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InfoQ Interviews David J. Anderson at Lean Kanban 2013 Conference

If they were to carve a new Mt. Everest into the mountains surrounding Silicon Valley, then alongside Dijkstra, Kernighan, The Three Amigos and The Gang of Four they would need to make room for David J. Anderson, father of Kanban in the software development industry. The Lean Kanban Conference took place in downtown Chicago last week, and InfoQ interviewed Anderson.

Victor Grazi
on May 09, 2013
Implementing Kanban in Practice

At the Lean Kanban conference, InfoQ asked Dr. Arne Roock how a team can evaluate whether Kanban is the right tool, and how to kick it off. Dr. Roock offers some prescriptive advice.

Victor Grazi
on May 01, 2013
Culture & Methods

Interview with Michael Azoff from Ovum about How To Create the Agile Enterprise

Large enterprises face three challenges: to innovate and act as a start-up, to use a budgeting process that keeps the organization’s strategy in touch with changing market conditions, and to transform the whole IT department to agile. Principal analyst Michael Azoff explains Ovum’s view on creating an agile enterprise.

Ben Linders
on Apr 10, 2013
Kanban Pioneer: Interview with David J. Anderson

David J. Anderson, pioneer in Kanban for software development, recently came to Brazil. A group of InfoQ Brasil editors interviewed David about Lean, Agile and Kanban. See the highlights of the interview.

Anselmo Martelini Rafael Buzon Eric Fer Leonardo Campos
on Mar 26, 2013
Queues – the true enemy of flow

No-one wants IT projects to be late. But when they are, it’s rarely because of how long the actual work takes. Tasks and projects spend more time inactive, sitting in a queue, than being worked on. Despite this, most project management offices measure activity, not queues.This article examines why we should track queues and quantify their cost in order to make meaningful gains in speed of delivery

Paul Dolman-Darrall
on Mar 18, 2013
Agile Podcasts: A Great Learning Alternative

Reading is a very widespread way of consuming information about Agile practices, but it is not the only way. Listening to podcasts is an alternative way to increase your knowledge.

Kirill Klimov
on Jan 30, 2013
Interview with Yves Hanoulle on the Agile and Lean Mindset

At the XP Days Benelux 2012 conference, Yves Hanoulle did a session about the agile and lean mindset. InfoQ spoke with him on the mindset, his experiences with pair working, and how he collaborates in the agile community.

Ben Linders
on Dec 28, 2012
Using Kanban to Turn Around Distressed Projects

This case study describes how Kanban and lean development techniques were used to rescue a distressed project that had violated its budget, schedule, and quality constraints. The article presents a detailed account of how the techniques were introduced mid-project to establish control over a chaotic project environment, and is supported with several charts that show the team’s progress.

Steve Andrews
on Aug 22, 2012
Kanban for Skeptics

As a change agent, you constantly need to reassure people that the path we follow is worthwhile traveling. Kanban raises much harder questions on a management and leadership level. This article summarises the most common arguments raised against Kanban and discusses how to tackle them, with links to a free e-book that Nick wrote.

Nick Oostvogels
on Jul 02, 2012
The Day I Became Unnecessary - Part 2

In the second of two articles Claudio Kerber talks about his experiences in team formation and collaboration and explains the process whereby he "became unnecessary" as the team he was working with built trust and cohesion through trust, shared knowledge and shared experiences. He examines the theoretical underpinnings and discusses ways in which servant leadership emerges.

Claudio Kerber
on Apr 09, 2012
Is Agile Sub-Optimal?

Lean has the concept of a Sub-Optimal process. A Sub-Optimal process is where a part of the process is optimized to the detriment of the entire process’s efficiency. Are Agile practices creating projects that are in danger of being or becoming Sub-Optimal? What Agile practices are contributing to projects becoming Sub-Optimal? What can we do ensure our projects do not become Sub-optimal?

Terry Bunio
on Dec 05, 2011
Social + Lean = Agile

In today’s increasingly dynamic business environment, organizations must continuously adapt to survive. Change management has become a major bottleneck. Organizations’ need a practical mechanism for managing controlled variance and change in-flight to break the logjam. This paper provides a foundation for applying lean and agile principles to achieve Enterprise Agility through social collaboration

Dave Duggal
on Nov 16, 2011

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