During our trips we always try to visit companies known for their unique culture and way of working. You might have read the stories from Toyota and Mazda factories from our stay in Japan. This time, we had a chance to spent almost two hours in Zappos headquarters in Las Vegas, NV. As there was no one else in our group except us, we could get answers to all our questions.
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Looking for proven facilitation techniques to help you run effective and engaging meetings? This download is a collection of practical tips and tools to help you organise and moderate workshops and team meetings. Learn how to prepare for your role as a facilitator, how to handle difficult situations and how to support your group in achieving its goals. Find out how facilitation can improve communication and collaboration in your team.
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Agile has crossed the chasm” said Lyssa Adkins during Scrum Trainers and Coaches retreat in Dublin. Recently I’ve finally read the book by Geoffrey Moore, where this concept is described. And it leads to a lot of interesting insights regarding the role of Agile Coaches at the current market.
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Last week we described our visit to Toyota Factory. We were lucky to join Mazda Tour in Hiroshima just two days later, so with fresh memories, we could compare these two car manufacturers. We’ve noticed several interesting differences and we’d like to share three of them with you.
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Ever since I read “Toyota Way” by Jeffry Liker almost ten years ago, I was hoping to see Toyota Production System (TPS) live. Finally, my wish come true today during our trip to Japan we’ve visited Toyota city and joined the Takaoka Plant tour.
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Many efficiency guides will tell you what you need to do to increase your effectiveness. More time for sport, connecting with others or education. Meanwhile, Toyota, the leader in the Lean approach, says the opposite. To increase your efficiency you need to do less. You need to find waste and then systematically remove it.
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Scrum is commonly adopted in software product development. It comes as no surprise that other business areas show interest in using it. However, until recently, creating physical products using iterative approach seemed to be impossible. But the landscape has changed and the adaptive hardware development is gaining popularity.
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Agile engineering practices is a misleading name. It suggests that only engineers should pay attention to them. Of course, there are many practices that are primarily aimed at engineers, but improving the process and paying off technical debt, requires approval from ‘those at the top’. The problem is that the decision-makers do not always see the value in refactoring and paying off technical debt. Rather, what matters to them is money, budgets, ROI, and delivering value to stakeholders.
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Learn the fundamental principles of Scrum that will help you manage projects effectively. Learn how iterative work processes, transparency and continuous improvement can contribute to your team’s success.
We agile veterans know that simply transforming a company’s IT team to agility without affecting the rest of the business is the equivalent of putting a high performance engine and steering system inside of a freight train. You’ll likely get where you are going faster, but you’ll still go to the same places, hauling pretty much the same cargo. (Maybe just more of the cargo at the same speed).
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