Are Your “Shoulds” Driving Your Decisions?
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 9, #1: Are Your “Shoulds” Driving Your Decisions? Jan 6, 2012 ISSN: 2164-1196 In This Issue: […]
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Focus on One Thing at a Time
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #9: Focus On One Thing at a Time Dec 30, 2011 ISSN: 2164-1196 In This Issue:
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Three Myths and Three Tips
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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Organizing Programs
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 8, #7: Organizing Programs Oct 11, 2011 ISSN: 2164-1196 In This Issue: Organizing Programs Johanna’s Speaking Calendar
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Plan Now For Your Next Time Out of the Office
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
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Who Decides What Done Means for a Program?
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
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Solve Problems With the Rule of Three
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.
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Three Tips for Your Geographically Distributed Agile Teams
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
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Agile Programs: Possible or a Pipe Dream?
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
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Why Multitasking Doesn’t Work
Why Multitasking Doesn’t Work In the last Pragmatic Manager, Start Small, I explained how to start small, and invited you to email me if you were trying to multitask among several projects, but couldn’t make it work. Several of you did. In this Pragmatic Manager, I’m going to walk you through what happens and the