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On Lean Principles according to Womack and Jones
One of the best introductions to Lean Thinking is a the book ‘Lean Thinking‘ by Womack and Jones. What follows is a summary of the book I used for my own purposes and hopefully is useful for you as...
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Mary and Tom Poppendieck on the Seven Principles of Lean Software Development
“Requires a change in culture that some companies can’t achieve, those that have achieved massive performance improvements” A summary of the principles from the Poppendieck’s momentus book Lean...
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Lean Coffee Meetup in Perth 21st May 2015
For those of you in Perth, there will be a Lean Coffee Meetup next Thursday the 21st of May 2015 starting at 5:45pm. AgWorld are sponsoring by providing the space and some drinks and snacks. They are...
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Complete my collection of Croatia Soccer Jerseys
Pictured is my collection of Croatian Soccer Jerseys taking up most of the closet – LOL. They don’t get worn and some still have their tags. But I’m missing some. Can you help me find them....
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Organizational Debt is like Technical debt – but worse
Originally posted on Steve Blank:Startups focus on speed since they are burning cash every day as they search for product/market fit. But over time code/hardware written/built to validate hypotheses...
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Lean Coffee Meetup in Perth 21st May 2015
Originally posted on Nikola Zdunić:For those of you in Perth, there will be a Lean Coffee Meetup next Thursday the 21st of May 2015 starting at 5:45pm. AgWorld are sponsoring by providing the space and...
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Hans only wanted to better himself
Hans, not his real name, was a colleague I worked with who was wrongly maligned by management and others as well. He wanted to improve and seek out other areas to be involved in. His style was wrongly...
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Knowing who your Customer Is, Is Useful
Most people involved in the development of solutions, be it software or otherwise, don’t get exposed to the customer or get a view of the customer that is filtered through someone else’s eyes like a...
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Check Your Spots
A few weeks ago a friend pointed out a spot on my shoulder that looked a little odd to her. I just thought it is was a freckle. If it weren’t for her I would have ignored it. It turns out that I went...
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Moving to the United States
An opportunity has arisen for me to travel to the United States to help out with a large transformation using Scrumban (combining Scrum, Agile and Lean Kanban). CodeGenesys a company that specializes...
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People in Boston – American Independence Day 2015
A trip to the Ball Game at Fenway Park and some interesting characters on the streets of downtown Boston.
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Ask Why – To Understand
This is a follow on post from my post called Ask How (Don’t say No). Sometimes in some situations it makes more sense to Ask Why to increase understanding. Sometimes we find ourselves in a passionate...
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Sultry Sunday Summer Sunrise in Chattanooga
The coolest part of the day in humid Chattanooga. 28 degrees Celsius can easily feel like 38 degrees Celsius during the day. Sunday morning is the quietest and stillest part of the week and more apt...
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Ok to be Mediocre, Ok to want to Improve
Last week I posted the following to twitter, somewhat inspired by Margaret Heffernan’s TED Talk on the Pecking Order and also by my own experiences in being interviewed and interviewing applicants for...
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Photos Augusta Georgia and Columbia South Carolina
Just a few photos I posted on Google+ from a trip for work to Columbia South Carolina. I passed through Augusta Georgia the home town of a musical hero, the late James Brown.
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Edits to my Personal Manifesto
I documented my personal manifesto originally in this link. It was useful to get it down on paper rather than a tacit understanding. I think I should sharpen it up a bit. It’s the same mostly – some...
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Gaming of Weighted Lead Time
Originally posted on The IT Risk Manager:This post is in response to Kent McDonald’s excellent question on the Weighted Lead Time post. The question deserves a longer response. Kent asked… “What are...
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Scrum Shortcuts the Video Series from Ilan Goldstein
Aussie Scrum expert Ilan Goldstein has made the perfect accompaniment to his handy book of scrum tips called Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners. It’s very handy reference to anyone wanting to get...
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Avoid the Workflow Masquerade
Here’s a tip for scrum teams. You are almost certainly using a task board. If not start today. That task board typically consists of the standard TODO, Doing, Done style. Sometimes you will see the...
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The Ladder of Leadership and Kanban
Here’s a comparison of David Marquet’s Ladder of Leadership which derives from his work as a nuclear submarine captain and writing his book Turn the Ship Around and then subsequent workshops and...
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