kanban weak spots
DESCRIPTION
Kanban is considered very light-weight yet very effective method helping teams to organize their work and make their flow effective but most importantly to foster continuous improvement. Cost of introducing Kanban is very low and usually first effects of its implementation show up pretty quickly. However it doesn't mean that Kanban will survive in any environment. The method has some weak spots, which a team should take care of, otherwise there can be little value of introducing it. Addressing potential issues related to Kanban implementation is as crucial to its success as knowing its strengths. It is also very important to plan for those risks so a team can get much value out of introducing them method. The presentation discusses a number of different Kanban weak spots, showing their negative effects and advising how they can be avoided which helps teams to make improvements fostered by Kanban sustainable. Both: problems and solutions are based on real-life stories of teams facing issues connected with adopting Kanban.TRANSCRIPT
PEOPLE!
With a special thanks to Katherine Kirk
But you change the system, not the people!
With a special thanks to Bob Marshall
Thank you Questions?
Pawel Brodzinski
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Let me introduce a party of heroes...
I mean, another party of heroes
The party wanted to level up as this is what heroes do...
...so they decided to join
the Kanban Guild
THE GOAL: Don’t fail with Kanban implementation
QUEST 1: The Kanban board not up to date
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Treat the board as the main source of information about the reality
Quest completed!
QUEST 2: Abused limits
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Make abusing limits painful
Quest completed!
QUEST 3: Suddenly, the board stood still
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Create and exploit ocassions to change Kanban board
Quest completed!
QUEST 4: Wishful thinking
I WISH WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER
IN OUR PROJECT…
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Keep the board aligned with the reality, whatever it takes
Quest completed!
QUEST 5: Over-engineers ahead!
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KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Quest completed!
QUEST 6: Kanban as Project Management or Software
Development method
Learn and apply what you learned
Quest completed! Level up!
Kanban is simple But it also means it is fragile
Kanban is like a flower...
And if you do, than well…
Thank you Questions?
Pawel Brodzinski
blog.brodzinski.com
vsoft.pl
@pawelbrodzinski