Sandy Mamoli
@smamol [email protected] www.nomad8.com
The evils of multi-tasking and how personal Kanban can help you
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Multi-tasking Exercise - part 1
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Multi-tasking Exercise - part 2
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I realised I had a problem
Organisational multi-tasking
“ ... to maximise utilisation and deliver as many projects as possible, people are on between 3 to 5 projects at the time ...”
Head of Project Management Office (PMO)
Buzz around the teams
Rules of the game
A 10-second Kanban recap
‣ Visualise your workflow - so you know what you’re doing
‣ Limit work in progress - so you stop multi-tasking
Expedite?
Process and flow
Achievement not activity
Only the owner can add tasks
How big should tasks be?
Timeboxing
Effect on people
“No one ever shouts at a wall” Jim Benson
Continuous improvement
Better work-life balance
Why a physical board?
You can’t carry it around
Tactile connection
Spreading like a rash
Making boards
Effects on the organisation
Portfolio Kanban
Did I just make this up?
h:p://www.personalkanban.com
Multi-tasking slows us down
Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking, Gerald Weinberg, 1992
So what next?
www.kanbanfor1.com
@kanbanfor1
facebook.com/kanbanfor1
@smamol
@smamol [email protected] www.nomad8.com
If you’re interested in seeing this presentation live feel free to get in touch. I live in Wellington, New Zealand.
