For the past seven years, David J. Anderson has frequently blogged on kanban news and events from around the world. Due to his crazy busy traveling schedule, David’s staff will continue the communication through the “Kanban Weekly Roundup”.
News
Geek Wire’s interview with David Anderson, “How an Automotive Secret Can Make For Better Software”, talks about the kanban principles that many people associate with the production of cars. http://www.geekwire.com/2011/qa-secrets-automakers-software
Here’s a real life example from @Vanwynsberghea of a development team implementing Kanban.
We like this post “How We Use Kanban in Our Development Team” because it’s written from a beginners perspective in a practical manner. http://vanwynsberghea.posterous.com/72087262
A free Ebook titled “Quotable Kanban” has been released. It’s a collection of wisdom from attendees of the Kanban Leadership Retreat in Reykjavik, Iceland, 2011. http://agilemanagement.net/index.php/site/quotable/
Events
The programme at Agile Cambridge UK 2011 this week looks expansive with case studies, tutorials hands-on workshops, lighting talks & birds of a feather sessions. http://www.agilecambridge.net/ac2011/
Kanban Leadership Workshop Miami, FL - Jan 11-13, 2012
This 3-day leadership/coaching workshop with David is limited to just 12 people.
This workshop is for anyone tasked with leading a change initiative in their organization or at a client organization in 2012. It is suitable for managers, process engineers, change agents, experienced Agile, Lean, or project management coaches and consultants, existing Kanban practitioners with 1 year of experience, and those who have previously taken David J. Anderson’s Kanban class and are actively using Kanban at work. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the content of the book, “Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business.
These intensive 3 day workshops are intended to transfer the knowledge and skills to enable you to lead Lean transformations using the Kanban Method
The 2012 price for this workshop is $3500 USD per person.
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A copy of the book will be supplied upon registration. Attendees will maximize the value if they are already familiar with the material.
The intent is to have an interactive collaborative session designed to facilitate knowledge sharing and learning. Attendees should come prepared to discuss their own experiences with Kanban and challenging situations they’ve faced with change initiatives at clients or employers
The workshop will open with a round table of introductions and shared Kanban experience. Each participant will be asked for a list of questions they’d like answered over the 3 day session and from this a topic backlog will be built. David will augment this backlog with essential topics and foundational material. The agenda for the remaining time will then be set to insure the fullest of coverage and the maximum value for all participants. The focus will be on shared experience and discussion of the hard questions that clients and team members ask coaches during the introduction of Lean ideas through the use of a kanban pull system. The workshop will include the use of the GetKanban game simulation and discussion of its value as a teaching aid.
The goal is to enable participants to go back into the field and successfully coach Agile/Lean transitions using the Kanban approach. Every workshop is different because of the unique experiences of each participant and their specific focus and desired outcomes. Each participant will received a personal recommendation from David J. Anderson as a result of participating in the class.
Kanban offers agile and project management coaches another tool in their transformation and coaching toolbox. Kanban is proving to be a facilitator of evolutionary change with low resistance and an enabler of accelerated high levels of organizational maturity.
Location: Miami, FL
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay
1717 North Bayshore Drive, Miami, Florida, United States 33132-1180
Tel: 1-305-372-0313 Fax: 1-305-539-9228
Yesterday, I visited a large health services organization that is in the early stages of implementing kanban. Founded in Seattle in 1947, Group Health Cooperative provides health coverage and care, and with approx.10,000 staff, is one of the largest private employers in the state of Washington. It is a fine example of a large, long-established organization that has turned to kanban as an instrument for improving performance.
GHC management has a long history of being at the forefront in implementing systems and technology to refine its services. About ten years ago it became one of the first large health services organizations in the country to transfer all of its patient records from paper to digital. And now, they are embracing Lean concepts in knowledge work to improve productivity.
The healthcare giant’s “Core Operations” team is leading the initial kanban effort, using it for production maintenance. This is a classic area for introducing kanban into an organization - making small incremental improvements is well-suited for sustainment work. I particularly enjoy how this kanban board is cross-functional and includes “SysAdmin” tasks.
Kanban is spreading through the organization. A development team is now adding kanban practices to its current process to improve visibility. The objective is to better understand when work is truly ready to be pulled to avoid the thrashing that has been flattening out their burndown charts. Making the work visible is helping them see the actual state of their progress and is revealing crucial work that was previously unplanned.
This large company appears to be on course for ongoing improvement by gradually implementing changes to their kanban system design. It was a pleasure to watch their kanban-in-action, and I’m delighted that we have yet another case study from a large organization to add to our training material – just in time for the next Kanban for IT Services & Operations class.
