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DevOps There’s quite a lot now on the internet about “devops” – combining development and operations work to increase flow and reduce problems Google search for Kanban + Devops Links I’ve tagged “devops” One of the key features of this approach is the idea that above a certain threshold of estimated duration, all operations work [...]

Joe Dager (@business901) has posted a video interview with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute about Kaizen Teams without Kaizen Events, or Can Kaizen be part of Standard Work? Summary Balle makes some key points: Standard work is about routine v non-routine, prescribed v non-prescribed Standards are not the same as [...]

  I’m coaching  a cross-functional team working across IT operations, application support and development, using Kanban to manage everything larger than the most immediate support requests. They already appreciate the importance of reviewing their work and process, so we’ve been trying to make this into  Standard Work. Our first attempt is the 30 Minute Review [...]