by Al Shalloway | Mar 22, 2022 | Publication
I have found that the most significant difference between experts and those with less competence is what they attend to. Experts pay attention to certain things and ignore others. Less competent people are often unaware of what an expert considers significant and...
by Al Shalloway | Mar 22, 2022 | Publication
We have all had the experience of someone being hard to convince when the evidence is clear. It could be a co-worker, a manager, or someone who reports to you. A negative attitude often accompanies this, making you think this person is a jerk. But the moment you throw...
by Al Shalloway | Mar 20, 2022 | Publication
Both Agile and Lean are primarily about learning. This is often not noticed but is the essence of both. Lean is about incrementally improving systems. Its “stop the line” mentality is based on the mindset that the system is causing almost all of the errors that occur....
by Al Shalloway | Mar 18, 2022 | Publication
Purpose Making decisions on how to do our work is complex. We need a guide to help us see which of two or more options is better. One way to do this is to see what resistance, or impedance, the value stream has to creating value. The value stream impedance scorecard...
by Al Shalloway | Mar 18, 2022 | Publication
BLAST is a framework pattern used to coordinate the work of 3-9 teams. Each team can be using any Agile method (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, eXtreme Programming). BLAST provides teams the guidance to work together in either a flow or timeboxed manner. These teams can be from...
