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Large Features and Long Deadlines Mean You Have a Gantt Chart, Not a Roadmap

Johanna Rothman

Several of my clients have internal struggles about how to internally see the future of the product. The managers think they need it “all” instead of using how little thinking to create a product the customers will love. Some possibilities: Assess the product/project risks to choose a lifecycle. What can you do?

Agile 143
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The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think

Steve Shu Consulting

Often need a mix of instruments here (Powerpoint & Word docs, napkin drawings, demo), depending on the team, industry, and phase of product development (e.g., technology feasibility, commercial feasibility, ramp-up). for government grants). How do you view you business planning efforts?

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With Agile Approaches, No Need to “Meet” or “Enforce” Deadlines

Johanna Rothman

I asked Brad these questions: Do you have product or feature teams that are cross-functional and can release alone? ( Component teams create interdependencies and take much more time to finish work.). Does each team focus on just one product at a time? Schedule Variance Does Not Make Sense for Software Products.

Agile 85
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Effective Agility: Three Suggestions to Change How You and Your Team Work, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Tip 1: Start and Maintain a Cross-Functional Team for the Entire Project I still see many supposedly agile “teams,” where the project has a “development team” and a “testing team.” ” Even if the developers and testers are one team, I still see UX or UI teams. The goal to release the product.

Agile 71
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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

In this part, I’ll discuss an option for a product-oriented organization. Consider a Product-Oriented Organization. Instead of organizing by function, consider a product-oriented organization. Again, I am not saying this is the only way a product organization would look, but this is a possibility. What do you do?

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Agile Approaches Offer Strategic Advantage; Agile Tools are Tactics, Part 2

Johanna Rothman

Example 1: Startup/Small Organization with Few Products. They offer their product in two versions: Pro and Lite. The first was not waiting for the end of an iteration to demo or release. They demo'd every week on Wednesday mornings and then they released after the demo. Let's start with a couple of examples. Others mob.

Agile 105
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What Lifecycle or Agile Approach Fits Your Context? Part 2, Iterative Lifecycles

Johanna Rothman

Barry Boehm developed the spiral model. We develop test plans early. In Evolutionary Prototyping, we develop the initial concept—not all the requirements. Once our customers saw demos, they wanted to change things. That means you can replan the project or the product. That feedback would allow us to replan.

Agile 117