All Entries in the "Applications" Category
Every Task is Sacred
One of the primary goals of a kanban is to make value explicit. When you spend your time doing something, the reward should be observable. Even if the task is vegging out, the reward is relaxation. You should engage in no task that is valueless. When a task does not provide value, it is considered [...]
Personal Kanban for Meaningful & Measurable Performance Evaluations
Personal Kanban can come in handy at performance review time.
Visualizing the Flow: Polar-State Based Personal Kanban with Habit Trackers
James Mallison shared a bit of insight and I’m passing it along. In a recent post he discussed issues very close to what I call visualization and flow. He begins with a little story about Jerry Seinfeld: A couple of years ago there was a little story doing the rounds about a bit of productivity [...]
GTD & Kanban: Series Overview
For a long time I have been a Getting Things Done (GTD) advocate in both my personal and professional life, starting from the basics and working my way up to a full blown implementation in various paper and electronic forms over the years. GTD has been a huge help, yet I have always felt there [...]
On Time Sheets: Personal Kanban and Life’s Little Annoyances
Timesheets are a universal drag. No one likes them. Personal kanban can give timesheets meaning.
One Kid’z Kanban Board
Ready, Set, Go: Kidzban Makes Chores Clear and Fun!
Making Waste Explicit
Noticing waste serves no purpose. Understanding it does. Whether we seek to manage waste or attempt to eliminate it entirely, we need to know how much of it exists and what form it takes – what’s its volume, its shape, its weight. So we monitor it. We watch it. We learn from how it grows, how [...]
Kidzban – Personal Kanban for Kids and Why it Works
Personal Kanban works for kids. Combining clear expectations with work flow in a game-like system equals fun!
