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Oct
19
2021
By Clarence Galapon
Lead Time Leads To Feedback And Learnings

Lead Time Leads To Feedback And Learnings

Echolocation, Elite Circle, Failing Fast, Feedback, Lead Time, Learning Fast, Platinum
First of all, what is "Lead Time"? Simply stated, "Lead Time" is the amount of time that passes from the start of a process until its conclusion. McDonalds Cartoon -- drive through placement (push), to order processing (pull), to order fulfilled (done). The shorter the Lead Time is, the better... meaning, we get feedback to what has concluded; and with fast feedback, we get to learn fast as well and use / invest that feedback -- and the "learnings" that came with it --  into something useful. Applications in real life: Continue reading
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Oct
17
2021
By Clarence Galapon
Make your “Cost Per Story Point” stable. Why and how.

Make your “Cost Per Story Point” stable. Why and how.

Cost Per Story Point, Elite Circle, flat-rate Priority mail, Platinum
In his book, "Principles of Product Development Flow", Donald Reinertsen wrote about the "Principle of Variability Pooling": "The Principle of Variability Pooling: Overall variation decreases when uncorrelated random tasks are combined. Variability pooling exploits a somewhat subtle mathematical characteristic of variability. When we sum two or more uncorrelated random variables, the variance of the sum is the sum if the individual variances." Bringing this principle to the home-front: Continue reading
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Jun
23
2021
By Clarence Galapon
Lean Agile Guru Limited Offer

Lean Agile Guru Limited Offer

Elite Circle, Member, Offer, Platinum
Greetings! At Lean Agile Guru Consulting LLC, for a limited time, we are offering discounted prices for our online classes. BUT we still deliver the same high-quality classes. At $495 per student per online class, which is a $500 discount from our $995 regular price, this is our lowest price ever and our classes go beyond and above the course hence making each class unique and invaluable! Your SAFe certification exam fee (first try only) is already included in the price. Register now! Limited online students per class! This is a limited Offer. Prices could change at any time. Enroll now to…
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Jan
12
2021
By Clarence Galapon
Live Sessions

Live Sessions

Class Announcement, Elite Circle, Live Sessions
  Be a part of our Lean Agile Guru Elite Circle Live Sessions. Lean Agile Software Factory Series -- practical insights, tools and techniques beyond SAFe Classes and SAFe Certifications. Testimonials: click here to read what some of our participants think. Not sure what you need? Contact Us... let's start the conversation! Join Us! Be an Elite Circle Member Today for $495 and get the Lean Agile Software Factory Fundamentals! Check out our upcoming Agenda Hands-On Workshops and ChallengesCoaching Role-Playing or for Real (Coach and Coachee)Consulting, Counseling, and Mentoring
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Oct
20
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Getaway!

Getaway!

Member
Day 203. Getaway! The photo below was taken upon our first entry into the "glamping tent". It is spacious! Getaway — a place for campers ... glamorous campers! Continue reading
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Oct
19
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Moneyball

Moneyball

Platinum
Day 202. The movie ‘Moneyball’ has a scene that caught my attention. Apparently, some promising baseball players were overlooked because of Continue reading
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Oct
18
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Mindset Is Like…

Mindset Is Like…

beliefs, Member, mindset
Day 201. A person’s mind is like a sailboat’s sail... how it is set determines direction. A mindset is a belief that orients the way we handle situations—the way we sort out what is going on and what we should do.
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Oct
18
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Be More

Be More

Growth, Member
Day 200 Sometimes, teams find themselves in a plateau... with their velocity... stuck on same — on average — velocity for a whole year... same team members. What if 5 years later, they find themselves — same team members — in the same average velocity? No growth! The team did not become more. Why? Continue reading
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Oct
13
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Blind Spots

Blind Spots

Member, Mind
Day 196. We all have blind spots. Be careful. Your mind can infer and build up a picture in your mind which is not necessarily true. Your biases can put you in trouble... think about that... your mind infers...
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Oct
10
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Why BDUF is Bad

Why BDUF is Bad

Adapt, SAFe Principle #3
Day 193. Big Design UpFront (BDUF) is a bad thing in ‘adaptive environment’... where ‘fog of uncertainty’ exists... lots of unknown... lots unseen. The wrong design could emerge as a result of BDUF... leading to incorrect solution. Where there is ‘fog of uncertainty’... it is best assume variability and preserve options... as you move forward, you inspect what is transparent to you and adapt accordingly.
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Oct
07
2020
By Clarence Galapon
A Stumbling Block, Or A Stepping-Stone

A Stumbling Block, Or A Stepping-Stone

Amazing, Inspire
Day 190. Sharing this wonderful poem: Isn't it strange how princes and kings,and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,and common people, like you and me,are builders for eternity? Each is given a list of rules;a shapeless mass; a bag of tools.And each must fashion, ere life is flown,A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone.R. L. Sharpe  
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Oct
04
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Stop Starting, Start Finishing!

Stop Starting, Start Finishing!

Elite Circle, Lead Time, Queue, Starbucks, WIP
Day 187. Yup... stop pulling in work... and start finishing whatever work you have inflight or in process. Lower that ‘Work In Process (WIP)’ of yours and your team to lower your lead time (lead time — time for you to complete a unit of work to delivery — is the same time — the ‘wait time’ — to a customer)... the lower your lead time is, the shorter the queue length of waiting customers. Think of ‘Starbucks’. Continue reading
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Oct
02
2020
By Clarence Galapon
3 Tips To Increasing Predictability Without Specificity

3 Tips To Increasing Predictability Without Specificity

Elite Circle, iteration goal, pi objective, Sprint Goal
Day 185. Read the title as ‘... Increasing Predictability With Objectives... Without Specifying THE MEANS!’ I intentionally wrote the title as you see it now because SAFe have something like this written on their course materials ... leaving students scratching their heads thinking ‘... I thought PI Objective should be SMART’ (S being Specific). What SAFe is really advocating with that title is this: Continue reading
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Oct
01
2020
By Clarence Galapon
Why I Don’t Sweat Writing Sprint Goals

Why I Don’t Sweat Writing Sprint Goals

Elite Circle, iteration goal, Sprint Goal
Day 184. Got to have goals: 1 year goal, 6 months goal, 3 months goal or 2 weeks goal. This blog post will focus on the ‘2 weeks’ goal — the sprint or iteration goal. Sprint goal is a leading indicator — to check whether you are on track or off track in achieving and advancing your 3 months goal (PI objective ). Goals will not only push you but will also pull you through difficult times. Continue reading
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Sep
30
2020
By Clarence Galapon
3 Quick Tips To Writing PI Objectives

3 Quick Tips To Writing PI Objectives

pi objective, Platinum
Day 183. For some reason, a LOT of people find writing PI Objectives hard: they struggle... they are unsure... and... after a lot of thought... they manage to write PI Objectives...the wrong way! They are writing PI (Program Increment) Objectives from the vantage point of "what they are going to do"... which is ABSOLUTLEY and TOTALLY WRONG!!! Well, if you are one of these strugglers, then you are in luck! Your struggle with "PI Objective Writing" ends today... but... only if/when you chose to apply the following tips: Continue reading
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