Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

I see many teams and team members who say, “Agile stinks. ” When I ask people what's happening, they say: We're doing an agile death march because someone else already told us what we have to do and the date it's due. And don't get me started on how coaches tend to do life coaching instead of support for agility.)

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Roadmunk

OCTOBER 31, 2023

An agile retrospective meeting is a critical component of the agile process, helping your team learn from the successes and failures of past sprints.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 3, 2023

Scrum is an Agile methodology that can help teams work together more efficiently to develop products. Sprint Retrospective: A meeting where the Scrum team reflects on the previous sprint and identifies areas for improvement. It can be used by product managers to develop products in a more agile and collaborative way.

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Emerge Insights

APRIL 5, 2021

Here at Emerge, we run agile-style retrospectives for agile development sprints as well as client projects. We believe agile retrospectives are a powerful tool towards improving outcomes, team performance and team happiness. This is not, however, another article about retrospectives.

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The Secret PM Handbook

JUNE 16, 2017

As many of you know, there’s a technique called a “ retrospective ” in scrum, or you might call it a debrief. So, let’s say I really wanted my team to start doing retrospectives, and the team is unwilling. Obviously, based on this data retrospectives and debriefs should be a no-brainer. It’s not really about retrospectives.).

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Mind the Product

JULY 16, 2019

There’s also a great retrospective method for tackling teams that aren’t so receptive: the Team Radar. The axes should be labelled with the topics that the team needs to discuss in the retrospective. I use agile values, principles, and practices to label the other axes. Preparing for the Team Radar Retrospective.

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airfocus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Transform your goals with OKR retrospectives! Explore the secrets of celebrating wins, conquering losses, and optimizing resources to elevate your product team's agility and alignment.

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The Secret PM Handbook

JUNE 16, 2017

As many of you know, there’s a technique called a “ retrospective ” in scrum, or you might call it a debrief. So, let’s say I really wanted my team to start doing retrospectives, and the team is unwilling. Obviously, based on this data retrospectives and debriefs should be a no-brainer. It’s not really about retrospectives.).

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UX Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Prescriptive Agile frameworks make it hard for designers to add valuable contributions to the team. Desperate to find an alternative to our ineffective process, I stumbled upon Agile and it blew my mind. But in my new Agile team, I was designing fragments that felt incomplete. In 2011 I was a UX Designer in a design studio.

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bpma ProductHub

JANUARY 25, 2018

Retrospectives: The Product Perspective. Join the Agile Product Open community on Tuesday, February 6th at Slalom in Boston for an interactive evening focused on the product perspective for retrospectives. We join with other communities around the globe gathering on February 6th for World Retrospective Day.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

TL; DR: Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns What event could better embody Scrum’s principle of empiricism than the Sprint Retrospective? I assume all peers agree that even the simplest retrospective?—?if Hence, learn more about 21 common Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns. if only held regularly?—?is

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The Secret PM Handbook

JUNE 2, 2017

People have asked me “How can I get my execs to support an agile transformation? Reframe the Agile conversation around value. Don’t talk about scrum or methodologies or the Agile Manifesto. And as you implement these solutions, you end up doing agile or something that looks very much like it. From Value-focused to Agile.

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The Secret PM Handbook

JUNE 16, 2017

As many of you know, there’s a technique called a “ retrospective ” in scrum, or you might call it a debrief. So, let’s say I really wanted my team to start doing retrospectives, and the team is unwilling. Obviously, based on this data retrospectives and debriefs should be a no-brainer. It’s not really about retrospectives.).

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, embracing agility – the ability to turn on a dime for a dime – has become a key to ongoing success for many organizations. However, when companies launch Agile Transformations in hybrid environments, it can introduce a new set of challenges. All fit our definition of hybrid.

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Mind the Product

JUNE 11, 2018

Having worked on teams using agile methodologies for several years, retrospectives are a major part of my life as a product manager. Retrospectives (retros) are held at the end of each sprint cycle, at the end of the overall release, and sometimes to review other meetings or processes. Why Retrospectives Stink.

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Product Culture

JULY 8, 2020

One way is to run what I call an Awesomeness Retrospective. It’s easy to gloss over retrospectives. Here are some slides from a talk I gave at Agile New England on the subject. Do you use retrospectives? But in my experience, they can be hugely valuable if you ask the right questions. My favorite conversation starter?

