Our last Roundup of 2011 includes two stories from the trenches – one on evolving standups and the
other on scheduling deployments. Also included is a concise list of events and resources to end the year.
Peaceful holidays everyone!
News
Sami Honkonen (senior consultant at Reaktor), captures a story of evolving standups in a recent post, “Kanban Daily Revisited”.
Worth noting - they formalize notifications by including them in their standup agenda. http://www.samihonkonen.fi/2011/11/kanban-daily-revisited/
Kanban for IT Services & Operations - Orange County, CA Jan 26-27, 2012
David J. Anderson’s
An Official “Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business” Class
with Dominica DeGrandis (instructor)
Kanban is a framework for changing, for improving, the way an organization works together. If ever-more frequent deliveries from software development are increasing pressure on your teams and creating bottlenecks in the delivery process, look at Kanban to extend agility and balance to IT services and operations teams.
This 2-day Kanban training class uses an interactive teaching method to help students gain an understanding of Kanban Pull Systems and how to apply them to IT services and Operations. Working in small teams, class attendees will analyze and design a kanban system implementation.
Based on David J. Anderson’s book “Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business”, attendees of the class will receive a copy of the book.
Because the value of software is achieved only after being deployed to production, the class begins by studying and mapping the workflow across your organization. You’ll learn how to improve predictability and therefore increase customer satisfaction. You’ll learn how to use policies to manage risk and to reset negotiations and recast them as collaborative problem solving.
Used effectively, Kanban will change you and your organization. If your workplace has been stagnating and you are looking for new ideas to handle increasing complexity around software delivery and support, take 2 days and come along.
What you will learn
Day 1
Kanban Mechanics
- Demand Analysis
- Workflow Mapping
- Visualization
- Work Item Types
- WIP Limits
- Classes of Service
- Kanban Simulation Game customized for operations
Day 2
Kanban Progression
- Kanban System design
- Operations Review
- Case Studies
- Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Variability and predictability
- How to Get Started with Kanban
- Economic Cost Model for Lean
- Metrics
About the presenter
Dominica specializes in Kanban for IT Services and Operations - with teams interacting with software development. She spent her first 15 years in software engineering deeply embedded in Development teams performing builds, deployments and environment maintenance. She has worked in organizations of all sizes, from the US Army, Boeing, and AT&T to small start-ups. Dominica first worked for David Anderson at Corbis in 2006 where she helped deliver the first implementation of Kanban for software engineering in the US. Adept at leading teams performing Configuration Management and Release Management, Dominica found a passion for improving the way development and operations teams work together.
Is this for you?
If you would like to learn how Kanban, Pull Systems and Lean, can provide a useful perspective for improving work done on the periphery of software engineering and you are performing IT Services or Operations, this class is for you. From data administrative services to deployment/release managers to help desk, this class covers beginning to intermediate level material.
Location:
Newport beach, CA, USA
Venue:
Fashion Island
451 Newport Center Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
People want to do a good job. This week’s news posts provide messages on giving people the
right amount of information and support. We also take a peek at some tools.
Lean Kanban Southern Europe will be held in Madrid, May 9-10, 2012.
#lkse12
Lean Software Systems Conference – Boston May 2012
Key speakers announced and Lean Action Kitchen ramping up with Jim Benson (@OurFounder) http://lssc12.leanssc.org/program/
Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with questions.
My book reading demand is higher than my capability to read them all (too much book reading WIP),
so I love it when other people read and summarize books.
This week, we look at some new practical books and writings.
News
Troy Magennis (@t_magennis) published a new book, “Forecasting and Simulating Software Development Projects”.
It describes optimal WIP limits using Monti-carlo simulation for a board and a backlog of work.
Chapter 2 (Example Modeling Scenario) is currently free. Beta simulation software is available.
Send feedback to @AgileSimulation. http://www.focusedobjective.com/books-and-publications
Joe Dager (@business901) summarized Terri Griffith’s new book, The Plugged-In Manager .
“She discusses an evolution for managers, not a revolution.” Her 3 core practices are:
1. Stop-Look-Listen: What do your data say? What do you already know that will help you with this project?
2. Mixing: How do you balance your available resources?
3. Sharing: How can you achieve better results by integrating your choices with other team members? http://business901.com/blog1/are-your-managers-managing-technology-or/
Official “Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business” Class
with Daniel Vacanti (instructor)
This intensive 2-day Kanban training class provides an introduction to Lean, Pull Systems and Kanban and will explain how established industrial engineering theory can apply to software development process.
This class is based on David J. Anderson’s book “Kanban - Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business”. Attendees of the class will receive a copy of the new book.
Register today!
Regular price $1,350 per person
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $995 per person!
Enter Discount code: EBMIAMI
expires Dec 16, 2011
Participants in the class will learn how to use the simple process of limiting work-in-progress as a driver of change. Kanban is a change management method and a different approach to striking agreements between IT and the business.
You’ll learn how to define the policies that constrain the collaborative game of software development. You’ll learn how to use those policies to manage risk and to reset negotiations and recast them as collaborative problem solving.
Used effectively, Kanban will change you and your organization. If your workplace has been stagnating and you are looking for new ideas to unleash productivity, innovation, collaboration and creativity, take 2 days and come along.
What you will learn
Day 1
Kanban Mechanics
- Demand Analysis
- Value-Network Mapping
- Visualization
- Work Item Types
- WIP Limits
- Classes of Service
- Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Kanban Simulation Game
Day 2
Why Kanban
- Recipe for Success
- Case Studies
- Improvement Opportunities
- Understanding Variation
- Bottleneck Management
- Economic Cost Model for Lean (Waste)
- Metrics
About the presenter
Daniel Vacanti, MBA, was a contributor to and a primary reviewer of David Anderson’s Kanban book. He is a 15 year software industry veteran who specializes in the leading, mentoring, and coaching of teams in agile practices. He has a record of delivering customer valued results working with teams and companies of varying sizes. His emphasis is on the business-appropriate use of technology to help companies achieve their specific financial goals. Daniel has worked with David Anderson for over 10 years and was a Development Manager on some of the earliest kanban implementations with David.
Is this for you?
If you are a software development executive, project manager, development manager, project lead or developer and you would like to learn how Lean, Pull Systems and Kanban can provide a useful perspective to consider the entire value chain beyond the pure software development, this Kanban class is for you!
Location:
Miami, FL, USA
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
