Ranking work, whether it’s for the backlog, a roadmap, or the portfolio, sometimes feels like throwing darts and hoping for the best. But especially if there’s too much work and a lot of WIP, we have a tool for clarifying that ranking—the Cost of Delay. It does require counting the number of people and easy […]
In Part 1, I explained the various Costs of Delays with this image: I explained how to calculate the salary costs in Part 1. Now, it’s time to calculate/assess Costs 2, 3, and 4 to decide on the most valuable work. (If you have Manage Your Project Portfolio, there’s an entire section about calculating and
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 August 30, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Because
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 August 23, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. While
If you’re like my clients (or me!), you have too much work to do. (I’m beginning to think “too much work” is the norm.) But how do you decide what to do first, second, and third? And never? I use Cost of Delay. (I’ve written about how to see the various Costs of Delay, especially
My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I clearly did not remember to blog about this on August 16, even though I had published everything in audio and video. Sigh. Now you can enjoy it! The Podcast: The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is Johanna’s 60 Seconds of Writing WIP
Several of my clients want to plan the product roadmap and then “work to the plan.” They think the roadmap is the long-term goal. But roadmaps aren’t goals. Instead, they are tactics for achieving a long-term goal. That means we need long-term goals based on both the corporate strategy and each product’s strategy. Those are two
Many of my consulting and job-searching colleagues feel stuck in finding clients or jobs. Social media used to work, but it doesn’t anymore. But people actually have more options for discoverability (aka marketing) than ever before. That’s writing, speaking, and connecting people who might not know about each other. The more we write, speak, and
Even with my travel and workshop this week, I managed to get my podcast out. This 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 August 9, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some
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 August 2, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is from the Effective Public Speaking book. Aside