Kanban

I absolutely love working with STATIK approach because it provides a structured framework for implementing Kanban, perfectly captured in 8 steps. It gives me and my teams a clear roadmap to follow, ensuring that we can navigate the complexities of process improvement and establish a Kanban system serving our true…

In the “Shake It Up” series I am taking my readers with me on a journey towards understanding Monte Carlo simulations, and then how I turned spreadsheets into forecasting tools. — TL;DR: A good Monte Carlo simulator for project forecasting uses throughput as a variable for burn-down. A great Monte Carlo simulator takes into consideration other realities that can impact the progress of a project (the good-great format was inspired by Geoff Watts). In this article we will:

If you read some other articles from me, you might be aware that I’m an advocate of flow metrics and that I like to use Monte Carlo (MC) Forecasts (see also Running Monte Carlo Simulations in Azure DevOps or How to Visualize Work Item Age in Azure DevOps). I also…

One of the first things I did upon deciding to start this project was to reach out to a good friend who happens to be a very smart and knowledgeable Agile/Kanban coach. …

In the “Shake It Up” series I am taking my readers with me on a journey towards understanding Monte Carlo simulations, and then how I turned spreadsheets into forecasting tools. — If you want a quick summary on Monte Carlo simulators, check my first article of this series Shake It Up! TL;DR: Implementing a Monte Carlo simulator for project forecasting can be done with popular spreadsheet tools. In this article you can see my approach.

Answering the question, “when will it be done?” in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environments that Agile was designed for has always been problematic. Afterall, the future is unknown. And yet, we are still expected to provide an answer. …

Digital tools struggle to compete with this analog masterpiece — As a millennial, I’m tempted to always try a digital tool instead of an analog one. For most things, I find digital tools to be superior, and analog tools are a great complement to them. But when it comes to Kanban boards, that’s a whole different story. What is a Kanban board? It’s a really…

Are you eager to discover a simple yet powerful method to boost your efficiency in operations management? Get ready to level up your productivity game with the Kanban method! This visual and dynamic approach will revolutionize how you tackle tasks and projects.

I was sitting through a Teams presentation by one of the QA leaders in my company when someone asked him a question that made me angry. The QA leader responded better than I could have in that situation: “That’s the Golden Question.” …