monday, 9 am: Jim starts Project 1.

Meeting 116

Meeting Efficiency Tools Resources 116