Lego as Scrum simulation
More fun playing
Alexey Kritivitsky (Ukraine Agile community) has created a fun Scrum training exercise new teams using Lego.
Since games is such a brilliant teaching tool, you should know about it :)
http://tinyurl.
Since games is such a brilliant teaching tool, you should know about it :)
http://tinyurl.
Kanban learnings - Running multiple projects hides impediments
Kanban learnings part #2
6 months after we began using Kanban to two support / system administration teams they realized that the downside of having multiple projects running outweighed the possible upside.
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What horizon for should I use for a goal?
Prevent decision thrashing
How long time should there be between goals?
Some make a habit of setting yearly goals. Some set quarterly. Small organisations in a turmoil can set weekly goals.
But what is "just right"?
Some make a habit of setting yearly goals. Some set quarterly. Small organisations in a turmoil can set weekly goals.
But what is "just right"?
Beware of when Lean is used as a cover up for old school managment
And Frederick Taylor is still hiding in the curtains
Do you believe a manufactoring plant is a good model for software development?
No? Then what why would you strive so hard to apply Lean in IT?
Think about the answer for a while.
No? Then what why would you strive so hard to apply Lean in IT?
Think about the answer for a while.
Value trumps flow, and flow trumps waste reduction
Lean fundamentals
Yesterday, in a post by David Andersson, he so accurately in few words managed to describe the fundaments any Lean implementation.
"In Lean operational decisions, value trumps flow, and flow trumps
waste reduction."
The value of waste reduction (over flow) is for me one of the great misunderstanding of Lean.
"In Lean operational decisions, value trumps flow, and flow trumps
waste reduction."
The value of waste reduction (over flow) is for me one of the great misunderstanding of Lean.
Kanban checklists
What we do and in what order
These are checklists I have compiled to help my Kanban teams stay focused
Download as pdf
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When to use Scrum and when to use Lean?
I recently got a valid question from a collegue and it deserves an answer.
"When do I use Scrum and when do I use Lean?"
Lean predicts that work happens in a certain order. Scrum has a "chaos" approach where work can be done in best possible way, dictated by the situation.
Therefore Scrum works better than Lean in environments with rapid change, on the edge of chaos where the same solution rarely work twice.
"When do I use Scrum and when do I use Lean?"
Lean predicts that work happens in a certain order. Scrum has a "chaos" approach where work can be done in best possible way, dictated by the situation.
Therefore Scrum works better than Lean in environments with rapid change, on the edge of chaos where the same solution rarely work twice.
Future of Agile conference
Bring your Kanban board - get expert advice!
Kanban pracitioner or a Scrum team thinking of adopting it?, don't miss out on the "Future of Agile" conference 27:th of May.
An unique opportunity to learn from practitioners and experts about experiences and best practices for Kanban and Lean in our "Bring your kanban board" session. Joining us is David Anderson - father of Kanban.
Future of Agile, May 27, Stockholm
An unique opportunity to learn from practitioners and experts about experiences and best practices for Kanban and Lean in our "Bring your kanban board" session. Joining us is David Anderson - father of Kanban.
Future of Agile, May 27, Stockholm