beyond the underpants gnomes: why kanban stalls and how to restart it by cheryl hammond
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beyond the underpants gnomes
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Cheryl Hammond
CTO, Peak Medical Technologies @bsktcase
beyond the
underpants gnomeswhy kanban stalls and how to restart it
agreements and asks
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law of two feet
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agenda
the tragedy of underpants gnomes in kanban
four approaches that may or may not worklimit wip
little’s law
attack queues
look right
wrap-up
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me
Cheryl Hammond~20 years’ experience in software
development, exec leadership, and
organizational transformation
Passionate about agile, lean, and
making software delivery humane;
not afraid to look silly doing it
Fourth-generation Seattleite
College recruiter & mentor; traveler;
bolonka lover; genealogist; feminist
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kan 看 カン visual
ban 板 バン card
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three pillars
Make
Work
Visible
? Flow
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three pillars
Make
Work
Visible
? Flow
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kanban stalls at phase 2… but why?
yes, yes, #notallkanban
visualizing work exposes our painwe dislike pain
seeing it and knowing what to do about it are very different things
what even is phase 2 anyway?
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limit wip
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little’s law
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Work in
process
Cycle time
“two minutes of math”
little’s law
why it’s a good second stepengineers ♥ math, right?
why it doesn’t always work#notallengineers
not all are engineers
utilization
confounding factors
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case study
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hints@bsktcase #kanbangnomes
more hints@bsktcase #kanbangnomes
the “experts” play
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the “experts”… oops
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attack queues
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attack queues
why it’s a good second stepany team adopting Kanban will have them
search-and-destroy is easy to teach, easy to learn
they are evil, which is motivating
why it doesn’t always workcan be difficult to convince micromanagers that reducing them is valuable
once destroyed, can re-form
prevention is harder to learn
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look right
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work right to left
why it’s a good second stepideal focus for teams who prioritize fast delivery
why it doesn’t always workcustomers and cultures may not value or support fast delivery
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questions?
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resources
pinterest.com/bsktcase89/leanagile-resourcesBooks, articles, and blogs (sorry about the login)
aka.ms/kanbanMicrosoft Virtual Academy online course (free!)
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agreements and asks
@bsktcase #Agile2017 #kanbangnomesTweet your feedback and questions during and after and whenever
http://sched.co/ATXASubmit your feedback please please please
one metric to rule them allTomorrow 15:45
Cheryl Hammond
CTO, Peak Medical Technologies @bsktcase
thank you!
beyond the underpants gnomes
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