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Devs in the ‘Ditch Slides Posted
I gave a talk at Devs in the ‘Ditch last week when I was in London. I posted the slides on slideshare: Overcoming Three Pitfalls of Transitioning to Agile. The very nice people at 7digital made a video and posted … Continue reading
Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 5
I am still making progress, although it’s more difficult to see my progress today. Why? Because I did not get as much to done. One of my readers asked a question about the Urgent queue and the relative ranking of … Continue reading
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Tagged kanban, lean, personal kanban, project management, project portfolio management
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Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 4
I’m still chugging along, making great progress. I took some interruptions yesterday, as many people do. They are not reflected on my kanban. They are in my calendar, which I am not showing you :-) A potential client emailed, asked … Continue reading
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Tagged kanban, lean, personal kanban, project management, project portfolio management
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London Workshops Almost Full, May 16 & 17, 2013
Are you considering joining me in my Coaching or Project Management workshops in London on May 16 or May 17, 2013? If so, please decide quickly. I have room for two more people in the coaching workshop. I have room … Continue reading
Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 3
I’ve been busy crossing work off my list. And, as with all of us busy people, I’m adding more work to my list. I feel as if I’ve accomplished a lot this week. It’s just about time to rewrite my … Continue reading
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Tagged kanban, lean, personal kanban, project management, project portfolio management
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Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 2
I’ve made great progress on Day 1, and I wasn’t even in the office all day! You can see I’ve added more todos, at the bottom of my queue. I discovered two urgent todo’s. I had a call-back, to reschedule … Continue reading
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Tagged kanban, lean, personal kanban, project management, project portfolio management
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Personal Kanban and Iterations, Day 1
I use a form of personal kanban inside one-week iterations to finish my work and notice what I am not doing. I do this to maintain a cadence of blogging and to finish work. Did you notice that word, finish? … Continue reading
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Tagged kanban, lean, personal kanban, project management, project portfolio management
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Start Your Agile Project Right and Coaching Master Class in London, May 16 and 17, 2013
I am going to be in London, May 16 and 17, 2013. I am offering two interactive public workshops, one on starting your agile project right, and a master class on coaching. See the detailed syllabus and signup page for … Continue reading
Self Assessment Tool for Transitioning to Agile
Over on agileconnection, a user asked about a self-assessment tool for measuring agile maturity. That’s not exactly the right question, because agile transition is a journey, not a destination. But, I can understand why he asked the question. I tried … Continue reading
Telecommuting, Hoteling, and Managing Product Development
There are two sides of this conversation about telecommuting: the employee side and the management side. I hope you stick around for both sides. You can yell at me at the end. Employees: You Owe the Company a Full Day … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, introverts, program management, project management, teams, trust
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