by Mike Edwards | Jan 15, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, LeanPMO Model, People, Project Management
An organization will not deliver value to their customers without the people. I’m of course referring to the people we have on our teams such as architects, developers, testers, etc. I’m also referring to our customers as they are the people we work hard to...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 29, 2012 | Kanban, People
At Gatineau Ottawa Agile Tour 2012 I met a lot of great people (if you weren’t there you missed a GREAT event!). One question I was asked was “would Kanban work for volunteers”. The participant who asked runs a horse boarding facility and she needs to find a...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 25, 2012 | Behaviour, Compliance, Project Management, Responsibility
Holes can be uncomfortable. Not admitting you’re in one makes it difficult to get out. It doesn’t matter how big of a hole we’re talking about, if you don’t admit you’re in one you’re going to creating waste! Recently I was talking to a company who had completed...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 17, 2012 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility
Think your personal satisfaction doesn’t matter? Think again! I’ve been amazed many times when I meet people who hate their current job. It might be the culture, or the nature of work, or the people around them. Regardless of the reason underlying their feelings...
by Mike Edwards | Nov 3, 2012 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, People, Project Management
Words. Sometimes they have little meaning … like a job title. Other times they have deeper meanings as they’re an indication of behaviours. When someone first corrected me to say I shouldn’t be calling “people” “resources” I just thought he was being...
