This week, we delve into the key elements of a Kanban board, such as workflow definitions, cycle time, throughput, work item age, and Work-In-Progress (WIP). We break down the types of work—discovery, development, and delivery—and discuss the critical time horizons: discovering the "next best thing," developing with evidence, delivering customer-ready products, and reflecting on past releases. Dive into the importance of avoiding backward movement on the Kanban board and explore the use of swim lanes to facilitate flexible workflow. Discover the benefits of separating discovery work items from development work items and the option of combining all elements into a single work item with subtasks. Access the Kanban Guide in OVER 10 languages here: ⁠⁠https://kanbanguides.org/english/⁠⁠ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/⁠⁠⁠⁠ John Coleman's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening. ⁠#scrum⁠ ⁠#agile⁠ ⁠#workflow #kanban #management #kanbanguides --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

What are the different classes of service? Should you have classes of service? What are some other options? What does the Kanban Guide say about Classes of Service? Tune in to this week's episode of Agility Island to find out. Access the Kanban Guide in OVER 10 language here: ⁠https://kanbanguides.org/english/⁠ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/⁠⁠⁠ John Coleman's website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening. ⁠#scrum⁠ ⁠#agile⁠ ⁠#workflow #kanban #classesofservice #kanbanguides --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Workflows? How are they defined? What policies should you try on your kanban board? Access the Kanban Guide FREE here in over 10 languages: https://kanbanguides.org/ About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/⁠ John Coleman's website: ⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/⁠ ⁠ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: ⁠⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses⁠ Thank you for listening. ⁠#scrum⁠ ⁠#agile⁠ ⁠#workflow #kanban --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

#agile #scrum #productowner What are some of the things you should TRY and some things you should AVOID when sizing? Try these tips to take your product backlog to the next level! Articles mentioned in this episode: Monte Carlo Probabilistic Forecasting: https://medium.com/agileinsider/is-release-planning-done-in-scrum-managing-stakeholder-expectations-forecasting-c0064371ee64 The product owner, product leader, product manager and the Scrum accountabilities: https://medium.com/agileinsider/the-product-owner-product-leader-product-manager-and-the-scrum-accountabilities-f9716f78c70d About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: ⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/⁠ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: ⁠https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. ⁠#scrum⁠ ⁠#agile⁠ ⁠#productmanagement --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Scrum: 1. The accountabilities in Scrum 2. Product owner 3. The role of developers in Scrum Product management: 1. Design Lead 2. Tech Lead 3. Product Manager Is there any overlap? Some. About John Coleman: John Coleman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ John Coleman's website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ Looking to get your Scrum/Agility training? Check out my courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses Thank you for listening. #scrum #agile #productmanagement --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Throughput is important. But what is it, how do you measure it and what role does value play? Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en   If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses   As always, thank you for listening! #scrum #kanban #agile #managementconsulting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

What if I told you there is one 1 question you can ask to figure out where you are in the product life cycle?    Moreover, what if I told you figuring out where you are can tell you the kind of complexities you can expect to deal with?   Ready? Let's go.   Enjoyed this episode? Or perhaps you may have a question? Let's connect on  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ or  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/?hl=en   If you are looking for scrum or kanban training, check out my upcoming courses at: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses   As always, thank you for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

The last 18 years working in a range of different industries (ranging from tech to oil, tobacco, etc) have taught me a lot. Today I share some of the advice I would give the version of myself who was just starting out. Whether you are an experienced scrum master or just starting your career, there's something for everyone in this episode.  From the Kübler-Ross Change Curve to the Tuckman Model, the devastating impact closing down a project can have on a team, what drives our behavior, Executive Agility, the importance of understanding the business and technical domain when working outside software, imposing your views on other people's beliefs and lip service.  Do let me know if you have found this episode useful by messaging me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef/ If you are looking to get your Scrum training in, check out: https://www.scrum.org/classes?uid=217428 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ My twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnColemanIRL #scrum #agility #scrummaster --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

