Personal Kanban
A little over a month ago, Agile Zen started following me on Twitter. They are creators of a very clean web-based kanban solution. Around the same time, I connected with Jim Benson. Jim is a collaborative management consultant. He is the CEO of Modus Cooperandi, a consultancy which combines Lean, Agile Management and Social Media principles to develop sustainable teams.
Though I've used information radiators like kanbans in the past, I've been working in a non-Agile PMO for the last six months and it's all very foreign to them. Thanks to reading the works of David Anderson, Jim Benson, and AgileZen, I'm back in the game. I'm using AgileZen on a daily basis for everything from business deliverables, to an entrepreneurial project, to my wife's honey-do list.
My actual task completion velocity has noticeably increased in the last month. I attribute that to AgileZen having a very easy to use product, Jim musing on a daily basis on the topic, and most importantly limiting what I'm working or focused on.
I wish I could thank all of the kanban supporters out there that I follow on a daily basis. These 3 really have to be mentioned. If you're interested in Kanban, look them up.