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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Combating Existential Overhead

Existential Overhead is the price we pay for having too much to do. Continue reading

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How Am I Doing?

Observing work flow highlights waste and provides opportunities to improve. Continue reading

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