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Category Archives: Primers
WIP can be Imposed
Please don’t feel bad if you find you’ve lost control of your WIP. The two rules of Personal Kanban: 1. Visualize Your Work 2. Limit WIP With a little practice, #1 becomes easy…second nature, even. Number 2 is, well, pretty … Continue reading
InfoPak 3 – Personal Kanban Design Patterns: Inspiration to Discover Your Flow
Info Pak3 Personal Kanban Design Patterns View more documents from Jim Benson. Modus Cooperandi is pleased to announce the release of its third Personal Kanban InfoPak. In Personal Kanban Design Patterns: Inspiration to Discover Your Flow we present a series … Continue reading
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Undertow and Churn: Workflow isn’t Always Linear
In Personal Kanban, our primary step is to define our workflow. Workflows tend to be linear, and often look like this: Waiting –>Doing–>Done or Outline –> Pre-writing –> Draft –> Edit –> Final Draft or Backlog –> Coding –> Testing –> … Continue reading
Getting "Personal" with Your Kanban
So why call it “personal” if I can use it with my family, in the classroom, or with a team at the office? In life and in business, we create value. For Personal Kanban, “personal” relates to personal value. Personal … Continue reading
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Save the Date…for a Tweet-a-ban!
When: November 17, 2009 Where: Twitter Hashtag: #pkflow Save the date because Modus Cooperandi is hosting a “Tweet-a-ban.” Whether you’re a Personal Kanban practitioner or just have an interest in improving your productivity, join in on the asynchronous, 24 hour … Continue reading
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Pulling in Batches – The "Today" Column
We don’t always pull one task at a time. Every day, cognitively, we pull in batches. Continue reading
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InfoPak 2 – Personal Kanban 101: Achieving Focus & Clarity with Your First Personal Kanban
Personal Kanban 101 View more presentations from Jim Benson. Modus Cooperandi is pleased to announce the release of its second Personal Kanban InfoPak. In Personal Kanban 101: Achieving Focus & Clarity with Your First Personal Kanban we discuss the essentials for … Continue reading
A WIP Workout: Pomodoro and Personal Kanban
Pomodoro is the workout: Personal Kanban is the trainer. Continue reading
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InfoPak 1 – Personal Kanban at the World Bank: A Case Study
Personal Kanban at the World Bank – Small Team Rapid Development View more documents from ourfounder. This is the first in a series of Modus Cooperandi’s InfoPaks. They are downloadable, and work like a narrative whitepaper. Think of them as … Continue reading
Starting Is Easy, Finishing Is Hard
A wise man once told me, “starting is easy, finishing is hard.” This has been my struggle my entire professional career, but I would argue it started as far back as grade school. I’ve always had projects and tasks to … Continue reading
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