Validate Assumptions
I’ve seen a number of common patterns over the years in relation to assumptions. Sometimes using assumptions can be useful, you can proceed with an initiative and begin to make progress and check in on points as they… Read More
Why use Kanban?
Why use Kanban? Kanban is more than just a “board” – the Kanban Agendas explain why you should start with kanban
Kanban & Cynefin Combined Meetup
On 29 August 2019, the Melbourne Kanban and Cynefin meetup groups held a joint meetup for the first time. The Kanban meeup group has done this a couple of times before with other groups, but I thought it… Read More
Identify Blockers
Another major cause for long lead times are blockers. Blockers are things that prevent the flow of value / work from being done. Often these blockers are caused by things outside the system that we often have little… Read More
Identify Queues
I often find teams that are struggling to get their work done, but many of these don’t see the queues and blockages that are impacting their everyday work. For me, these are key things that can be the… Read More
LAST Conference – Melbourne 2019
On Tuesday 30 July I attended the LAST (Lean, Agile, Systems-Thinking) Conference in Melbourne. This year I presented a talk entitled “An Introduction to STATIK – getting started with Kanban” plus I also did a workshop of “The… Read More
Encourage acts of leadership at all levels
This is the final of the three Kanban Change Management Principles. Often this may start to emerge early in the process with a few leaders willing to try the Kanban journey. However, in order for it to be… Read More
Agree to pursue improvement through evolutionary change
This is the first in what will be a series of short articles about some of the key aspects of Kanban and how it can help you. Agree to pursue improvement through evolutionary change There are many aspects… Read More
Start with what you do now
This is the first in what will be a series of short articles about some of the key aspects of Kanban and how it can help you. Start with what you do now This is one of my… Read More