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Processing and Memory–Post 1: Why Limit WIP Series
In 1927, Soviet Psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik (on the left, there) described a certain phenomenon. When we finish tasks, we get a certain closure and move on. When we don’t finish tasks – we don’t. We keep thinking about them. We … Continue reading
Customer Alert System: Element #13 of the Kanban
In 2006, my first kanban based project involved setting up a Personal Kanban for a team of 12 developers. Since we were just starting out with kanban, we had no idea what to expect. I did know a few key … Continue reading
Gemba Symbolizer: Element #12 of the Kanban
In Lean the “Gemba” is where everything happens. It’s the crime scene, the shop floor, ground zero. In manufacturing, the Gemba is a physical location, filled with gear, that you can walk along and evaluate for operational productivity, efficiency, and … Continue reading
Work Flow Laboratory: Element #11 of the Kanban
The Personal Kanban shows us what is happening, how it is happening, by whom it is happening, and even why it is happening. Here we see a bottleneck between coding and QA. The cause of this is currently unknown. But … Continue reading
Collaborative Aid: Element #10 of the Kanban
“Hey Tonianne, I see you’ve pulled the ‘Strike sheet for Kaizen Camp’ ticket. I took some notes from our meeting the other day, they are in the ‘Kaizen Clean Up’ mind map. Just take a look at that, it should … Continue reading
Conversation Starter / Conversation Avoider: Element #9 of the Kanban
“What’s wrong with this picture?” “What are you going to do to get that completed?” “Would you like help?” “Are you blocked?” “Why did this happen this way?” “I totally didn’t expect that, did you?” The kanban is a conversation … Continue reading
5s in Personal Kanban
Introduction Personal Kanban is a great tool to visualize your work, to limit your WIP and to take better control of your life, either alone or together with your significant other, your kids or even your team at the office. … Continue reading
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The Language of Metrics: Lean Muppets Series Post 4
It’s like a really heavy iPhone. Silly aliens! In business, we mistake inanimate objects for our customers, our employees, our teams, and everyone else. Our inanimate objects are metrics. Just like the telephone, they are things we make to convey … Continue reading
Mozart’s Record Store: Personal Kanban Anti-Pattern 2: Only One Value Stream
I will not be accused of burying the lead here and say right up front: Your Value Stream Is Wrong And it always will be. This is a good thing, as we work from day to day the steps … Continue reading
