How well does
your work
fl
ow
fl
ow?
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Julia Wester
/in/juliawester/
@everydaykanban
Co-Founder, 55 Degrees AB
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Got stress?
f
l
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What is
fl
ow?
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Flow is movement of potential value through a system
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Flow is movement of potential value through a system
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🎉
đź’ˇ
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Flow is movement of potential value through a system
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🎉
đź’ˇ
#LALDN22
A work
fl
ow is
a model of
that system
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Options Liabilities
Finish
Start
Assets
One way to look at it…
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Options Liabilities
Finish
Start
Assets
Optimising
fl
ow minimizes liabilities
One way to look at it…
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When columns re
fl
ect stages of a lifecycle
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Finish
Start
#LALDN22
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When columns re
fl
ect stages of a lifecycle
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Start
Closer to
Farther away
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An item’s position is a signal of time to value
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When columns re
fl
ect stages of a lifecycle
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Finish
Start
Closer to
Farther away
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An item’s position is a signal of time to value
How does this connect to
fl
ow?
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and how to
avoid them
Common work
fl
ow choices
that block signals
#LALDN22
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Columns represent functional silos
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I work
in this
column
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Move the people to the work
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Share collective responsibility until work is done
#LALDN22
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The right names make it easier
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Describe the lifecycle stage, not the role or task
Creating Validating
Considering Delivered
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Columns can’t handle cyclical activities
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Don’t plan for your work to move backwards
I found a
bug so back
to Develop it
goes…
#LALDN22
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Build in cycles to your work
fl
ow
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Gather data on how long items spend in the cycle
Validating
#LALDN22
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Build in cycles to your work
fl
ow
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Gather data on how long items spend in the cycle
Validating
We’ll
fi
nd and
fi
x things here!
#LALDN22
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Build in cycles to your work
fl
ow
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Gather data on how long items spend in the cycle
Reviewing
#LALDN22
Fixing
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Build in cycles to your work
fl
ow
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Gather data on how long items spend in the cycle
Reviewing
#LALDN22
Fixing
Validating
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Use Exit criteria as a tool to help
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Complete before exit
•Code committed
•Pull Request approved
•Code in staging & tested
Complete before exit
•Testing results verified
•User Acceptance completed
•Support docs ready
Complete before exit
•Item refined
•Dependencies coordinated
•Stakeholders identified
Building Prepping for Release Releasing
Under Consideration
Complete before exit
•Item available to end users
•Support team up to speed
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Columns don’t represent a lifecycle stage
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Where does
this occur in
the lifecycle?
Blocked
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Block items in place
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Or move issues to a more appropriate place in the work
fl
ow
#LALDN22
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Block items in place
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Or move issues to a more appropriate place in the work
fl
ow
#LALDN22
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Ensure handoff columns
fi
t into your work
fl
ow
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Do they happen in a predictable place in the lifecycle?
#LALDN22
External Handoff
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Ensure handoff columns
fi
t into your work
fl
ow
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Do they happen in a predictable place in the lifecycle?
#LALDN22
When its back, does it
move to the right?
External Handoff
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Share your stories about missteps and your tips to
avoid them in social media.
Use #LALDN22 and #55DegreesofFlow!
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remember
this…
If you only remember
one thing
#LALDN22
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Model your work
fl
ow so that how you move is
signal of movement towards or away from
realising potential value
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Finish
Start
More
Less
#LALDN22
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