Definition of Workflow (DoW)

This category covers how to look at your processes to discover your existing workflows and analyze them to define the policies in place for managing work. Based on DoW from PSK.

Defining Workflow in Kanban: Key Elements for Success

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The Kanban Guide provides a structured approach to managing workflows, focusing on optimizing the flow of value through the system. A well-defined workflow is essential for teams aiming to improve efficiency, predictability, and responsiveness. According to the guide, crafting an effective Definition of Workflow (DoW) requires incorporating several critical elements. Let’s dive into each of […]

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Optimizando la gestión del flujo de trabajo: La poderosa combinación de OKR y Kanban

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En el mundo empresarial actual, las organizaciones están constantemente buscando formas de mejorar la eficiencia operativa y alinear sus esfuerzos con los objetivos estratégicos. Dos herramientas populares que pueden complementarse de manera efectiva son los OKR (Objectives and Key Results) y Kanban. En este artículo, exploraremos cómo combinar estas dos herramientas puede impulsar la productividad,

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Revoluciona tu flujo de trabajo: el impacto de las políticas en un sistema Kanban

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Un sistema Kanban tiene como objetivo optimizar el valor optimizando el flujo al encontrar el equilibrio adecuado entre eficacia, eficiencia y previsibilidad en la forma en que se realiza el trabajo. Las políticas juegan un papel fundamental en el éxito de un sistema Kanban. Los miembros del equipo pueden comprender sus roles y responsabilidades con

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Revolutionizing Your Workflow: The Impact of Kanban Policies

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A Kanban system aims to optimize value by optimizing flow by finding the right balance of effectiveness, efficiency, and predictability in how work gets done.  Policies play a critical role in the success of a Kanban system. Policies in a Kanban system define rules, guidelines, team member roles and responsibilities, and procedures for handling work

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Who defines the workflow, you or your team?

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We regularly talk about optimizing the workflow but we don’t talk as often about who should be doing that optimization. Should it be the manager, or some dedicated process specialist, or should we be leaving it up to the team to figure out their own workflow? Spoiler: We should let the team figure it out.

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How to Limit Your WIP in Kanban

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One of the most asked questions during Kanban training is: how to limit WIP? But before we talk about it, what is WIP anyway? WIP is the acronym for: work in progress. Which is a flow metric that shows how many items that have started but not finished. When we talk about limiting WIP, we

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Ideas para pensar sobre la implementación de Kanban

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4 ideas claves a tener presente al implementar Kanban El cambio que buscamos implementar a través de Kanban como estrategia no se puede vender de manera creíble como algo que solo es beneficioso. Todo cambio trae incertidumbre y con suerte riesgos. Para acompañar a equipos y organizaciones, debemos mostrarles cómo los beneficios del cambio superan

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Designing Your Board to Focus on flow

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We all want to design our Kanban boards to enable consistent, smooth flow of work all the way from start to finish. Unfortunately, that capability doesn’t come naturally and the way we often visualize our work processes can unknowingly cause dysfunction. In this post, we share some important things to consider (at least from our

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