The Product Coalition

MARCH 5, 2024

Challenging an emerging myth that Agile is dead, and providing insight on key principles & tactics to finding success with Agile-based product teams. Nowadays it seems to have an opinion of Agile product methods like Scrum. Agile methods like Scrum are not a one-size-fits-all framework.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 25, 2023

Agile antipatterns or scrum antipatterns are (poor) practices that are utilized to enhance a process. Nonetheless, they impede your efforts and slow your progress towards attaining Agile objectives, thereby achieving the opposite effect. List of destructive agile antipatterns and how to avoid them 1.

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Product Innovation Educators

JANUARY 3, 2022

How product managers can use the Modified Agile for Hardware Development Framework. Many teams have tried adopting Scrum for developing hardware products, not always successfully. Dorian has a deep background in product development, starting in engineering and then moving to business leadership roles.? Rapid prototyping.

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280 Group

JULY 11, 2022

According to 280 Group’s Principal Consultant and Trainer, Ken Feehan , the best Product Managers have spent a lot of time in “the problem space” before moving to “the solution space.” “ The goal of staying in the problem space is to influence and inspire developers to create a product that customers want ,” he said. “It

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

I started this series by discussing why managers didn't perceive the value of agile coaches and Scrum Masters in Part 1, resulting in layoffs.) Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. Especially, Agile is Not a Silver Bullet.

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280 Group

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Progress in development, a sight to behold , as the team celebrates, stories retold. With keyboards clicking and clacking with screens so bright, the development team works, a holiday delight. Dean has presented on agile and product management topics at ProductCamp, ProductTank, Pendomonium, and Red Hat Agile Day.

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280 Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

About the Author Dean Peters Principal Consultant & Trainer Dean Peters offers nearly twenty years of experience in product management, with a prior decade as a software developer for real-time system integration. The post 6 Product Management Nightmares appeared first on 280 Group.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Agile just turned twenty-one, but don’t put away that fake ID yet. This software development methodology is still in its infancy when it comes to our understanding of which teams should be embracing it and which should be shunning it. All of this adapted to small development teams or small companies is no problem.

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280 Group

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of product management, the quest to become a proficient coach and consultant knows no bounds. Dean’s track record includes leading agile product management cohort with participants residing in various corners of the world. What did you have for breakfast today?

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280 Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For our next installment of the Trailblazing Women in Product Management series, I interviewed Quisha Light, Manager, Product Development and Lifecycle Management at Portland General Electric (PGE). As a result, I was offered the opportunity to lead the product development team. How did you get into product management? Mira Wooten.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On the ANE panel last night, an agile coach asked, “What's my path forward as an agile coach? Focus on business results, not agility per se. Nobody wants to “be agile.” ” People want the results agility offers them. Agility can help achieve these results. What do I do next?”

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Mironov Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

I joined Murray Robinson and Shane Gibson on their No Nonsense Agile Podcast to talk about the problem with sales-led development.  

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 19, 2021

So when does it make sense to customize your agile approach to gain a strategic advantage? They want an agile approach, so they started with Scrum. As part of the product development, they spin off security and performance teams. Then, they Built their agile approach based on their needs. SmallCo wants to grow.

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280 Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the dynamic world of agile development, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Product Management stand as key players, each with its own set of principles and practices. SAFe SAFe, often considered a comprehensive guide to large-scale agile development, holds a special place in my professional journey.

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Modus Create

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The world of consulting is often associated with truckloads of jargon. Today, let’s simplify one such concept – digital transformation consulting. What Is Digital Transformation Consulting? What Is Digital Transformation Consulting? What Are the Four Areas of Digital Transformation Consulting?

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280 Group

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the dynamic world of agile development, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Product Management stand as key players, each with its own set of principles and practices. SAFe SAFe, often considered a comprehensive guide to large-scale agile development, holds a special place in my professional journey.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Several of my clients want to use some sort of maturity assessment for their agile transformations. For agile transformation, an assessment can help people see how they change—how they innovate the products and the culture. These are about the product development behaviors I see in the organization. Just to be clear :-).).

