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Category Archives: Primers
Complexity Calming: Why Limit WIP Series, Post 4
In a wonderful meta moment today, I (Jim) was prepping for this post and listening to a talk on Library Futures by Jabe Bloom, the CTO of the Library Corporation. A large part of his talk dealt with complexity in … Continue reading
Slack: Why Limit WIP Series, Post 3
Slack. The word conjures up images of slothfulness, of days spent lazying about in a seaside hammock beneath the fronds of a blowing palm tree. But relaxation is not necessarily sloth. Just because someone or something appears to not be … Continue reading
Why Not a WIP of One?: Why Limit WIP Series, Post 2
With only two guiding principles – Visualize your work and Limit your WIP – much of Personal Kanban seems fairly straightforward. But it’s not as obvious as it seems, and there’s actually a lot going on under the hood. Tons, … Continue reading
PK Basics: Why Limit Your WIP Series, Post 1
In Personal Kanban we have only two rules. One of them is to limit your WIP. That sounds simple enough. But what does limiting your WIP really imply? This series describes what we mean by “WIP,” why it’s important to … Continue reading
What If I Had A Slack Card?
“All things in moderation, including moderation.” ― Mark Twain In yesterday’s post, you may have noticed that we have a “Slack Card” in our Personal Kanban for the day. The problem we, like most people, were having was this: Productivity … Continue reading
How To: Mapping Your Value Stream
When we build our kanban – whether for ourselves or for a team – we first need to build a value stream. A value stream is simply a list of the steps you take to create value. When we build … Continue reading
The Fallacy of Work / Life Balance
“Yes, well that’s the fallacy of work / life balance, isn’t it? I mean…it’s all life.” ~ Lean Coffee participant, Sydney June 2011 The Fallacy of Work / Life Balance – Work life balance is more than personal and it is more than a … Continue reading
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You Cannot Yell at a Board with Stickies on It
It is now two weeks before your major deadline. For the last four weeks, you’ve barely slept a wink. You know your team is behind. They know they’re behind. But the deadline is firm. Your team promises you – nay, … Continue reading
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Personal Kanban Webinar Friday Feb 18th 11am PST 2pm ET
The awesome people over at Slideshare were gracious enough to ask us to help launch their new web conferencing product Zipcast. It should come as no surprise that we were honored to be asked and said “yes” immediately. Outside of … Continue reading
How I Cook
I frustrate people when I give cooking classes. They want measures. They want me to tell them what to do. Cooking isn’t like that. Cooking is about flavor, it’s about texture, it’s about the experience. It’s not about tablespoons or … Continue reading
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