A buffer chart displays the consumption of buffer time relative to an estimated time commitment. If your boss asks you how long it will take you to complete something, you will likely add a “buffer” or pad the estimate, to increase the chance you’ll complete the work relative to your estimate.
Lean Portfolio Management and Metrics
I recently had the pleasure of doing a webinar with Rune Christensen from Scaled Agile, on the topic of Lean Portfolio Management and Metrics. Lean Portfolio Management is rapidly becoming one of those terms people want to talk about, up there with Value Stream Management. In my world, everyone seems to want to talk about metrics.
Lack of Work Alignment Can Cost Millions
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Lean Portfolio Management
I believe the major disconnect with LPM is the same with Agile or Scrum as delivery frameworks. The framework is not the destination. You’re not playing BINGO, where you’re trying to check off every box.
The framework is the enabler. We want leaner portfolio management. We want greater value delivery with less waste.
Why You Should Use Variance Instead of Velocity
Are you built for change?
Your organization is siloed, mired by organizational and technical dependencies, and perhaps built on legacy systems.
Then, out of nowhere, you’re disrupted. It doesn’t matter if the cause is a small and nimble startup or a global pandemic. Nobody can do anything about it, unless you are built for change.
This is Why I Deleted My Facebook Account
Just as you can take a stand and ask your racist relative to get out of your house, if Thanksgiving dinner gets ugly, you can take a stand if the platforms you use don’t do a good job of creating a safe space for people to have a rational dialog. For that reason, I finally deleted my Facebook account.