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The Lean-Thinking House
‘Develop people then build products‘
SMART Goals
Goals that are not Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely tend to fizzle out.
Practices
My daughter’s piano teacher has this on top of the piano … Upon seeing it for the first time, i’ve immediately related it to Lean Agile Practices … so be careful of what you practice! […]
Inspect and Adapt: Problem Solving Workshop — Brainstorming Guidelines
Inspect and Adapt: after re-stating the problem using the true root cause that was identified using the Fishbone diagram and five whys technique… now that we have an understanding of the problem that needs to […]
Lean Portfolio Management in a Nutshell
Some pictures to help implant LPM firmly on the mind, LPM in a nutshell: 1) SIF, APO, LG 2) new mindset: Lean Portfolio Collaboration … focus on value delivery, outcomes (not tasks), customer value 3) […]
A Story Wasn’t ‘Done’ At Sprint’s End…Now what?
At the end of a Sprint, a Story is either ‘Done’ or ‘Not Done’ in accordance with the definition of done. If ‘Not Done’, then two options are on the table: 1) it goes at […]
PI Planning Quotes
Here are two quotes that might be of help before, during and after PI planning: The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into […]
Happy Father’s Day
This blog item is dedicated to all fathers, single moms, and to all people — regardless of their gender and sexuality — who are father to others. I hope y’all had a great Father’s Day […]
Engage
Therefore, tell me: what will engage you? What will open the dark fields of your mind, like a lover at first touching? — Mary Oliver Think about that poem when you are going to try […]
How To Convert, Split, Flesh out a Feature or a Use Case Into Stories, Part III
Approach: Split by business rule variations… this approach usually provides a straightforward splitting scheme. Example: feature/Use Case: sort customers by different demographics. Actor: business owner Potential stories: 1) as a business owner, I want to […]
