What is a Commitment Point in Kanban?
One of the top reasons behind delaying (or even canceling) work that has already been started is the act of early commitment. When our work items move into the delivery process while we still have a little knowledge about what…
How to Preserve the Predictability of Your Workflow Using the Health Zones on the Aging Chart
The health zones on the Aging Chart will help you stay on track with your commitments and ultimately preserve the predictability of your system. Often, we make the mistake of assuming that our projects will go ahead exactly as we…
Why You’ll Struggle to Achieve Optimal Business Outcomes Unless You Stop Comparing Teams’ Performance
Comparing teams’ performance is neither fair nor relevant. I’m very excited to finally get to watch the Olympics this year. Countries all over the world will send their best professional athletes who, throughout the competition, will truly give it their…
Why Perfectionism Will Never Let You Push that Launch Button
Perfectionism is a fallacy that leads to overplanning, procrastination and failure to launch. Back in the day, when we were just a couple of months away from releasing the initial version of Nave, one of my teammates was delegated with…
The Flaw of Tracking Individual Performance
What you measure shows what you value! If we’re measuring individual performance, that clearly indicates to each person in the team that we value individual performance. If your team members think that individual performance is a metric of value, they…
The True Purpose Of Story Splitting
Story splitting is a widely spread activity that enables teams to deliver results quickly and efficiently. Still, it doesn’t come without its challenges. The concept of story splitting can be really powerful if it’s done with the right motivation. Imagine…
How to Handle Abandoned Work Items to Preserve the Stability of Your Delivery System
Discarded work has a massive impact on the predictability of your system and your overall performance. Even though this is a hugely neglected topic, it actually has great potential to introduce opportunities for improvement in your working practices. I’ve never…
The Little-Known Facts about Little’s Law: How to Fast Track Your Way to More Predictable Delivery Systems
Sustainable predictability can be achieved by enabling stable delivery systems. And Little’s Law ultimately defines that phenomenon. Let’s look into some little-known facts about the law and reveal the true value that it brings to our management practices. What is…
4 Myths of Probabilistic Forecasting
Probabilistic forecasting is an approach that helps teams produce dependable delivery predictions based on their past performance data. A lot of teams, however, still question whether they should use this method. Today, we’ll dispel four of the most widely spread myths…
How to Develop a Probabilistic Mindset to Enable Reliable Delivery Commitments
Developing a probabilistic mindset is the ultimate secret to managing risks effectively and making reliable delivery commitments. Making probabilistic forecasts helps us maintain high levels of customer and stakeholder trust, satisfaction and retention. It also allows us to define service…
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