In my work with project and program managers (see all the various titles below), I always recommend they clarify their project or program boundaries: drivers, constraints, and floats when they start the effort. But in a recent coaching call, I realized there’s another question I use a lot, especially with sponsors: When do you want […]
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. (While I only offer you small snippets in my podcast, I cleaned up a whole bunch of “where do I put this” pieces. And wrote a bunch of new words. Very happy about that.) Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this
When I started to work in 1977, we didn’t have testers. I wrote tests for my code, code reviewed with other people, and—every so often—tested other developers’ code. We missed lots of errors, both in logic and functionality. That led to a ton of product and project risks. (Yes, plenty of late and unplanned feedback
My podcast 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 October 18, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Differentiate
Each week for a little over a year, I’ve been recording a little podcast and video. It’s called “60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP.” I’m doing this as an experiment for two reasons: Market the writing before I publish it. (Yes, the “launch” is a form of marketing, but I’m also planning to experiment with
I had a wonderful time discussing aspects of project management with Sean Trace on his podcast. (That’s a link to the podcast.) We had a wide-ranging conversation about these topics in project management and adaptability: Overarching goals Use value as a way to gauge what to do next. Pivoting and the Sunk Cost Fallacy How
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. And I learned something more about writing books, which I will explain in a writing tip next week. In the meantime, enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP for October 11, 2024, where I
I just tried to join a virtual conference in a new-to-me distributed meeting product. It’s supposed to be “easy” and “smooth.” Not for me. I stumbled around for 15 minutes and then left, totally unsuccessful. All the participants are supposed to have avatars—but I never understood how to set mine. (I do have a Gravatar.
I’m excited to be part of TheAgileNetwork.com. That’s where people with significant expertise in agility gather to share their expertise. While frameworks and methods are useful for some people, my clients find them of limited value. My clients—and I bet many of you, my readers—need practical and pragmatic ideas rather than a specific agile framework
My podcast 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 October 4, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Create