I interviewed @dominicad (Dominica DeGrandis), who teaches and coaches teams using Kanban for IT Operations and Development Operations. She is an independent consultant as well as an associate of David J. Anderson. Her background includes ten years of doing Configuration Management, build and deployment automation, and server & environment maintenance, followed by leading teams performing Read More …
I realize there is snake-oil in every profession, and I have more than likely contributed a little along the way. However, seldom do I get irritated by anything more than someone who bestows the virtues of a methodology and fails to use that methodology in their own business. Recently, I interviewed Dominica DeGrandis, who teaches Read More …
Mary and Tom Poppendieck were my guests on the Business901 Podcast, Process Control Thoughts from the Poppendiecks. Our conversation also spurred several thoughts that I expressed in a recent post, Time Based Thinking limits Lean Sales and Marketing. This is a transcription of the podcast. Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for Read More …
At #LSSC!12, I had a chance to listen to Mary Poppendieck’s talk on, Continuous Feedback: Process Control for Developing Software-Intensive Systems. I had a few questions afterwards that developed into an entire podcast. Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for over thirty years. She has managed solutions for companies in several disciplines, Read More …
At #LSSC!12, I had a chance to listen to Mary Poppendieck’s talk on, Continuous Feedback: Process Control for Developing Software-Intensive Systems. This Thursday, I continue the conversation with both Mary and Tom Poppendieck on the subject of process control in software. This is an excerpt of the podcast. Joe: I find it quite interesting that Read More …
In the Business901 podcast Individual Lean, the Root Cause of Success?, Dan Markovitz, founder and owner of Time Back Management discussed applying the principle of Lean to everyday life. These principles are the basis for his new book, A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance. This is Read More …