Category Archives: Tactics

Visual Management – Part 4 – Colours

Posted on August 11, 2011 by 14 Principles

Specialisation in Generalism When working in cross-functional teams, try to reduce the dependency on “specialists”. Whatever your definition of specialists: tend towards generalists. In other words: everyone being able to chip in. Nobody owns a castle. This doesn’t mean that … Continue reading →

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Visual Management – Part 3 – Estimation Matrix

Posted on August 6, 2011 by 14 Principles

Relative Estimation at near zero-cost We’ve been through the full spectrum of estimation, as I’m sure a few of you have. From Gantt charts demanded from above to zero-estimation derived from below. We’ve come to a conclusion*: Fine-grained estimation is … Continue reading →

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Visual Management – Part 2 – Faces

Posted on July 31, 2011 by 14 Principles

In our last blog post regarding the good old task board, we covered the basic premise of Visual Management: “Use visual control so no problems are hidden” We covered visualising workflow and the work items through that flow – such … Continue reading →

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Agile Anti-Patterns: Part 3 of 3 – Delivery

Posted on July 3, 2011 by 14 Principles

In the third and final part of this series on agile anti-patterns, we discuss the importance of delivery. The importance of action over contemplation. The importance of doing something. The importance of getting something tangible in-front of real customers, quickly. … Continue reading →

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Visual Management – Part 1 – The good old Task Board

Posted on July 3, 2011 by 14 Principles

We live visual management. It’s one of the core principles of the Toyota Production System – and probably up there as the most important of our 14 Principles. “Use visual control so no problems are hidden” We live visual management … Continue reading →

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Agile Anti-Patterns: Part 2 of 3–Culture and Behaviour

Posted on May 2, 2011 by 14 Principles

In part 1 we talked about the organizational anti-patterns that can scupper your agile rollout before it even gets off the blocks. In this section we’ll discuss anti-patterns relating to team culture and behaviour. The other articles in this series … Continue reading →

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