Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 31, 2018

I'm a shepherd for the XP2019 and Agile2019 conferences. If you're trying to write a proposal for a conference or have an agile story you want to tell, consider framing the story this way: Start with the problems. For an experience report, consider adding the initial state (x many teams, y products). I love reading experiences.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 1, 2019

Consultants who make money speak at conferences. The decisions I make are about my product development and my Costs of Delay. A conference that required international travel asked me to speak as a track talk about 45 days in advance. They paid coach airfare and my hotel room for the entire conference because it was a track talk.

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1 to 1

JUNE 24, 2024

This year, I got a similar feeling at the recent Customer Contact Week conference, the popular annual gathering of contact center players in Las Vegas hosted by Customer Management Practice. The post Emerging technologies meet familiar challenges at CCW conference appeared first on 1to1 Media.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

We hear a lot these days about project-based organizations vs. product-based organizations. Much of what we do in software is in service of products. Products tend to evolve over time. Here are some examples of projects where we learn, but the product doesn’t change: Events, such as weddings or conferences.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Attending a conference is a whir of activity — flying to a destination, engaging in several days of nonstop networking, and coming home to an inbox that has spiraled out of control in your absence. ” The conference has probably left you with business cards scattered in your briefcase, pockets, and travel bag.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 17, 2023

I'm reviewing experience report proposals for the XP 2023 conference. That might be for the organization or a specific product or project. As you consider your experience, think about the larger story of how the organization, project, or product changed. The program committee is the gatekeeper for the conference.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

Even if you don’t like seeing yourself on the screen, consider how this powerful tool might increase productivity and effectiveness for your business. I’d rather spend 45 minutes working through a video conference with a CEO or GM than have a two-hour traditional conference call. Meetings Take Half as Long.

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1 to 1

JUNE 29, 2022

This year’s Forrester CX conference served as a backdrop for a deeper look at Forrester’s CX Index for 2022 , which revealed that CX quality dropped for nearly 20% of brands, the highest proportion of brands to fall in one year since the survey began. IBM uses authentic leadership and abides by a work-from-home pledge.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2024

It is about creating not just a product, but an experience that resonates with and delights users at every interaction. Active engagement with the design community through attendance at industry conferences, participation in online forums, and following influential designers can help designers to acquire valuable insights.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 2, 2023

Jim and his three colleagues all meet in a specific conference room. That conference room has a large monitor with a camera on top of it. Betty and Michael snagged a conference room. Because Jim and his colleagues have a conference room, they turn up the speaker enough so everyone can hear them and they can hear everyone.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 19, 2024

This is particularly useful if you have a closing keynote at a conference. For example, I speak a lot about how we need to bring people with diverse experiences and capabilities together to make teams that can create useful products. That's going meta on the topic. I do not say, “Homogenous teams don't do a good job.”

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 18, 2022

The collocated Cambridge people often couldn't get a conference room. Since the company had “good technology” in the conferences rooms, the managers didn't want to pay for people to get a (duplicate) good audio/video setup in the office. However, the people couldn't access the conference rooms.

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Markovitz Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Louis last week at the Global Lean Leadership Conference. It’s a small conference—only about 150 people—consisting of companies that have embraced Paul Akers’s 2 Second Lean philosophy. The tone was dramatically different from any other conference I’ve been to. I spent two days in St. It was a way of life. Bias for action.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Start by analyzing the demand for your products or services. For example, is there a growing demand for your type of product? For example, businesses in healthcare, food production, and construction must meet specific regulatory standards. Furthermore, attend industry trade shows, networking events, and conferences.

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Halo Psych

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The more stressed we become, the harder it is to think clearly, make good decisions, and be productive. If you want to learn more about the Eisenhower Grid, go check out my post on 10 ideas to help you be more productive. Whether that’s talking at a big conference, or someone asking for help designing a leadership programme.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

Limited ability to see and interact with other people on a conference call reduces non-verbal communication methods such as physical posture, hand gestures, and use of space. This increases communication effectiveness but can reduce productivity due to a split focus on work and interaction.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2020

Front line workers grapple with daily (and hourly) production problems, while leadership is too busy to go to the gemba and learn what’s actually happening. Front line workers focus on meeting takt time, while the C-Suite leaders are sequestered in conference rooms or traveling.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

This can include finding new markets to expand into, developing new products or services, or identifying new partnerships or collaborations. This involves understanding the target market, their needs and wants, and what they are looking for in a product or service. Another key aspect of business development is building relationships.

