Johanna Rothman

Johanna consults, speaks, and writes about managing product development. She helps managers and leaders do reasonable things that work. You can read more of her writings at jrothman.com.

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Johanna RothmanFebruary 6th, 2019
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Summary
Is it possible to balance the product innovation and feedback we need, with the commitment our management wants? Maybe. I…
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Johanna RothmanJanuary 31st, 2019
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 3: Low Innovation Products
What if you don’t need to experiment to reduce risks? You may have technical risks in terms of getting it “all”…
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Johanna RothmanJanuary 24th, 2019
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 2: Moderate Innovation Products
What if you can plan for a few weeks or even a month-plus at a time? You don’t need the…
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Johanna RothmanJanuary 18th, 2019
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Balance Innovation, Commitment, & Feedback Loops: Part 1: High Innovation Products
Many of my clients are trying to use short feedback loops in agile approaches. That desire bumps up against their management’s desires…
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Johanna RothmanDecember 26th, 2018
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“Agile Coaching” Is Not the Goal
I’ve met a number of agile coaches recently. They tell me they’re hired as Scrum coaches or as Scrum Masters.…
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Johanna RothmanDecember 13th, 2018
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Help Managers Visualize Their Problems
I’ve been working with several managers at organizations large and small, who want to capitalize their software “earlier.” These managers…
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Johanna RothmanNovember 29th, 2018
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Divide and Conquer Creates Need for Management Control
Several recent clients want help with these problems: Estimation isn’t accurate. Because the estimation isn’t accurate, management can’t predict when…
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Johanna RothmanOctober 15th, 2018
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Starting a Product Organization Transformation, Part 6
I’ve been thinking about my clients who’ve had success moving from a project-based/resource-efficiency organization to a product-based/flow efficiency organization. They…
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Johanna RothmanOctober 14th, 2018
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Possible Organization Changes for a Product Approach, Part 5
How do we move from a project-based organization towards a product organization? There are at least two systems of work…
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