If you’re reading this article, Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is probably familiar to you. If you’re having success with OKR, congratulations! I would love to hear about your learnings. On the other hand, if you still need to realize the benefits promised by OKR or OKR is a frustrating initiative for your organization, I […]
The Аgile world has spent the last 20 years evangelizing self-organizing teams. Yet, just because people learn that self-organizing is the way of Agile teams does not mean it happens. Slowly, little by little, the message has been getting through, and teams have been getting more autonomous. Of course, that can be quite frustrating if […]
What does it mean to “lead yourself first”? How is that important to you? Where do you start and how to put it into practice? It was beyond a privilege to have Mr. Christopher Avery, founder of the Responsibility Process framework and CEO of the Responsibility company, take us on an explorational journey to agility […]
NOTE: This article is a “shorter” version of the same post by Lilian Mateu, which was originally published on LinkedIn on 18.09.2022. You can read the full version here. Special thanks to Lilian for agreeing to republish her original content on the Kanbanize blog! The pace of changes in the world is accelerating, and technology […]
When introducing Kanban and a supporting software tool to an organization, there is generally a trial period during which teams start to experience how the tool supports the method. In some cases, teams think of Kanban as little more than a set of columns and lanes in which cards are arrayed. The result is often […]
At Kanbanize, we have always wanted to organize an event that brings industry experts together so we can discuss all things Lean & Agile! And it’s finally happening! We are proud to announce that KanConf is lined up! Come join us in this event, where sharing knowledge and experience will help us all advance […]
”Efficiency is the ability to avoid wasting resources, efforts, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result… The highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.” – Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India The key to keeping pace and competitive advantage in an […]
Organizations have, long enough, supported the top-to-bottom hierarchy where decision-makers and employees are two different kinds. But as times change, so do organizations. Or, at least, the smart ones. Flat hierarchy, close-knit working environment, open workspaces, and virtual teams—this is what the modern business world is about. In recent years, many organizations have switched to […]
In a traditional project management environment, work is often done in isolation and there is sort of an “invisible” competition based on individual performance. This puts the focus on the individual rather than the team as a whole and often results in imbalance and decreased efficiency. Agile, on the other hand, recognizes that a complete […]
How does it happen that all living beings, from a single cell organism to a human body, know how to grow, adapt to an environment, and simply keep living? Even if each cell is a complex and relatively independent piece of machinery, a synchronization at a higher level (tissues, organs) is achieved by receiving and […]