Value Glide — Operating Model Architecture for Executive Teams

Working in cells a pattern to accelerate software delivery

Working in cells –  A pattern to limit work in progress in a software development environment Software development requires analysis, design, development and testing to verify that all is as we expect it to be. These activities could be done by one person but not very often, most organisations have different specialists who carry out these […]
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Introducing Kanban for Complexity Kanplexity

Introducing Kanban for Complexity™ (Kanplexity™)

  Background Some teams of knowledge workers (En.wikipedia.org, 2019) work primarily on complex problems. Scrum operates in the complex problem domain, so it can be a natural choice. Picture this context Single team Scrum is in use by many teams of different initiatives Having genuinely tried, some teams are unable to use Scrum, as they cannot […]
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Spot the difference original kanban and lean kanban

Spot the difference – The original Kanban, The Lean Kanban method, Professional Scrum with Kanban

Professional scrum with Kanban came out in February 2018, and it can be found at https://www.scrum.org/resources/kanban-guide-scrum-teams. The Lean Kanban method is described in the Essential Kanban Condensed Guide, that’s at https://leankanban.com/. The original Toyota Kanban has been around for a little longer (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQxvkXSiuA), not to be confused with Kaizen as per https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wot9DFzFRLU or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6rRHqb5MV0. This video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5izyN66PTxs in two minutes the original […]
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Don’t have a blocked column

Write your answer to this question before reading further,  How do you show that a work item (story, customer request) is blocked? Have a look around your organisation and the electronic tools. If you use them, how many visualisations do you see with a Blocked column? The chances are the majority have a Blocked column. Read […]
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Move from Centralised Control To Decentralised Control

Move from Centralised Control to Decentralised Control that will make your life better. Centralised Control Our organisations are structured like factories with centralised decision making and detailed instructions about the work that needs doing. This structure is suitable for stable market that change slowly and the thinking that believes that people doing the work don’t […]
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Visualise The Value Streams

Visualise The Value Streams Connect with Value Glide! Are you looking to outcompete with agility? If so, we may help. Benefits of choosing Value Glide. Accelerated Delivery – Reduce time to market by up to 50%, enabling faster deployment of software-enabled solutions. Proven Expertise – Extensive experience in agile transformation ensures your business adapts and thrives in […]
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When should we start?

Organisations want to improve their business agility and deliver more, but most of the time we start at the wrong place and believe it is about starting more.  “The more you start, the less you finish.” We ask teams to start more; they come back with their request for additional team members that is required […]
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Flow Efficiency

Flow efficiency measures how much of the overall lead time is due to waiting time: Lead Time = Value Work Time + Waiting Time. How to measure Flow Efficiency Most kanban systems separate the waiting from the doing, and calculating the overall wait time is a matter of summing up all the wait times. Flow […]
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