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LeanSSC 2010 UK: Benjamin Mitchell on Using Kanban to Get Knowledge and Continuously Improve
Using Kanban to Get Knowledge and Continuously Improve
“Get knowledge” was Deming’s admonition to managers. Kanban boards in Software
Development help visualise and generate large amounts of data. This data can be
used to study and understand the Software Development process and opportunities
for continuous improvement.
This talk will draw on examples from Benjamin’s experience running a web-based
derivatives trading system for BNP Paribas which has delivered nearly 50
fortnightly production releases in two years. Tools such as a Kanban board,
cumulative flow diagrams and statistical control charts were essential in
highlighting problems with the process and for checking that changes implemented
actually lead to improvements.
A key part of this talk will be explaining the concepts of Common Cause and
Special Cause variation and how they should be handled in general. These ideas
can be useful in Software Development if they are applied to appropriate
processes.
As Scholtes has said “Without data, opinion prevails. Where opinion prevails,
whoever has power is king”. Benjamin will talk about how the data generated from
a Kanban system in Software Development has challenged management thinking about
the nature of the work.
Just a thought . . .
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ABOUT BENJAMIN MITCHELL
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Benjamin Mitchell is currently working as a Project Manager at a European Investment Bank delivering a web-based trading platform using a Lean and Kanban.
He is passionate about working with software development teams to frequently deliv
More about Benjamin Mitchell
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PODCAST USING KANBAN TO GET KNOWLEDGE AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE
This session took part at the LeanSSC 2010 UK. You can view the other 6 podcasts here.
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