Author name: Johanna

I help you identify and solve the problems that prevent you from releasing systems, hiring the right people, deciding which project to work on next. I take a pragmatic approach: what will work best for you, now? Some people call me a focuser. Some call me an accelerator. When I work with people, first we define our goal together. Typically, it's to get a better product out the door faster. I work with my clients to help managers figure out how to do the managing better, and how the technical contributors can contribute better, not to create a by-the-book system. I work with you, your staff, and your current product development practices. Together, we learn what works well for you and what doesn't. I believe in changing only what needs to be changed at the current time, to maximize your success. We work together to develop a blueprint for the future, and to build in capacity to recognize and implement change.

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2024.28 Animate With Care

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Hope you enjoy it. This excerpt is a bit of a rant. Also in video. The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 19, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some […]

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2024.27 Visuals Support Your Ideas

My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! (Also in video. No outtakes this week. Sorry, not sorry.) The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 12, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in

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2024.26 Why the First and Last Slides Matter

My writing WIP this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Enjoy! The podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for July 5, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.

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2024.25 Your First and Last Slides

My 60 Seconds of Writing WIP podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. (I’m thinking of changing the name of the podcast to “Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman.” Comments?) As I was recording, I realized I had written “two kinds of slides” and immediately listed three. So I added an outtake

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2024.24 Reasonable Guidelines for Slides

My 60 Seconds this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I have a ton of writing on my proverbial plate, so I’m working on finishing, not starting something new. (Hmm, where have you heard that before?) The podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for

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How to See and Stop Project Failure Before the Effort Starts

This is the June 2024 Pragmatic Manager Newsletter, from Johanna Rothman. The Unsubscribe link is at the bottom of this email. A newsletter reader asked me this question: Are there common reasons that projects fail? There are. These reasons aren’t just for product development projects, but for any effort that has some risk and requires

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