Here's the notes I jotted down during his talk:
Multitasking is bad Why do we work on too many projects at one time? - Not focused on deliverying value - Maximizine utilization - stakeholders need to have their project "In progress" getKanban.com Little's Law Work In Progress ---------------- = Aggregate cycle Time Throughput Stop Starting and start finishing If we focus on fewer items at a time we can: 1. Increase productivitiy and deliver more 2. Get our customers more engaged 3. Have agility to adjust when changes occur 4. Lower our cycles times, less time to finish after getting a project 5. Limit the costs of delay David Anderson wrote a Kanban Book for software development 2010 How to limit WIP Throttling the input (demand) into the system Lowering the WIP highlights the bottlenecks Prioritization is no longer about ordering all the work, but picking the next one We need to optimize the whole system not just one part. Kanban Start with what you do now Agree to continuous improvement Respect the current process, roles, responsibilities Encourage acts of leadership at all levels 5 Core Properties of Kanban 1. Visualize Workflow 2. Limit WIP 3. Measure Meausre and Manage Flow 4. Make Process Policies Explicit - document what done means 5. Improve Collaboratively (Using Models/ Scientific Method) Throttle demand to meet throughput in order to gain leveled flow Shortening cycles and increasing the rate of delivery will build trust Identify the constraint in your system and focus on optimizing the whole Kanban companies here in Austin: BankVue, HomeAway, BaazarVoice Dan Pink RSA Drive video Sprint time is how long you can resist change 64% of features are never or rarely used Do we ever measure the usage of the features we delivery?
