Are You Being Guilted Into Doing More? Ned, a development manager I know, looked exhausted. “I’m trying to keep development going, and support pre-sales, and support post-sales, and support customer support. When is my group supposed to have time to do development??” He has a point. If his team does all the nice-guy work, they
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Vol 8, #8: Three Myths and Three Tips I have been fortunate this year to be working and speaking internationally. And, almost everywhere I go, some manager or project manager takes me aside. “Johanna, can I ask you a crazy question?” I always answer that I’m sure the question is not crazy. The manager shakes
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Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #6: Plan Now for Your Next Time Out of the Office Sept 7, 2011 In This Issue: Plan Now for Your Next Time Out of the Office Johanna’s Speaking Calendar New to the Pragmatic Manager? Plan Now for Your Next Time Out of the Office I met with a
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #5: Who Decides What Done Means for a Program? July 26, 2011 In This Issue: Who Decides What Done Means for a Program? Want to Explore More About Large Agile Programs? New to the Pragmatic Manager? Who Decides What Done Means for a Program? When I start working
Solve Problems With the Rule of Three You may have noticed in these Pragmatic Manager emails that I articulate a problem I’ve seen and then offer you a minimum of three potential reasonable solutions. Sometimes, I even offer four solutions. That’s because I use the Rule of Three to help develop these solutions—and it works.
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #3: Three Tips for Your Geographically Distributed Agile Teams June 9, 2011 In This Issue:Three Tips for Your Geographically Distributed Teams Interested in a Geographically Distributed Teams Workshop? New to the Pragmatic Manager? Three Tips for Your Geographically Distributed Team Agile has moved past small co-located teams. As
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #2: Agile Programs: Possible or a Pipe Dream? April 25, 2011 In This Issue: Agile Programs: Possible or a Pipe Dream? AYE Early Bird Discount, April 30, 2011 New to the Pragmatic Manager? Agile Programs: Possible or a Pipe Dream? Yes, agile programs are possible. If fact, some