how a state agency became lean, thanks to kerika
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A presentation from the Washington State Auditor's Office, describing how the agency, working as a distributed team of auditors spread out across the state, adopted Lean principles and organized their work with Kanban boards, using KerikaTRANSCRIPT
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Washington State Auditor’s Office
Troy KelleyI n d e p e n d e n c e • R e s p e c t • I n t e g r i t y
Tracking team tasks online
Information Processing Management Association Forum
May 21, 2014
Dan Genz, Performance Auditor
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Conduct more than 2,000 audits each year
About 350 employees
20 offices across Washington
Most auditors are out in the field
About the State Auditor’s Office
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Building a Lean culture
Want to see our work
Work in teams
Collaborate daily
Why use task-tracking boards?
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Everybody built a board
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Team boards best for tracking projects
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What if the team is split
Four people Two people
1.4 miles
Boards were non-starters in the field because teams are rarely in the office
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Online boards solved the problem
Designed for teams and interactivity Available anywhere Instant e-mail alerts Real-time status Easy to set up and modify Deadline reminders Multiple options available
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The board is always available online
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Cards are packed with potential
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Excellent at a glance tool
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What team members are saying
A useful tool We’re just touching the surface of its capability. Project status is live – no urgent status requests. Put a task on a sticky and I’ll get it done. When can my team use it?
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Challenges
It can be hard to get everyone involved Need a critical mass to succeed Specialists/supervisors follow multiple boards Must be online to use it
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A deputy director’s perspective
A great management tool More information at my fingertips Even though almost everyone who works for me
is in another building, I am in the loop