What is the difference between a scrum master and an agile leader?  If you start with the scrum master, what should a scrum master be doing?  What would a leader do? the difference in the positions of scrum masters and agile leaders may not be as big as you think it is. Thank you for listening. #scrum #agility #agileleader #managementconsulting #scrummaster    My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ Looking for a scrum.org course from an active agility practitioner with over 15+ experience? Check out: https://orderlydisruption.com/collections/courses  I also have a page dedicated to simplifying agility, if you're just starting out or perhaps looking to get a more simple understanding of a complex topic, check out: https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagile/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/basicallyagile/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

When will it be done? How do we manage expectations in scrum? How do we use Monte Carlo probabilistic forecasting and the importance of throughput.  My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ My twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnColemanIRL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

The 2020 version of the Scrum guide introduced the notion of ''product goal' but big visions can sometimes be hard for scrum teams to wrap their heads around which can in turn affect empiricism.   What is a product goal and how can we go about having one without affecting empiricism?    My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolem... Agility Island Podcast: https://anchor.fm/agilityisland  #scrum #agile #kanban #productgoal #agility --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

On today's episode I take you through some of the techniques from Esther Derby and Diana Larsen's book on Retrospectives such as setting the stage as well as I explain why I think improvements should happen on the spot and the importance of doing so on team performance.    My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolem... My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncoleman... My Website: https://orderlydisruption.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Do you know what your team or team of teams capability to take on work is? How can throughput help? Using real-world examples, this episode aims to outline work capability and throughput.  My social media: https://www.instagram.com/johncolemanagilitychef/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef http://orderlydisruption.co.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

How does trust impact the definition of done? Does low trust affect the definition of done? How can we work on building trust to help our definition of done? You can't see me, but I am adding something in the air. What is it? Trust. Trust yourself.  Trust your team.  Do the work.  Impact the Definition of Done. For more check out: My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncolemanagilitychef My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagile/ orderlydisruption.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Do you think work should be handed off once it meets the definition of done? On this episode, I talk about how developers should collaborate with the 'testers' and the important role that plays overall. Tune in, you might find some useful tips.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

In this episode, I talk you through some of the different ways and frameworks you can use to scale scrum and agile. The first rule is of course not scale but if you must, here are some ways to do so: 3:27 LeSS - what is it and how does it work? 6:29 Disciplined agile - what is it and how does it work? 7:21 Scrum at scale - what is it and how does it work? 8:21 SAFe - what is it and how does it work? 9:55 Nexus - what is it and how does it work? 11:43 Spotify ING - what is it and how does it work? 12:29 Flight Levels - what is it and how does it work? I also wrote a blog post on this, you can find it here: https://orderlydisruption.com/blogs/grow-agility-for-your-why/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-preamble-to-1-of-4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

How do we deliver value in Kanban?  In this episode, John starts off by talking about by briefly introducing evidence-based management (EBM) and explains its 4 key values: time to market, ability to innovate, current value and unrealized value.  John then moves on to look at how these values operate in the context of Kanban (2:35) and things that may actually harm your ability to deliver value.  John then goes on to talk about classes of service in Kanban and why in his opinion, intangible is the preferred class of service.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

How can we better deal with complexity in a Kanban footprint? Join me in this short episode to explore how. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

In this episode, I go through some field stories regarding story points - why you shouldn't use them and offer alternatives.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message

Popular patterns for sizing including "exact" time/cost, relative, right-sizing, and #noestimates. Popular patterns for forecasting include Gantt charts(ugh!), burnup/down charts(hmmm), and probabilistic forecasting(oooo). An emerging trend is with right-sizing and probabilistic forecasting. It's not all sunshine and honey, context matters, and it's dangerous to over-simplify. Let's laser focus on the upsides and downsides of each of these options. Time Stamps: 0:00 Approaches & Their Upsides 9:00 Downsides of Approaches 19:02 Approaches for Forecasting --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agilityisland/message