Managing in a Service-oriented Organization: For every service there should be a Kanban system
This is the third in my series of articles discussing the adaptation of your organization, leadership and management to the new reality of a distributed, work from home (WFH) workforce. This article discusses the concept that your organization is a network of...
Leading in a Time of Quarantine: The Service-oriented Organization (SOO)
Service-oriented Organization (SOO) is the future
Leading in a time of quarantine: create alignment though shared purpose!
For me, like many others around the world, this is the fourth week of WFH (work from home). Already I see my staff weary and tired from being always on video conferencing. While their anxiety levels rise from the news of the crisis and managing a confined domestic...
Crisis Management with Kanban
How Kanban Systems Can Effectively Manage a Crisis Earthquakes, roof collapses, viruses; our world is full of events that can potentially harm or limit a team or business. Responding quickly and effectively to these challenges may be crucial to survival. Crisis mode...
The Principles and General Practices of the Kanban Method
In my book, Kanban – Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business, I identified what I called the “5 core properties” that I’d observed to be present in each successful implementation of Kanban.
Coronavirus Update & Live Streaming Announcement
Due to the corona virus the David J Anderson School of Management are live streaming classes and have adapted classes for remote learning. Included is the option to attend in person also or at a later date when possible.
Introducing the New Accredited Kanban Consultant Credential
Changes to the KCP credential as posted on https://kanban.university 01/08/2019 We are making changes at the Kanban University in order to make our training path and our credentials more easily understood both by those who might take training and obtain a credential...The Kanban Maturity Model part 1: Appropriateness
The KMM grew out of a need for better coaching tools and more consistent outcomes when consultants, enterprise coaches and change agents are advising clients about the use and application of Kanban in their workplaces. The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) came about...Getting to “pull” at enterprise level: What gets in the way?
In part 1 and part 2 of this blog series, I discussed how organizations benefit from Kanban but leave much value on the table by not embracing its full potential. Making the changes to implement a true enterprise-wide pull system is very possible so what is getting in the way of progress?
Getting to “pull” at enterprise level: Why is it so hard?
In part 1 of this series I described the incredible benefits that Kanban is providing to organizations around the world. I asserted that far greater gains could be achieved if only Kanban initiatives were fully embraced and moved to a deeper level of “pull” at enterprise scale.
But how do we even know if we are achieving a complete pull system or not?