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.

Agile
Johanna RothmanApril 4th, 2021
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The Focus of Every Agile Coach: Support How the Business Creates Value
How should agile coaches work? I’ve heard several questions and problems around what agile coaches should and should not do.…
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Johanna RothmanMarch 8th, 2021
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Want a Successful Agile Project? Start with Why Before How
I’ve been speaking with several possible clients. They’re having trouble with Scrum. The managers don’t believe the teams need product…
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Agile
Johanna RothmanFebruary 10th, 2021
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A Contrarian’s Perspective on Agile Mindset, Behaviors, Culture
We often hear that agile is a mindset. That we need to change our thinking to use agility. Is that…
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Agile
Johanna RothmanFebruary 2nd, 2021
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Feedback Loops Help When to Centralize or Decentralize Product-Based Decisions
When I think about agile approaches to work, I think about how fast we can change and the cost of…
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Agile
Johanna RothmanDecember 30th, 2020
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Failure Is Always An Option
I’ve been working with teams that feel a ton of pressure. On top of the pressure, a senior manager says…
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Johanna RothmanDecember 30th, 2020
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Multiple Short Feedback Loops Support Innovation
Several of my clients have intertwined problems. Everyone agrees they want innovation: Which products and services the organization offers. (The…
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Agile
Johanna RothmanDecember 10th, 2020
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Why Very Few (If Any) People Are “10x” Developers-Or Managers
Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. He explained that John could: Coded faster than anyone…
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Johanna RothmanSeptember 8th, 2020
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Backchannel Discussions Might Create Serendipity
When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we suggested teams add a text backchannel.…
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Agile
Johanna RothmanSeptember 4th, 2020
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Agile Maturity vs Ability to Change
Several of my clients want to use some sort of maturity assessment for their agile transformations. Often, the maturity levels…
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