Anna RadzikowskaJul 12, 20202 minCapacity and capability. What's the difference?When I did STATIK exercise with different teams, I noticed that it happens to confuse capability with capacity. Step 4 of STATIK says:...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20202 minKanban in #coronaworld – InPost caseOver the past several weeks I observed both Kanban best practices applied around us and articles about it. Except for circumstances –...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minHow to triage carrot juice damage? Cost of delay through mother’s eyesIt was the 5th “corona-morning” in our home, when we couldn’t prepare for work or kindergarten. And (of course) my daughter woke up at 6...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20206 minWhy do we create Kanban mythology?“On the deepest level, myth familiarizes reality: it explains the unknown by exploiting known patterns.” M. Napiórkowski (1) Myths are an...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minHow to embrace empiricism?Pottery class and almost the end of semester. Ms. Wilson had two groups this year. She decided to do a simple experiment for each of her...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minActs of leadership at every level. Is that even possible?My Budapest story illustrates the last [leadership] point (…). Seeing the enhanced board made me feel that it was no longer just mine –...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minPragmatism in management is a MUST HAVE!When I look a few years back I see a person – very enthusiastic, believing in people and process, energetic. The only thing that’s left...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20202 minDon’t overpromise! Apply 2-phase CommitDid you ever think whether you should specify the task end date for your customers when you start working or you should rather wait until...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 min“Kanban is humane”. Kanban is respectful.“There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.” – Henri Frederic Amiel One of the Kanban Change Management principles...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20205 minMyth 4 – In Kanban you don’t know when the work is done“You don’t have sprints, so you don’t know, when the work is done.” “You don’t have a project plan, so you don’t know when the work is...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minDon’t move items backwards on the kanban boardWhen I started my Kanban adventure some time ago, I heard The Sentence: “Don’t move your items backwards on the board”. The thoughts I...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minHuman face of riskStarting discussion about risk management usually causes hate reflex or at least reluctance in the inquired audience. We fill in risk...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minIs visualization a powerful leadership tool?A few years back I changed my role to become a Scrum Master. I've read a lot of books, blogs, publications about how to be a great SM....
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minKanban Planning – part 2In the previous article we talked about implementing feedback loops in Kanban. If you haven’t read it yet – you can do it here. Last time...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20204 minBikes, bananas and work in progress“Since the inventory in a product development process is not a physical object but information, it is virtually invisible.” Donald R....
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minNever stop learning – why is learning curve effect so powerful?The learning effect is obvious to all of us, yet still very powerful. The more human factor is embedded in the system, the more impact it...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minDo we really, really need a board?The kanban board is one of the first elements of Kanban you will probably hear about. It is the heart of visualization practice, which is...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20205 minMyth 3 – In Kanban you do not planSometimes when I talk about Kanban and favorable conditions to use this method I observe a lot of things. Some people listen and at the...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20202 minKanban Board is a living organismEstablishing the first ever kanban board is a memorable event in the team's life. We discuss a lot to find the...
Anna RadzikowskaJul 3, 20203 minMyth 2 – you can only use Kanban when you have no deadlinesRecently Kate started our new cycle: “Debunking Kanban Myths” with article “Myth 1- Kanban board means Kanban method”. Today I would...