How to Use the Dependency Management Poster?
Are you dealing with a whole network of services? Would you like to have more clarity on how to deal with requests within shared services? Learn how to manage your dependencies on different Kanban boards using Dependency Management poster. Dependency Management...
Tyranny of the Timebox Revisited
One of the most important, anti-Agile articles I´ve written is titled, The Tyranny of the Ever-decreasing Timebox (published in 2014, based on a speech I gave in 2009). This article "The Tyranny of Timebox Revised" is it`s new updated and revised version. Over the...
What is the relation between Little’s Law and Lead Time?
The Little`s Law is widely known as a forecasting technique in Agile world. However, it has several requirements to use it properly. Let`s explore more about Little`s Law and how to use it correctly, so it guides you well in your forecasts. The Little’s Law: Average...
Why is it better to have a thin tail?
As we already explained in the previous article "Five Things You Need to Know about Lead Time", lead time probability function is a curve that shows the distribution of actual data for the lead time from a Kanban system. And it can be either "thin-tailed" or...
How to Read Lead Time Distribution
Having instrumentation data from your process doesn`t mean you now understand your lead time distribution. Let`s explore how to read a lead time histogram and use this data in the communication with your client. Step 1 – Building the Lead Time Histogram Let`s...
Five Things You Need to Know about Lead Time
What is lead time and what does it tell you about? How do you calculate it and how can you use it? – Take a look at the answers to the most common questions people experience while learning about lead time with easy, clear and catchy examples. 1. What’s the difference...