The Positive Influence of Slack Time
Slack time is a term loved by many, dreaded by others. Usually, the ‘others’ are project managers who ‘don’t want anyone sitting idle’. And of course, we can't plan slack time because we don’t know exactly when it’s going to happen. But it happens when our flow becomes unbalanced,
Good Failure vs. Bad Failure
Every business strives to succeed. After all, we’re in business to make a profit. But there is no straightforward formula that will guarantee business success. There are times that we will fail and it's inevitable. Traditional companies would shy away from failure as if it isn’t in their vocabulary.
How Kanban is Reshaping the Future of Project Management
Businesses evolve at a rapid pace. To respond to market challenges and expectations, organizations need to keep up with the changing trends in technology, market behavior, and work culture. These changes don’t only affect how businesses innovate, but they also affect how companies operate. Time and again, we see
Agile Mindset – Product Focus vs Project Focus
What makes an agile approach to completing a project different than a traditional approach to completing a project? Both have the same end goal. Both want a successful project on time and within budget and happy customers. Agile Mindset: Focus on Product Decisions, Not on Project Decisions An Agile
Aging Work in Progress: Are Tasks Staying in Your Flow too Long?
Limiting work in progres is a core principle of Kanban known as WIP limits. WIP limits allows teams to focus on current tasks in order to finish them faster. While limiting what team members work on, we must also be mindful of how long a task is in progress.
Attachments on Kanban Cards: Simple & Secure
When collaborating with your team or external stakeholders it’s important to keep everything related to a Kanban card directly on the card. This increases efficiency by not having to ask or look for pieces of information about a card, that should just be readily available on the card. We
