I spent a lot of time talking to fellow productivity freaks on Twitter. Much to my surprise, the number one question asked on Twitter regarding productivity is, “What’s your day-to-day stack of tools to track and finish tasks.” Much to their surprise, my answer is always the same – “You don’t need a stack of […]
An Agile team is a cross-functional group of people that are organized to work collaboratively in order to deliver a product increment. Agile teams are faster and more adaptable than traditional project groups. Teams work iteratively, completing a piece of the whole at a time. This means that the final product is done quicker and […]
It’s not a lie that here at Kanbanize, we are big fans of business agility. Every day, we read, write, research, and implement our new findings on Agile in our organization. We also give our best in our day-to-day work to practice what we preach. However, blindly preaching that a coin is one-sided, doesn’t wipe out the existence […]
“Just make sure to keep me in the loop, alright?” How many times have you heard this expression in the organization you work for? And what happens if you end up being “out of the loop” for an important update regarding the product or the project you are working on? It’s quite uncomfortable to be […]
One of the main concepts in Kanban is that work should be processed in small batches in order to optimize flow and satisfy the end customer through continuous value delivery. However, we have one big challenge. How can we design а well-oiled system, so that teams can release their committed work with greater predictability? To […]
“…and by the seventh day, God had finished the work He had been doing. After a long six days of brainstorming, he created Growth Hackers.” You haven’t read this part of the Bible, have you? Yeah, I know, it’s not there, I just made it up. But I wanted to make a point on how […]
A Kanban app is a software application that facilitates the use of Kanban boards. It helps manage and prioritize work items, software development, agile project management, and visualizing progress. Kanban apps can be used in any type of project and are especially useful when working with multiple projects simultaneously. The application’s primary function is to […]
A definition of business agility concerns the organization’s ability to adapt, change quickly, and renew itself in a volatile market environment. It is about the capability to adjust strategy, sometimes radically, testing the results they go. It is about altering the organization, adapting or inventing new processes, and for some, the absorption of modern technology. […]
Product portfolio management is known as the practice of managing the organization’s entire product portfolio. Further, product portfolio management is the centralized management of methods, technologies, and processes used by product management organizations and product managers to analyze and manage products and their potential returns based on several key characteristics. Product portfolio management’s role in […]
When I first stepped-in in the field of Kanban, I have to admit that I was almost clueless about what exactly Agile is. I remember that the first question I asked was, “Guys, is Agile a method, a methodology, a framework, or a philosophy?” I received the answer, and then I spent the rest of […]