... split a ... have to ... don't ... Robh: I think what I was trying to say (but didn't!!) is that trying to work out the split for a 3 week story into 2 week...
David, I'd be really interesting in hearing how this worked at Corbis. What were variation in stories sizes that you had? Did you manage to reduce the...
Is there a list of links somewhere to the Real Options material that currently exists - my search fu must be weak but I didn't turn up much after extensive...
The recent Kanban initiatives for software development has caught my attention recently and I am considering applying it in our SW teams. Less emphasis on...
... You could consider a two-phased transition 1) Transition from Scrum to Scrum-Ban: http://leansoftwareengineering.com/ksse/scrum-ban/ 2) Transition from...
Thanks David! I actually liked the answer. You should consider writing up a paper that explains this and goes into some more detail on a few of the more...
The deeper goal of a product development kanban system is to integrate the entire value stream from discovery to deployment. So, what you say is desirable if...
... Definitely. But there is also a significant bottleneck in "feeding" development with requests that the customers can reach consensus on about what they are...
... integrate ... say ... is ... request ... reaching ... bottleneck, ... I think we're in agreement here. Shining a light on work-in-process and cycle times...
Corbis essentially had this arrangement - decoupled requirements pipeline creating "Engineering Ready" requirements that were then prioritized in to the...
Buffers can also be introduced as a tactic to absorb variability and protect a resource for variability in flow. While buffers increase WIP (arguably introduce...
How do you handle demos with Kanban? Do you have them at all? Do you demo each story? Do you batch up the demos for what will be released? Who is involved? ...
... But at this point in time we're not resolving ambiguous requirements. We havent even gotten anywhere close to that level of detail yet to call any of it...
Brad, This is something that I was thinking through when Corey wrote his post on "Priority Filter" [1] two weeks ago. I referenced and quoted a bit of it below...
We're using an order point to JIT a demo meeting with a customer team. So when we get 3 features in the demo queue, we'll schedule a demo. We seek acceptance...
... flesh ... devote ... or ... same ... We ... trying ... to ... the ... the ... You are talking about translating the Voice of the Customer (VOC) and Voice...
Hi Eric! ... I think it might. I fear it might also get (mis)interpreted as Stage/Gate approach that is not very tolerant of uncertainty/variation rather than...
... Actually - Im not. (please believe me). Im familiar with methods and tools like Kano analysis and QFD. All that comes well *after* what I'm describing,...
... attached ... required ... "backlog" ... should ... two ... Priority ... of ... Ready" ... the ... The whole purpose of the filter is to recognize and...
... and ... have ... organization ... the ... the ... I'm not equating "request" with "requirement," just like "need" is not "demand". But requests are still...
Corey, Brad, I certainly agree that the message needs to be "options" and not "gates". My goal was increasing the amount of information available to support...
... We can and do - but that doesnt really solve the problem here. Visiting one customer's site leaves out the other customers and their sites, all of whom...
FE this because the value statement is too high level, and the analyst focuses on inputs and process rather than outputs. Although they are internal customers,...
... That is common, tho if I understand you correctly I beleive our issue is the reverse (the "customer" is focusing on THEIR expected outputs, which actually...
Chris, I would agree with this but I think it is frequent regular releases that are the key to deferring scope. Short iterations are just one method of...
David Spot on. I meant regular releases, not short iterations. Chris ... From: "David J Anderson" <netherby_uk@...> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:06:05 To:...
Hi All, Not sure if anyone on this list is in the Philly area, but Dave is going to chat with our local ALT.NET user group to share some of his Kanban/Lean ...
Hello all, This is my first post, so please be gentle. ;) I'm one of the organizers of the Ottawa (Canada) Agile Group, and we're in the process of getting...
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