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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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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 26, 2021

They think agile approaches are tactics and agile tools are part of their strategy. That's why they want to Buy an agile approach. Not realizing a standard agile approach is an oxymoron. Teams need to experiment and change their agile approach. Address the cultural changes necessary for agility.

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280 Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Are Product Managers both Traditional and Agile? Secondly, is an Agile Product Manager a Product Owner? Let’s start by remembering that Agile and Waterfall/Traditional are development methodologies – ways to build a product. Most often, we see Product Owners belong to the Development team or Engineering.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 15, 2023

After I spoke with Chad and Jeff on the previous podcast, Deep Dive into Successful Independent Consulting with the Agile Wire , we spoke all about the idea of building products, starting with consulting-based products. The post Product Discussion with the Agile Wire appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Daniel Vacanti and Prateek Singh graciously invited* me to be on an episode of Drunk Agile: Episode 37 Johanna Rothman Part Deux More Bigger Aging. Ordering the work by value, even though agile approaches hope the value changes. (Re)defining That's why agile approaches emphasize “finish something and get feedback on it.”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. And I haven’t done any formal development or testing in a very long time.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I took some time out from my usual deep dives into product development topics to contemplate what I’d personally like to see happen in 2021 and beyond for us folks in product, development and venturing. and then development all too often fails to achieve what the business had in mind. Abraham Lincoln.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 10, 2017

Despite the successes Agile has brought us, it’s time to take the things we have learned from Agile and move on. Like the technology we use to build the products we love ages and gets left behind, Agile has died while we were perfecting our standup. We are in a post-Agile world and the terrain has changed.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 13, 2024

Every day, I hear more stories of agile coaches or Scrum Masters losing their jobs. Several reasons: No manager cares about “agile” even if they care about agility. So, selling “agile” into the organization doesn’t create any traction for change. You might not like these ideas.

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Centercode

APRIL 2, 2019

How does your strategy conform to different development methodologies? Then I moved on to telecom, military simulation software, cloud SaaS, consulting and finally healthcare. Can you give us a preview of how test strategy relates to the development methodology used by each organization?

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280 Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They aren’t learning strategic product management on the job, and they aren’t sure how to develop these skills. The benefits multiply—from heightened confidence and competence to the ability to navigate complex market dynamics with agility and insight. We learn so much from the experiences of our community every year. Holding a B.A.

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UX Studio: Product Management

JULY 14, 2021

UX studio is one of the global innovation design consulting firms focusing on UX design, research, and strategic consulting. We researched the top design consulting firms’ competency level, experience, and portfolio to define the most reliable design thinking companies you can trust and partner with in 2021. UX studio .

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280 Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

It’s the spark that gives rise to innovative, ground-breaking product development. . The “phase-gate” approach was made popular by the “waterfall” development methodology, where products move through a series of handoffs between departments. Gate: Should the company fund product development to achieve these business goals? .

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Mind the Product

MARCH 16, 2021

We talked with agile consultant Liz Keogh about how to get this right, who estimates are for, her invaluable scale for estimating complexity, and how to pronounce the word Cynefin. Behaviour Driven Development (BDD). ’ piece at Agile Alliance. In this episode, sponsored by Hotjar, listen to learn [.].

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Atlassian

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The true cost of an agile transformation can be hard to measure, boiling down to a combination of process, people, and tools. That impact is captured in the Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact TM study for Atlassian Jira Align. The post Agile transformations with measurable impacts? Download the study.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 27, 2018

Has the spirit of being agile been lost behind a mountain of rules? Agile vs. Being Agile Agile became popular shortly after ‘The Agile Software Development Manifesto ’ was published in 2001. Companies who focused on being agile saw great success, and others wanted to follow suit.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. I assume you have some sort of functional product development expertise. If not, why are you in technical product development? This post is about your deep domain expertise, first in product, then in agility.

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280 Group

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In college I developed an interest in technology as I studied various areas within my business major. After college I started with Accenture as a consultant where I learned various development languages and database management along with the soft skills of working with clients. How did you get into Product Management?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 26, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures Last week, we addressed basic practices and tools of remote agile with distributed teams. LS for Scrum More than a year ago, my Berlin Hands-on Agile meetup started exploring the possibilities to use Liberating Structures specifically in the context of Scrum.

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