To unlock the full power of Kanban, teams must move beyond treating it as just a visual task board. By implementing WIP limits, tracking flow metrics, making policies explicit, improving flow, and focusing on continuous improvement.
In a recent State of Agility Survey Report, the majority of respondents cited Accelerate Software Delivery as the most important
Summary The Lean Model of continuous incremental improvement has proven to be highly effective vs episodic, large-scale improvement projects. Lean
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.
Summary Retrospectives are a fundamental practice in all agile frameworks and enable delivery teams to continuously improve their performance in
Summary Well-designed surveys can provide data and other actionable insights in support of continuous improvement. Surveys can be used to
Summary Retrospectives and surveys both play a role in organizational learning, adaptation and improvement. Retrospectives are an integral part of
An Agile maturity assessment evaluates an organization, team, or department’s adoption, practice, and proficiency in Agile methodologies. It helps identify
In a previous post, we talked about the benefits of team surveys as a method of driving improvement. In this
Are your retrospectives actually moving the needle, or are you just having fun? Summary Agile delivery teams aspire to continuously
Summary The basic measures of flow are: WIP: The number of items in progress – started but not finished Cycle
The Kanban Method can be applied as flow accelerator for software delivery frameworks. Adopting the Kanban Method for software development creates efficient and predictable flow of value.
Measurable Business Outcomes Agility is not a set of methods or practices or frameworks. Adopting Scrum or SAFe does not
Team wishing to enact improvements in their delivery performance can look to Little’s Law for guidance.
In a recent State of Agility Survey Report, the majority of respondents cited Accelerate Software Delivery as the most important
What are the challenges in building a culture where everyone is engaged in continuous and sustained improvement? First, an organization’s
Agile software development has its roots in the lean manufacturing paradigm developed at Toyota – the Toyota Production System (TPS).
