Continuous Improvement – The Kaizen Way
Summary The Lean Model of continuous incremental improvement has proven to be effective vs episodic, large-scale improvement projects. Lean focuses […]
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Agile Transformation, Improvement, Retrospectives
Common Challenges with Retrospectives
Retrospectives play a key role in continuous improvement. However they often fail to deliver due to lack of vision/strategy, dysfunctional team cultures, and no real follow-through on improvement actions.
Improvement, Retrospectives, Scrum
Success with Retrospectives
Summary Retrospectives are a fundamental practice in all agile frameworks. Retrospectives enable Agile delivery teams to continuously improve their performance
Agile Transformation, Improvement
Surveys for Continuous Improvement
Summary Well-designed surveys can provide data and other actionable insights in support of continuous improvement. Surveys can be used to
Agile Assessments, Agile Transformation, Improvement
Combining Retrospectives and Surveys
Summary Retrospectives and surveys both play a role in organizational learning, adaptation and improvement. Retrospectives are an integral part of
Agile Assessments, Improvement
Agile Maturity Assessments
An Agile maturity assessment evaluates an organization, team, or department’s adoption, practice, and proficiency in Agile methodologies. It helps identify
Agile Assessments, Agile Transformation, Improvement
Agile Delivery Capability Assessment
In a previous post, we talked about the benefits of team surveys as a method of driving improvement. In this
Agile Assessments, Improvement, Retrospectives
Data-Driven Improvement for Agile Teams
Are your retrospectives actually moving the needle, or are you just having fun? Summary Agile delivery teams aspire to continuously
Improvement, Kanban
Flow Metrics for Accelerated Delivery
Summary The basic measures of flow are: WIP: The number of items in progress – started but not finished Cycle
DevOps, Improvement, Kanban, Lean
A Little’s Law State of Mind
Team wishing to enact improvements in their delivery performance can look to Little’s Law for guidance.
Agile Transformation, Improvement
Doing Agile, Going Nowhere
In the most recent State of Agility Survey Report, the majority of respondents cite Accelerate Software Delivery as the most
Agile Transformation, Improvement, Lean
All Are Change Agents
What are the challenges in building a culture where everyone is engaged in continuous and sustained improvement? First, an organization’s
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Lean Roots
Agile software development has its roots in the lean manufacturing paradigm developed at Toyota – the Toyota Production System (TPS).