The Pros Limiting parallel work is a means to improve (among others) efficiency of work systems. In the Kanban context such limits are called WIP (Work in Progress or Work in Process) limits. In case of Team Kanban for instance they are set at the team level for workstations (workflow steps). It is in Team…
Introduction Continuously improving a project will necessitate making changes (among others) to the meeting structure(s). Oftentimes, “new” meetings such as Daily Standups or Retrospectives are met with resistance due to their perceived cost while established meeting such as weekly (aka Jour Fixe) meetings are considered to be indispensable. An objective view of the costs might…
Introduction In 2024, the success of IT projects is still the exception and not the rule. This holds true besides the presence of many solutions such as Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe etc. I would argue that the sole focus on solutions rather than the problem(s) and the underlying “forces” does not have the desired effect.…
Why is Success Still the Exception? In their 2023 Harvard Business Review article „How AI Will Transform Project Management“ [1] authors Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez and Ricardo Viana Vargas state “Every year, approximately $48 trillion are invested in projects. Yet according to the Standish Group, only 35% of projects are considered successful. The wasted resources and unrealized…