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Leadership Tip #13: For Innovation, Remove at Least One Policy or Procedure a Week

Johanna Rothman

Some managers wanted to prevent Bad Things from happening in the organization, so they added policies or procedures. Now, these same managers want business agility. However, the policies and procedures increase friction and make it harder to get the Right Things done. Yet, the policies and procedures remain.

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Essential Technical Program Manager Skills

The Product HQ

Are you looking for crucial technical program management skills to become a successful technical program manager? Technical program manager (TPM) roles range from mid to senior-level positions that support organizations with their product goals. Well, you’re in the right place.

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How Well Do Your Policies Create Desired Outcomes and Trust?

Johanna Rothman

Every organization has policies of some sort. The smaller the organization, the fewer policies you might have. And, the larger the organization, the more policies you might think you need. I keep encountering policies that prevent people from delivering the outcomes the organization wants. Why have policies anyway?

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Agile Laws & Distributed Teams

The Product Coalition

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile On numerous occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. ??

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Kanban: Agile, Scrum, or Both? Unraveling the Mystery

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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. Make Process Policies Explicit: Clarity is key in Kanban.

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Building an Efficient Release Management Process

Split

By optimizing release management flows, teams can facilitate on-demand deployments that enhance business agility without compromising stability. Effective release management is pivotal for agile software development. This helps ensure adherence to change management policies while empowering developers through faster feature rollout.

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5 Ways to Unlock the Agile Mindset

Modus Create

In today’s world, a slight change in the existing business ecosystem can have massive repercussions for the people, processes, and technologies involved. Organizations that refuse to adopt an Agile mindset can jeopardize their entire business. Adopting a change mentality means adopting an Agile mindset. .

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