Posts tagged with: Lean

Re-Read Saturday Replay – The Goal by Eli Goldratt Conclusion

Goldratt’s The Goal was the first book in my re-read series. I am away this weekend to attend a funeral for a family member therefore I thought I would reshare... Read More

SPaMCAST 731 – Giving Thanks, Flow, Essays and Conversations

The annual Thanksgiving holiday in the US was a few days ago providing space to reflect and give thanks to everyone involved in the 16-plus years history of the Software... Read More

Using Neglected WIP and Cheating On Mathematical Assumptions

There are several assumptions that are part of the conversation about neglected WIP. I have had a lot of training in math and quantitative methods which means I recognize that... Read More

SPaMCAST 727 – Little’s Law and Neglected WIP, All Managers No Doers, Essays and Conversations

In SPaMCAST 727 we discuss the assumptions behind Little’s Law and Neglected WIP. Some of the assumptions you can cheat to generate useful conversations but there are limits and you... Read More

SPaMCAST 710 – Seeing Money Clearly, Throughput Accounting, A Conversation With Daniel Doiron

Daniel Doiron’s new book Seeing Money Clearly challenges Agile Centers of Excellence to view decision-making through the lens of Throughput Accounting.  Throughput Accounting is a lot of things: An accounting... Read More

SPaMCAST 709 – Basics, Flow Attributes, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversations With Tony Timbol

Definitions provide several benefits. The first is that once a definition for an object or concept is agreed upon, it is far easier to have a discussion without getting confused.... Read More

Agile and Lean Basics: Four Common Attributes of Flow

Definitions provide several benefits. The first is that once a definition for an object or concept is agreed upon, it is far easier to have a discussion without getting confused.... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 12, Epilogue and Final Notes

Completing a re-read is always bittersweet. Today we say goodbye to a friend, Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work. The final chapter is the Epilogue and interwoven are... Read More

Agile and Lean Basics: Flow

Flow is one of the most used words in agile and lean (and there are a lot of overused words in the field). Even though the word is used by... Read More

SPaMCAST 705 – Flow, Agile Basics, Scrum Master Not Your Admin, Essays and Conversation

In the SPaMCAST 705 we stay with the basics and define the term flow. I recently listened to a conversation where the term flow was used 30ish times in 30... Read More