Seattle lean coffee 9/1
Over management
Identify
Correct
Bill of rights
Visibility
Needs / wants
Couch arguments in terms of drivers
Bottom line?
Value in terms of value to bottom line
Estimate work in terms of $value and $expense
History
Became that way
PO left
Visibility of work
Patient wait time
Pizza in 15 min or it's free
If more than 4 in line we'll open another checkout
Wants patients to feel respected and recommend to comunity
Wants to spend needed time per patient but not have patients frustrated waiting
Identifying the perfect product owner
Desirable traits
Trusted by their executives
The right types of ears and mouths
Traits to avoid
Cant't say no to team or customer
Don't respect or trust resources
How to identify those traits
This person is going to tell you yes and no, do you like working with this person?
What is a product owner
The vision holder
The mouthpiece of the team up the org chart
Kanban game
Agile game
Go through mock of all sprint ceremonies and work
Kanban game
Visualize work
Steel "work" from agile game- build 4 story house of cards in 6min
Limit wip
Pulls from prioritized list, so still need prioritized backlog
Can add new tasks during work event
Scrumban game?
Reverse brainstorming?
What would make the kanban game terrible?
Chaos.
What causes chaos?
Lack of introspection/breaks
Lack of understanding of what kanban is
Lack of clear instructions
Lack of defined rolls
Lack of clear vision of goal
Build voltron. Write down each task to build volition.
Identify task size (build a lion or build red armor?)
Wicked problems and lean
Unsolvable problems, only good enough
Continuous improvemnt
Iterative attempts
Measure
Cynefin
Wicked questions
Two good things that are in opposition to each other
Want kids who respect what you say but are independent thinkers
Line managers can cut costs but that may undermine higher managements goals to deliver customer value
Maptini