· Kanban
How to limit WIP when you cannot block arriving work requests?
The most common WIP limit objection — 'we can't block incoming work.' How to apply WIP constraints even in environments where new requests cannot be refused.
Tag: kanban
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· KanbanKanban FAQ: Should I FINISH what I'm working on or help the team READY new work items?
A common Kanban and Scrum dilemma — should you finish what you're working on or help ready new work items? The Lean Decision Filter resolves this tension between Stop Starting Start Finishing and maintaining healthy flow.
- · Agile
Sensing and increasing manager engagement during an agile change initiative - guest post by Yaki Koren
How to sense and increase manager engagement during an agile change initiative — keeping managers in the lead using pull-based techniques so they captain the ship rather than just approve it.
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· BlogBootstrapping Agile (by yourself) using Kanban - My Agile Israel 2013 talk
Starting agile without organizational buy-in: how Kanban non-prescriptive, start-where-you-are approach lets individuals and small teams introduce agility without permission.
- · Kanban
Using card types and filters as "Virtual Horizontal Swimming Lanes" on a Kanban Board
How to use card types and dynamic filtering to create multi-level Kanban boards without physical swim lanes — a practical pattern for managing Features and Stories in tools like LeanKitKanban.
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Why Agile Testing
The business case for agile testing practices: faster feedback, higher quality, reduced stabilization costs, and the shift from testing-as-gatekeeper to testing-as-embedded-quality.