10 Tips for Working from Home Effectively
I’ve worked remotely on-again, off-again for around 5 years now. I was taken with the idea of having the freedom to work whenever [and wherever] I want. I could be my own boss. I could work in my PJ’s, stretched on the couch. Or work from a nice café.
Who Made that Decision? End Employee Blame Games with Lean Decision-Making
Every employee in an organization is met with decisions, not just those in management or leadership positions. If decisions have to go through a hierarchy of approval, you can just imagine how long it would take to resolve problems. What if there’s little to no time to waste? What
Debunking The Most Common Kanban Misconceptions
When talking to my friends about Kanban I noticed that many of them have never heard about it. And those that did, were confused and didn’t quite understand the methodology. But it’s not (entirely) their fault. There are so many half-truths and misinformation about Kanban on the Internet that
The Key Project Dimensions: Time, Scope, Budget, and Team Efficiency
Every project is constrained by three dimensions: time, budget, and scope. This is what we’ve known from our project management books and training. These three dictate the direction of any project and are used to measure project success. But the traditional three-dimensional project management approach is no longer sufficient
Metrics and The Four Horsemen
Webster Dictionary defines Transformation as: To change in composition or structure; to change the outward form or appearance. This can be a daunting and even challenging endeavor especially for larger organizations that have instituted policies and processes that make change difficult. When our organization starts down the path of
Using Kanban to Create a Hybrid Agile Waterfall Methodology
Different organizations use different project management [and software development] approaches. Interestingly enough, there’s always a sense of rivalry between proponents of the Waterfall, Agile and Kanban methodologies. Truth is each approach has its pros and cons. But with Agile becoming the new industry standard, many companies are considering dropping