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Three days at the AME Conference in Boston showed me that there’s no shortage of skilled, knowledgeable, continuous improvement professionals who can teach their colleagues the intricacies of lean. But we can’t forget that the “why” of lean isn’t just to deliver products faster or cheaper. That’s a great rule.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2022

Typically, we are not paid for tangible work products but for the total body of work fostering the desired results. Distribute them at conferences and networking events, and give them to people who might hire or refer you. Our work is focused on business challenges, not personal matters like weight loss. See Know Your Niche.)

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 21, 2020

Everyone suffered from the problem of relatively high costs to update a product in the field. At one organization, we'd focused on the speed of the product. ” I suggested they didn't because of where the product was in its lifecycle. What Does Your Product Need for Quality and Features? It's about market growth.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 13, 2024

As the CEO of Clarity Consultants , I am incredibly excited about the upcoming ATD 2024 International Conference & EXPO in New Orleans. Our team of expert consultants is dedicated to delivering customized solutions that drive business performance, productivity, and efficiency. Yes, that’s a good idea.

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IMC USA

JUNE 5, 2018

CMC is a consultant with The Dallas Marketing Group and specializes in marketing, market research, strategic planning, sales, operations and product development in tech, medical devices and health care. Egan, Ph.D., www.icmci.org ).

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 16, 2019

And that in turn leads to lower turnover, higher productivity and better profits. Now, it’s not always easy to connect an organization’s product or service to something “meaningful.” This isn’t really an earth-shattering insight (even if the high level of correlation is eye-opening). So this makes sense.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Attending national or international conferences, large industry meetings, and other multidisciplinary events will allow access to companies and clients for you to talk to there. To build your network, hand out your business cards to recruiters at conferences and meetings, so that they may contact you if there is a good opening for you.

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Alan Weiss

OCTOBER 22, 2019

consult with their perspective customers before they produce the final product. I’m always asked by consultants what topics to use for a special event, a client conference, or a webinar or video series. I’m astonished by how little designers (cars, hotel rooms, appliances, furniture, etc.)

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

How often do you consider the air quality in your office and how it affects employees and their productivity? Given these studies tying air quality to health, we wanted to see whether improved ventilation affects cognitive function, an indicator of worker productivity. Chances are it’s not often.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. Articles on other people's sites.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Rather, unhealthy conflict simmers or seethes with negative emotions and inhibits progress and productivity. Sniping comments in the conference room. Resolving conflicts will strengthen your employee relationships, your workplace productivity, your business reputation, and your character as a leader. Resentment. Bitterness.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, NLP can be used to analyse customer reviews on e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon, to identify common themes, such as product features that customers like. These insights can be used to develop a range of growth strategies, such as targeting new customer segments or developing new products.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 25, 2015

Via translation from El Confidencial, SYRIZA Extends the Debate , " Ireland Stands Out: Seeks Conference to Restructure Debt, Including Spain." The United States, Britain and France took the lead, making clear from the outset that one of the aims of the conference was to strengthen the German economy.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 10, 2024

Implementing regular video conferences, chat groups, and clear email etiquette can mitigate misunderstandings and foster a sense of belonging. Utilizing Digital Tools to Enhance Collaboration: Selecting and effectively using digital tools for project management, collaboration, and productivity is crucial for a seamless remote work experience.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 10, 2024

Implementing regular video conferences, chat groups, and clear email etiquette can mitigate misunderstandings and foster a sense of belonging. Utilizing Digital Tools to Enhance Collaboration: Selecting and effectively using digital tools for project management, collaboration, and productivity is crucial for a seamless remote work experience.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The first occurred at a conference, using an article I wrote. I went to a conference and saw someone was speaking about the project portfolio. A few years ago, I was in Europe at a conference. First, I write as part of my product development. Plagiarism occurs all the time. My Stories About Plagiarism. ” “Oh?

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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Markovitz Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Megan McArdle of Bloomberg View recently wrote about the benefits of a high level of trust—among individuals, companies, and even government— in Denmark: [The high level of trust among people] allows Danish labor to be more productive than workers elsewhere. When labor is highly productive, employers can afford high wages.

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Buzzsprout

JUNE 30, 2024

Magic Mastering and Cohost AI, speed up podcast production and innovations like Fan Mail let audiences connect with podcasters easier than ever. The Facebook and Reddit Communities , podcaster meetups, and free tickets to podcast conferences allow our customers to connect with other creators in real life.

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