Heres an article on COD I wrote... http://agileconsulting.blogspot.com/2011/03/using-cost-of-delay-functions-to.html And one on class of services... ...
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Rob Park
rpark68
Apr 4, 2011 4:27 pm
I haven't had to work in an environment exactly like that one, but I can see how putting all of the process/tasks/work items on the wall at one time would...
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Rodrigo Yoshima
rodrigoyoshima
Apr 4, 2011 4:55 pm
Do you still question the impact and benefits of limiting work in progress? http://www.twitpic.com/4gxrhn This is a real cumulative flow diagram from one of...
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Rob Park
rpark68
Apr 4, 2011 5:25 pm
Even though you say "it's quite clear"... I still feel like this is a guess. Anyway, I'll guess they were introduced at about 40 items deployed. That looks...
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Edward Kay
edkay10
Apr 4, 2011 5:33 pm
We're using Kanban to deliver web projects. A sizable amount of our work includes the developing and implementing a fresh new design and styleguide so I can...
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Rodrigo Yoshima
rodrigoyoshima
Apr 4, 2011 5:46 pm
Exactly Rob.. limits were introduced in the 5th week (x axis) but see that the impact was seen after the 6th week. Intervention on the system has that delay...
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bmwpapa
Apr 4, 2011 7:18 pm
Thank you for your response, Ed. It gives me some food for thought. Given the lack of feedback on this thread, it seems that this scenario doesn't apply to...
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bmwpapa
Apr 5, 2011 3:32 pm
Thx Rob. Yes, I've been thinking along the same lines as you. I think the additional challenge is this: I work for a tiny company as the only dev/project...
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Edward Kay
edkay10
Apr 5, 2011 4:18 pm
FWIW, we used Scrum before Kanban but found it too rigid. Specifically, in the multi-client/multi-project world we both work in, we were frequently missing our...
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Kurt HÀusler
kurt.haeusler
Apr 5, 2011 5:10 pm
Hi, just wondering of there is going to be an LSSC conference in Europe this year?...
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Håkan Forss
hakan_forss
Apr 5, 2011 10:02 pm
I believe the LESS conference is in the planning stage and will be announced soon. Will be around the same dates as last year. / Håkan Forss From:...
Yes, LESS 2011 in Stockholm Oct 30 to Nov 2. LSSC is also sponsoring conferences in Germany, Belgium and the UK in October. Joakim Please forgive if this came...
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Kurt HÀusler
kurt.haeusler
Apr 6, 2011 7:50 am
Hi, I would like to share an interesting observation from our first retrospective. One observation was that since using Kanban, some things stopped being done....
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Mike Burrows
asplake
Apr 6, 2011 8:18 am
Hi Kurt, interesting. So perhaps my experience reflected my values, made easier and quicker by the key fact that I was in a young company that didn't have the...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 6, 2011 8:24 am
Hello, Kurt. On Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 3:50:25 AM, you ... Well, I'd at least say that a kanban system cannot force an organization to do things it (or...
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Dean
deano84tiger
Apr 6, 2011 4:32 pm
The decision to clarify and reinforce the rules is one possible solution. Changing the definition of done policy is another. This is a prime time to present an...
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Jeff Anderson
thomasjeffre...
Apr 7, 2011 11:23 pm
Kurt, Is question leading to less agile or less Agile? IE if lead time is lower and quality higher, customers more satisfied, etc does it really matter if the...
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mebalone
Apr 8, 2011 1:49 am
I find a useful way to organize the kanban board is w/ fewer columns for steps in the process as there are no pull choices to be made at many steps (e.g....
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Ted M. Young [@jitter...
tedyoung
Apr 8, 2011 2:27 am
That sounds interesting. I'm a visual person, so sorry if I'm having trouble fully understanding what you're proposing...do you have a picture or sketch that...
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John Stevenson
jr0cket...
Apr 8, 2011 10:20 am
Hello all, Unfortunately I have not been able to schedule a Limited WIP society meeting for April due to the short month and some scheduling conflicts. ...
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Rodrigo Yoshima
rodrigoyoshima
Apr 8, 2011 2:10 pm
http://alistair.cockburn.us/Taylorism+strikes+software+development I've started some threads here putting blogs like this before. Hope we get a good...
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matthew5324162
Apr 8, 2011 3:44 pm
I work for a web development agency called Torchbox. We manage our web-dev projects using Kanban, but often find that a big challenge is communicating to...
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Jim Benson
ourfounder872
Apr 8, 2011 3:50 pm
... It's interesting, when I started Personal Kanban, I expected a similar fight to this Scrum / Kanban bullshit with the GTD, Covey, and other communities. ...
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mebalone
Apr 8, 2011 3:52 pm
I've uploaded WIP_limits_for_CoS.jpg to the files section. The CoS columns (which are the Pri# columns) function as an input queue and don't flow from one to...
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mebalone
Apr 8, 2011 4:25 pm
Yes I think part of the problem is that they still buy into the idea that software is manufactured. As a developer for the past 20 years, I have applied for...
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Rodrigo Yoshima
rodrigoyoshima
Apr 8, 2011 6:04 pm
Nice Matthew, The biggest challenge I've faced about Agile and online agencies are WIP limits. Agency owners here in Brazil believe their companies have...
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Alexis Hui
alexishui
Apr 8, 2011 7:19 pm
Kurt, your observations sound about right given what kanban is and isn't. I personally see kanban as an effective tool for engineering your own system of work....
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JLinden
Apr 8, 2011 9:47 pm
I can point you to a presentation about kanban by a web development agency here in Oakland, CA. This is Sam McAfee at Radical Fusion. slides:...
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alexishui
Apr 9, 2011 7:04 am
Dadi, the great thing about Kanban is you have the tools to incrementally change your system of work. A simple way to get started is find two parts of your...
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alexishui
Apr 9, 2011 7:33 am
Hi Alan, Based on your description would try to rely on cost of delay to manage this system of work. Would recommend categorizing a work item as either high...
