Scheduling

Managers ask it. Developers hate it. Know why that is and what you should be asking instead.

How should you handle employees working on complex projects in an organization as a manager? Perhaps you intend to know "'when the project will be done" but it's a bit unpredictable for the employees to define when they will be done. Blake Norrish in this text explains how to approach such scenarios to estimate the deadline of unpredictable projects like Software projects. He notes that instead of asking when the job will be done, rather ask "WHAT IS LEFT TO DO?"

Exploring the relationship between the need for "idle time" and increasing productive capacity in Kanban.

The word Slack is often poised with a negative connotation that it creates more idle time for employees while they could be utilizing the spare time for productive tasks in the company. This article subverts that claim suggesting that its crucial for exercutives to do away with that negative mindset against Slack. It explains that rather than staying idle, employees have more time to reflect on innovations and improvements keeping the company's products and services stable and innovative. Learn more in the article about Slack and how to leverage its spare time for more valuable things in the company.

Making waste visible in the development process with a visual representation to engage your team into making clear improvements.

Combining Kanban, Flow and Cadence (KFC) to migrate from a timebox-based to a pipeline-based approach of software development.