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UX Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Agile UX is a design methodology based on the principles of Agile software development. Agile is a proven software development approach that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration and efficiency. Agile UX adopts the same values, reframed in the context of digital design projects. What is the Agile UX Process?

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Mind the Product

JUNE 7, 2019

When you have one team learning Agile, another learning Lean, and yet another learning Design Thinking, how are you supposed to get to alignment? Jeff takes us through the basics of the three main frameworks – Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking – and then gives us a set of principles that can help us effectively meld them together.

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The Secret PM Handbook

JUNE 2, 2017

People have asked me “How can I get my execs to support an agile transformation? Reframe the Agile conversation around value. Don’t talk about scrum or methodologies or the Agile Manifesto. And as you implement these solutions, you end up doing agile or something that looks very much like it. From Value-focused to Agile.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 4, 2019

TL;DR: Webinar Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns The tenth Hands-on Agile webinar sprint retrospective anti-patterns covers twelve anti-patterns of the sprint retrospective?—?from Agile Transition?—?A A Manual from the Trenches The latest, 254 pages strong version of “ Agile Transition?—?A

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

TL; DR: The Cargo Cult Agile Checklist for Download You want to know the state of agility in your organization? If the average number of checkboxes marked is higher than nine, then you are probably practicing cargo cult agile in one form or another. like all other agile frameworks?—?isn’t In my experience, Scrum?—?like

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. What’s more, an agile, self-managing team is collectively responsible for their performance. Use the Retrospective to Determine Improvements.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 27, 2023

Introduction In today's fast-paced and dynamic business environment, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to enhance their software development and project management processes. Agile methodologies offer a flexible and iterative approach that emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, and customer-centricity.

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CardBoard

AUGUST 21, 2023

Agile is about flexibility, collaboration, and customer satisfaction. Agile helps you keep up. We’re going to dig into Agile. We’ll also look at how Agile has evolved over time and why it’s more relevant today than ever before. The Origins of Agile Agile didn’t just emerge out of nowhere.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Picture: A genuine retrospective being held somewhere right now. And whilst I actively encourage celebrating our achievements, the retrospective should not simply be about saying what we did well, and then listing who, why, or which flying pig stopped us from achieving our targets. So, why are some retrospectives so safe?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. Moreover, admittedly, I love index cards.

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Mind the Product

JULY 8, 2019

Fast forward a few weeks to Mind the Product Singapore’s conference, and Jeff Gothelf’s brilliant keynote speech titled Lean, Agile, & Design Thinking: Principles over Process. Like me with my fake mirror checks when I couldn’t have told you the color the car behind me, many product managers “perform” agile. I passed, by the way.).

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CardBoard

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Agile vs Scrum: Clearing the Confusion Let’s address a common point of confusion head-on: Agile and Scrum. So, what’s the difference between Agile and Scrum? Agile is a philosophy and approach to software development. Agile is like the operating system on your smartphone.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We often hear that agile is a mindset. That we need to change our thinking to use agility. We need behaviors if we want an agile culture. Which behaviors do we need for an agile culture? These are my definition of the minimum, necessary behaviors that promote agility. Behaviors Create an Agile Culture.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. Agile is just a means to an end. This is not agile.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The leaders and change agents we meet are eager to ensure their Agile transformation avoids hitting rocks or running aground. We aim to address those obstacles in this article by offering three Agile transformation OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for you to consider. The First Agile transformation OKR – “Leader Engagement”.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Agile Movers & Shakers: Diana Larsen’s Questionnaire Please describe what you do in 280 characters : “On my best days, I contribute to the growing and strengthening the practices of agile coaches and teams through as many channels as possible.” What brought you to ‘agile?’ “In Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Clever PM

MARCH 8, 2018

I’m talking, of course, about the Sprint Retrospective. There’s a tool in the Scrum toolbelt that is so utterly critical to success yet so fundamentally misunderstood by far too many development teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

scrum #scrumathome #scrummaster #agile #kanban ♬ Vlog BGM_03(953483) – Fujiwo Agile is a mindset. Both Scrum and Kanban are part of the Agile family, but they’re like siblings with different personalities. Scrum is a specific way to do Agile. The post Kanban: Agile, Scrum, or Both?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 2, 2020

Remote Agile Event Planning?—?a Or, think about a remote meta-level Retrospective of a recent release of your organization’s cash cow that went sideways. My solution to this challenge is going the extra mile regarding the remote agile event planning. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. Agile is just a means to an end.

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