Kanban Calculations: How to Calculate Cycle Time
In the context of Agile methodologies, the Kanban method has gained significant application over the years aiming at better controlling and understanding the process flow required to deliver high quality products or services. The Agile Kanban method permits inferring specific metrics (sometimes also known as terms or parameters) associated
SMART Goals and How To Write Them for Your Projects
How many times have you heard the phrase “SMART goals” and failed to understand what it really means? We bet it happens all the time because project managers are often too busy to look for alternative solutions or learn new techniques. Generally speaking, statistical reports show that only 3%
Visualizing Your OKR Success with Kanban
How do you measure your team’s success? Every organization across all industries is in a constant pursuit of success. All business owners, whether it’s for a small business or a big conglomerate, want nothing more than just to see their fruits of labor after a long day, week, month
Embracing Little’s Law to Improve Lead Time
If you’re dealing with business processes and systems you will have most likely encountered Little’s law. The topic also commonly pops up when discussing process improvement and project management methodologies. You might even have a favorite Little’s law example that you use during your discussions. When you look at
System Coaching: How Does it Align to Kanban?
A Kanban System (kanban) is a method for managing and improving a people-based (or process-based) system. Kanban takes a holistic view of the system; it views the system as the sum of its parts or subsystems. The initial step for defining a Kanban system is to visualize the current
5 Laws of Lean Six Sigma
The success of many businesses relies on a number of factors. It’s not just about having the right product or service. The speed of delivery, quality, and cost-efficiency are all important ingredients to any company’s success. This allows them to consistently produce the right product or service and satisfy
