Until a few years ago, Scrum was considered the most efficient way of software development, but the method has started losing popularity, especially in its pure form (without elements taken from other methods, such as Kanban). As the world of software continuously evolves, it is becoming clear that the engineers of today need something different. […]
The reality of modern business requires companies to be not just effective but also efficient in everything they undertake. Reaching optimal efficiency in any process is difficult, and among the main reasons for this is the habit of multitasking. Understanding why it drags down productivity and finding a way to get rid of multitasking altogether […]
In the past, companies have traditionally relied on authoritarian structures to delegate responsibility down the organizational hierarchy. However, leadership models are becoming flatter in nature as the continuous nature of business development requires organizations to adopt new ways of advancing ahead of their competitors. Hierarchical leadership is usually consensus-driven and structured by exhaustive routines and […]
I am writing a book about Kanban and agile transformations. Just a few weeks ago, someone said to me: “But how can you write a whole book about Kanban?” During the past years, I have been coaching quite a few agile transformations, often implementing Kanban. More than once, people have asked me: “Why Kanban? Are […]
Precise breakdown of projects using runtime policies Product update 5.8 introduces a new, practical way to break down work precisely using runtime policies. Whenever you set up a policy that triggers the creation of new cards (including parent, child and relative cards), you can copy card parameters of interest from the trigger card to the newly created […]
What is flow efficiency? What do you need to account for when calculating it? What is the average efficiency of teams across the globe? How can you measure it on a Kanban board with precision? What you are about to read will answer all of these questions and more, so that you can find out […]
Although the cumulative flow diagram can be a powerful tool in the hands of every project manager, many fail to recognize the full value of the chart because of the complex explanations that usually go hand in hand with it. Essentially, the chart offers a concise, coherent visualization of the three metrics of flow – […]
SAML Single Sign-On for ease and increased security in one Single Sign-On (SSO) is a technology that allows you to maintain a centralized Identity Provider server. Аll other tools communicate with it to authenticate and authorize users as they log in to certain platforms. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is the most wide-spread SSO standard in […]
Just as the name suggests, the purpose of the Aging Work in Progress chart is to visualize how your cards are progressing towards the done section of your Kanban board. It has two main uses – to show you how your current assignments are moving forward and to give you an idea of how you were […]
Monte Carlo simulations have arrived in Kanbanize! They are part of our premium analytics module and come in the form of two charts referred to as Monte Carlo: How Many and Monte Carlo: When. They are amongst the safest and most accurate ways to predict the future outcomes of your assignments based on past results. What […]