David, So sad to hear this myself. Being an occasional cigar smoker, I am lmost afraid to ask, but was this smoking related? On occasion lung cancer can be...
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David Peterson
dpeterson72
Jun 1, 2011 2:39 pm
It has spread beyond his lungs. He's had radiation treatment, and was due to start chemotherapy yesterday but the doctors said his body was too weak. It's very...
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JLinden
Jun 1, 2011 2:50 pm
People are posting messages to Eli Goldratt here: http://messages.eligoldratt.com/category/messages/...
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williamrlux
Jun 1, 2011 10:03 pm
I took a shot at codifying these a little bit. Some of the suggestions are ready-to-use presentation points, others are more like suggestions, and there is...
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Matthias Bohlen
mbohlende
Jun 2, 2011 5:23 pm
Hello, Bill and jdn3times, thanks for the good summary - easy to understand, remember and use. Cheers Matthias ... Hello, Bill and jdn3times, thanks for the...
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chrissyruns313
Jun 5, 2011 4:22 pm
I need help with the following: 1) My team wants to account for the support calls or emails that they get during the week while they are on-site. This is...
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Helen
bhwu98
Jun 5, 2011 4:24 pm
Skimming through papers in the proceedings of ICSE 2011, I would like to share my enthusiasm upon reading Bragdon's paper on Code Bubbles (a Java IDE). Here is...
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David Anderson
netherby_uk
Jun 5, 2011 4:45 pm
Inline... ... This doesn't sound like a management or dispatching problem but more likely a reporting problem. What is the root cause of your desire to...
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David Anderson
netherby_uk
Jun 5, 2011 4:53 pm
Helen, This post feels like it is off topic. You've made no attempt to tie it to Kanban or show its relevance to the audience on this list. Can you please...
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alshalloway
Jun 5, 2011 5:58 pm
Sorry, have been way behind in following the group and saw this. I thought my webinar LSSC11 Session 3: Lean-Agile For Executives might be of interest. You...
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Helen
bhwu98
Jun 5, 2011 8:37 pm
Here is what I wrote in my message: << Both Code Bubbles and Code Canvas are essentially visualization tools for developers. Together with Kanban we will have...
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Matthias Bohlen
mbohlende
Jun 5, 2011 9:58 pm
Hi all, this week, an article by Eli Goldratt (2008) puzzled me and made me think of the basics of Kanban: the kanban itself. You can find the article here:...
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chrissyruns313
Jun 6, 2011 1:40 am
In line... ... Our WIP count is 15 for 9 people on the team. We expect everyone to have at least 1 item in progress. However, what is happening is that I am...
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Dean
deano84tiger
Jun 6, 2011 11:50 am
... Ohno's method provides better flexibility in that WIP is managed with the number of cards. Setting WIP limits has the same affect. ... I have seen teams...
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williamrlux
Jun 6, 2011 4:04 pm
Christine - I have the same environment, and I did exactly what you suggest in #1. I made the assumption that support work would be unpredictable in volume and...
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Robert Swanbum
rswany79...
Jun 6, 2011 4:19 pm
Just my two bits worth...  We account for 'all' work by making everything be entered into our enterprise ticketing system. Wheter the work requires two...
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Mike Burrows
asplake
Jun 6, 2011 4:41 pm
I was rather hoping to hear the experiences of others, whether they agree or contrast with mine or Kurt's. Did I kill this thread? Patrick, did you get what...
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Sudipta Lahiri
sudiptal_2000
Jun 6, 2011 5:27 pm
Hi, We do what Bob has suggested below for our operations. In other words, we file user story/defects/support cards for any work that the team has to do....
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jun 6, 2011 7:17 pm
... How many minutes does that take? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com I know we always like to say it'll be easier to do it now than it will be to do it...
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Robert Swanbum
rswany79...
Jun 6, 2011 8:00 pm
Does what take? Submitting a ticket? A minute or two depending on how familiar you are with the system. From: Ron Jeffries <ronjeffries@...> To:...
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David Anderson
netherby_uk
Jun 7, 2011 6:53 am
Not sure what to suggest... What is wrong with putting provisioning work on the board and marking it as blocked when waiting on customers? Why the pushback...
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Doug Boling
doug_hogman_...
Jun 7, 2011 10:53 am
David, Regarding your snippet below in response to Christine: The policy I have been using is to never mark items "blocked/impeded" just because the person...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jun 7, 2011 11:52 am
... Isn't the fact that someone has taken responsibility for something, and then stopped working on it, also an important issue? P.S. This word "resource"; ... ...
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williamrlux
Jun 7, 2011 2:21 pm
Roberts approach is, of course, ideal and the way it should be done whenever possible. In my experience with several different systems it takes anywhere from a...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jun 7, 2011 2:33 pm
Hello, williamrlux. On Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 10:21:24 AM, you ... I certainly can't speak authoritatively about what "kanban" or "Kanban" would do, but...
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Mike Burrows
asplake
Jun 7, 2011 3:18 pm
Hi Ron, Tracking outcomes rather than tasks tends to reduce their number significantly. Furthermore, I encourage my teams not to raise tickets for issues that...
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Helen Wu
bhwu98
Jun 7, 2011 4:15 pm
Hi All, Skimming through papers in the proceedings of ICSE 2011, I would like to share my enthusiasm upon reading Bragdon's paper on Code Bubbles (a Java IDE)....
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Helen Wu
bhwu98
Jun 7, 2011 4:40 pm
Here is my quick response.
Doug's comments make a good example of visualization power in Kanban. Remember the daily stand up meeting around kanban board? The...
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Helen Wu
bhwu98
Jun 7, 2011 4:53 pm
Let me bring up the key advantage of ticketing, i.e., put it in writing through thinking. The saying goes: if one is confused about something, put it in...
