7 Habits GTD Personal Kanban

I started practicing and finding Personal Kanban an answer to many years of frustration in looking for a time management system that allowed me to manage it rather it managing me. How I started with Kanban: Each year, I take one subject matter that I am going to concentrate on. I started doing it many Read More …

Lean Software and Systems Consortium 2011 Overview

The Lean Software and Systems Consortium (www.LeanSSC.org) is proud to present Lean Software & Systems Conference 2011 (LSSC11) is featuring an outstanding lineup of speakers, open space sessions, networking and social events, May 3-6, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, CA.  Keynote speakers Chet Richards Author of Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Read More …

Why Architecture is needed even in Agile?

Jim (“Cope”) Coplien was my guest on the Business901 podcast. We discussed his new book,Lean Architecture: for Agile Software Development but I found Cope’s view on Lean and Agile quite interesting. His knowledge of the subject goes far beyond the software practices that he writes about. Whether you are in IT or not, I think Read More …

Could your Six Sigma Storyboard Compete?

A Six Sigma Storyboard provides a quick, visual summary of a team’s work. They are very well suited as presentation materials to highlight the work of the project, the improvements made and for executive overviews.  I think Six Sigma Storyboard presenters should take it up a notch. A DMAIC presentation can have a little Jazz Read More …

Your Organization with Agile Techniques

Should you Manage your Organization with Agile Techniques? Steve Denning’s new book, The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace for the 21st Century (Jossey-Bass, 2010) was the topic of our discussion. Radical management is a fundamentally different approach to management, with seven inter-locking principles of continuous innovation: focusing the entire organization on delighting Read More …

Stories of Lean and Agile with the Agile Sensei

Claudio Perrone, aka Agile Sensei, is an independent Lean & Agile software development consultant, public speaker and dramatic storytelling journeyman.  Currently based in Dublin (Ireland), he offers vital transformational leadership and management experience to help individuals and organizations achieve phenomenal improvements. His current work on Lean Enterprise Architecture is set to enable tighter strategy alignment Read More …