Recently, our team at Kanbanize, heard many Kanban board users saying they have one major pain point, no matter what Kanban tool they use: “How can we build a more flexible Kanban board for multiple team functions or different projects? Without the need of merging columns and swimlanes. Without making compromises on the individual needs […]
When managing a project, what areas do you need help in? Is it workflow optimization? Are you looking for a way to manage your risk in a lightweight style and reduce the chance of delaying the delivery of your projects? Or maybe you are just trying to improve the collaboration between your team members? If […]
As Agile is outgrowing IT and the world starts talking about Business Agility, we see Scrum attempted in various setups – Marketing, Sales, Legal, Management. Although it can be technically used in such contexts, Scrum was invented to help software teams deliver software and as such, it dominated the industry. But the most recent State […]
As a business owner, you’re always on the lookout for strategies that’ll help you be the go-to company in your industry. And new businesses are popping up every day; you need to be on top of your game to remain relevant. The competition is more fierce than ever and customers are left with a lot […]
Today’s publication on Drum Buffer Rope (DBR) Kanban boards is a first. A first like ‘world premiere’ first. A few weeks ago, I made my first DBR Kanban boards for academic purposes. The experience was quite enlightening and when I discussed it with Steve Tendon, creator of TameFlow Kanban, we were pleased with the result. […]
Most project management tools and methods, focus mainly on 3 dimensions: Time, Budget and Scope. Kanban has embedded in its core a fourth dimension: Efficiency.
When managing a large portfolio of projects, sometimes, you might need to allocate people and resources in order to mitigate risk, act on relative criticalities and optimize your capacity to its fullest extent. I remember a story my friend and colleague Steve Tendon once told me. When he started working with a client, there was […]
In today’s business world, it is very important to have colleagues that you can rely on. That’s why keeping them engaged is an important thing that every leader should focus on. Аccording to a 2017 study by Gallup of the State of the Global Workplace, only 15% of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs. […]
If you are a project manager, you know that ensuring the stable flow of the separate tasks in a project is central to its success. As a result of ineffective management strategies or bad planning, only 31% of organizations are likely to deliver projects on time. According to KPMG, organizations that align their PMO to […]
Having low productivity in the workplace is not something uncommon. Researches show that employees are only 60% as productive in their workplaces as they could be. Due to this, businesses are not able to satisfy their customers’ demands, which leads them to losing billions of dollars every single year. So, why is this happening? Keep […]