Agile techniques have gained popularity, with more than 90% of firms reporting that they use them in some capacity (Version One, State of Agile Survey, 2016). In this article, I’ll describe how a particular Agile methodology is applied to the management of ordinary operations tasks in the infrastructure sector. There aren’t many companies implementing Agile in the infrastructure sector since scaling the agile framework (Scrum) is difficult because operational work is more prevalent there than it is in the product development sector, where knowledge work is prioritized. To become agile, however ..read more

In my opinion, it is worth repeating why we use a Kanban system and why the Kanban Method is suitable for change. CAUSES The primary causes are overworked knowledge workers, such as software developers, who suffer from interruptions, task switching, and multitasking. Because knowledge labour is unseen and the future is unclear, we must always develop more possibilities than we will ever utilize or need. As a result, workers are always busy because demand outweighs supply. They often start extra tasks without finishing them. This causes extended lead times. Lack of quality and long lead times B ..read more

Kanban swimlanes are rows on a Kanban board that are used to categorize work tasks. During the early days of Kanban, most teams employed only one Kanban swimlane to expedite work tasks. Swimlanes are now being used by teams to categorize work items, segregate teams, projects, and products. There are many different Kanban board applications available on the market. Various teams, ranging from accounting to engineering, have included the Kanban board into their workflows. This demonstrates its adaptability. The Kanban swimlanes are one of the characteristics that make such applications possible ..read more

Have you been attempting to sort out the most effective way to streamline your services by use of flow metrics? How might you make your work process more proficient? You can achieve it with stream measurements. I’m glad to share a portion of the examples I have learned enroute. In this article, you will track down a complete outline of: What “flow” means inside the setting of Agile project management? What are the flow measurements you really want to think often about? What would you be able to quantify with Kanban measurements? I will likewise cover the advantages of estimating your flow an ..read more

One of the most popular anti-patterns used by agile teams is moving cards backward on your Kanban board while using the JIRA tools. And the detrimental impact on your productivity isn’t always clear. Many teams’ immediate reaction when a card fails to match the criteria from the previous phase is to shift it backward in the process. Moving work back and forth in your process may seem natural, but it not only generates strange behaviour in your flow metrics and analytics, but it also affects your performance by contributing to the main reasons of delivery delays. stop moving cards backward on y ..read more

Countless Agile teams adopt the practise of limiting work in progress as a common practise. It’s also the most effective technique you can employ to give your team a strong, clear focus and substantially increase your delivery pace. However, figuring out how to set WIP limits on each column of your Kanban board when you’re just getting started can be difficult. Unfortunately, there is no uniform method for determining the maximum quantity of work that can be in each column at any given time. The truth is, whatever your first column limit is, you’ll almost certainly be wrong. You can only make ..read more

This article briefs on the objective of using WIP limits and how to set WIP limits in KANBAN to boost flow. What are WIP limits? WIP limits set the maximum amount of work that can exist in each status of a workflow. Limiting the amount of work in progress helps in finding inefficient workflows. Bottlenecks in a team’s delivery pipeline are plainly visible beforehand. Why are WIP limits important? Work in progress limits improve throughput by forcing the team to focus on a smaller set of tasks. WIP limits create a culture of “done”. WIP limits make blockers and bottlenecks obvious. Teams can sw ..read more

KANBAN in IT Operations – The techniques used by organisations from around the globe will be briefly explained today. I thought I would share how I have seen the working Kanban method. I had attended a basic training course on “Understanding kanban” around 7 years ago, so my colleague from another department asked: “Why did you do that? Are you joining the production team? I told him “No, not at the moment. We’re using it ourselves.” Kanban is generally known as a method of production process control, so when you think of production and manufacturing, you think of Toyota and not IT. If you wan ..read more