Upcoming Talk: David Daly of Worldline on Kanban & Lean
We will be hosting an industry talk on “Kanban & Lean” in Coaching Agile Teams (COACH). The talk is free and open to the public.
- by: David Daly, Worldline
- about: Kanban & Lean
- on: July 12th, 2022, 16:45-17:45 Uhr
- on: Zoom (link after registration)
- as part of: COACH
Abstract: In this talk, David starts by outlining some of the lean principles and practices that have influenced the Kanban method for managing software development, including:
- Why teams should optimise for flow
- What flow efficiency is and how to calculate it
- The effect of batch sizes on flow efficiency
- Using the Theory of Constraints to detect and alleviate bottlenecks
Then, David goes on to give a practical overview of how Kanban is used in software engineering, covering the following:
- Setting up the Kanban Board
- Limiting “Work In Progress” and the benefits and the benefits of doing so
- The collection of metrics and how to use these for forecasting
Speaker: With over 20 years of experience in tech, David’s passion is in how innovative technology solutions can enable new experiences, business models and operational efficiencies. He has implemented Agile/DevOps within traditional, fixed-price environments and coached other teams to do the same. He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Chartered IT Professional and a regular public speaker who has a passion for showing how new approaches produce better results. He is the author of “Better Agile: How every software team can spend less time firefighting and have more fun building great software” and co-author of “Deliberately Digital: Rewriting enterprise DNA for enduring success”.