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Tag Archives: kanban
Time to Update the STATIK A3
I created the so-called “STATIK canvas” several years ago. Several people from faraway countries have asked me about it recently. I’m glad they are using this paper or some variations of it. STATIK A3 – Print on 11×17. STATIK stands … Continue reading
Happy 50th Birthday, David J Anderson!
If I’m not mistaken, the community of practitioners, users, coaches and experts of Kanban has a special occasion today. It’s the 50th birthday of the pioneer of our method, David J Anderson. Among David’s many innovations, there’s one that deserves … Continue reading
Fitness for Purpose Diary, Part 3: Replace Scale with Taxonomy
I’m continuing to document incremental innovations beyond the net promoter score that occurred in recent years, leading to the current state of fitness-for-purpose analysis techniques. Previously in this series: Start with Net Promoter Score Add narratives Apply segmentation David J … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Services Planning
Tagged Enterprise Services Planning, esp, f4p, fitness for purpose, kanban, taxonomies
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Fitness-for-Purpose Diary, Part 2: Segmentation
I’m continuing my attempt to document, in a series of blog posts, the incremental improvements leading to today’s state of fitness-for-purpose analysis techniques. Previously in this series: Start with Net Promoter Score (NPS) Add customer narratives Segmentation was the next … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Services Planning
Tagged Enterprise Services Planning, esp, f4p, fitness for purpose, kanban
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Fitness-for-Purpose Diary, Part 1: Starting With (and moving away from) NPS
I’d like to document the evolution of concepts and techniques of the fitness-for-purpose analysis. Fitness for purpose has been a hot topic in the Kanban community in the last several years, particularly at the Leadership Retreat level. It is also … Continue reading
Posted in Enterprise Services Planning
Tagged #espway, Enterprise Services Planning, esp, f4p, fitness for purpose, kanban
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Knowledge Discovery Process Revisited
It occurred to me during a recent training class to make a small, but important change to my Knowledge Discovery Process diagram. Please refer to this old, popular post from two and a half years ago – Understanding Your Process … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, Kanban, training
Tagged bereicherungsprozess, kanban, knowledge discovery process, novsm, vsm, workflow, workflow mapping
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Kanban Is Not a Card, It’s a Space
A participant of my recent training class told me afterwards of an insight most important to him. “Kanban is not a card, it’s a space.” I received this feedback during a long streak without any blog posts. So I thought, … Continue reading
Posted in Kanban, training
Tagged capacity, kanban, training, virtual kanban systems, visualization
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Kanban Guide Is Here – How Not To Read It
An important event in the Kanban community occurred about two months ago. The Essential Kanban – Condensed Guide was released. It’s a compact 20-page book, authored by Andy Carmichael and David J. Anderson. As you can guess, this book is … Continue reading
Posted in books, Kanban, Learning
Tagged community, kanban, Kanban Guide, knowledge, Learning, sensemaking, storytelling
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Carlos Goes Agile
We played the GetKanban game today. Here’s our position at the end of Day 11. People who know the game dread this moment. They know: Carlos, the game’s most infamous character, is about to show up. Reading the event card, … Continue reading
Posted in Agile, Kanban
Tagged agenda, Agile, game, GetKanban, kanban, reorganization, teams, transformation
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Carlos, You’re Fired!
Those who have played the GetKanban board game (one of Kanban training tools and a regular occurrence at Kanban community meetups) are likely to remember two dramatic moments. On Day… — actually, let’s keep it a surprise for those who … Continue reading
Posted in facilitation, Kanban, training
Tagged Agile, Carlos, change, facilitation, functional silos, game, GetKanban, kanban, transformation
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