All Entries Tagged With: "retrospectives"
Am I Productive, Efficient, or Effective?
Productivity: having the power to produce
Efficiency: the ratio of the output to the input of any system
Effectiveness: being able to bring about a desired result
Personal Kanban is considered a Productivity tool, because it gives us the power to produce more. It is likewise said to increase Efficiency by limiting WIP and increasing focus which means we [...]
The “Man, That Was Awful” Approach to Personal Kanban
Kanban is meant to be epiphany heavy, but process light. These approaches are meant to provide simple means to visualize how your work actually flows. Some tasks are going to be horrible. They are going to take longer than you expect, be harder to complete than anticipated, or even just really annoy you.
In life, you [...]
Retrospectives and Kanban Evolution in Action
Marc Bless has a great post about his personal scrum board evolving into a personal kanban. His personal retrospectives showed him a need to limit WIP, so he created a special section for WIP, while not losing track of his tasks awaiting the actions of others.
Marc Says:
After a while I recognized the repeating problem of [...]
The Cumulative Flow Diagram – Metrics in Personal Kanban
This post discusses the most powerful – but perhaps most intimidating – technique. In upcoming posts we’ll look as some less intense methods, so don’t let this post scare you.
In kanban for software design, a “cumulative flow diagram” is used to track performance. A big part of the cumulative flow diagram is its ability to [...]
Personal Kanban for Meaningful & Measurable Performance Evaluations
Personal Kanban can come in handy at performance review time.
Why Retrospectives?
In both Agile and Lean management there are points called “retrospectives,” regular and ritualized moments where a team stops to reflect. Checking processes for only a few minutes lets you re-orient the course of your work. These retrospectives allow a team the opportunity not only to celebrate or bemoan accomplishments or setbacks, but likewise to serve as [...]
