Discover how Kanban revolutionizes AI project management, offering flexibility and efficiency in the face of uncertainty. From data science to continuous improvements, learn real-world applications of Kanban in AI projects. Read more to explore the power of Kanban in navigating the complexities of AI initiatives.
It is inevitable that when the axe falls on Agile initiatives, the cuts are indiscriminate. There simply is no time to look at each individual, examine their knowledge and experience, and ask whether they might contribute better in another role. Some good people are inevitably finding themselves unemployed as one large corporation after another brings their Agile excess to an end. However, hidden amongst the waste is a lot of value. One Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP) can replace 12 team-level Agile coaches. Here are some thoughts on how to find these diamonds hidden in the debris of your Agile initiative.
Businesses need agility more than ever in the extremely turbulent times in which we are living. So, Agile was costing you too much and you decided to cut the overheads and usher your Agile coaches out the door. What next? Is it possible to achieve enterprise-scale agility without the additional costs? The short answer is yes, and we have been teaching how to do so for over 20 years.
Implementing Kanban costs less than 1% of Agile methods and produces significant tangible business benefits. Learn how Kanban provides, at little to no cost, the alternative path to business agility in article 2 of the Enterprise Agility Without the Overheads series.
While Agile appears to have failed, large enterprises need business agility now more than ever. The ability to pivot, adapt, and reinvent how you do things has become the core survival capability for modern business. The need for agility hasn´t gone away, rather it is even more important than ever before.
So if Agile has failed, what do you do instead?
Kanban aims to balance demand and capability to deliver. When you typically think of Kanban, you might think of managing tasks once they’ve entered the development pipeline. However, Upstream Kanban takes a proactive approach by addressing activities that occur before commitment. But what exactly do we mean by “upstream”?
