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

@bsktcase #Agile2017 #kanbangnomesTweet your feedback and questions during and after and whenever

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one metric to rule them allTomorrow 15:45

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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