Workshop Objective: If you’re dreading the next project—because you know it will be a disaster, or at the very least uncomfortable—it’s time to think about designing your next project. We’re accustomed to thinking about designing products or tests, but projects? Is it really possible to design a project? Yes. Lifecycles, those idealized approaches to organizing […]
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
A few months ago at Agile Boston, Mike Cottmeyer said that when he looks at teams who want to scale agile, he looks at their ability to create working teams. If they can create teams, they can scale. If they can’t, they have little hope of scaling agile. (Mike, if I’m misquoting you, I’ll correct
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Pragmatic Manager, Vol. 6#2, When Your Projects Are a Program Sept 1 , 2009 In This Issue:When Your Projects Are a Program Manage Your Project Portfolio is Shipping AYE is Coming! AYE is Coming! When Your Projects Are a Program I was supposed to start coaching with a project manager,