Now released on LeanPub!

On December 14, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

LeanPub Launch

There! I’m really happy to announce that the book is finally available on LeanPub!

It’s been great fun to write. It’s been great fun to get feedback from early readers. It’s been great fun to show it to colleagues and friends. And now, finally, it feels awesome to be able to share it with you!

I want to extend a huge thanks to all online contributors and reviewers! I also want to thank everyone who has allowed me to use and share their work as examples in the book. And to all friends and colleagues who have supported me during writing and in the process afterwards, you are the best!

You can buy and download the pdf version here:
http://leanpub.com/agiletoolbox-visualizationexamples.

Enough is enough! It’s Christmas right?

On December 9, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

I can’t wait any longer! On Monday (14th Dec 2015) the book will be released on Leanpub. It’s Christmas times right? 🙂

To celebrate this, here is yet another example: Christmas Tree.

Christmas Tree

Do you have a pile of boring chores to take care of? Do you have a dung pile of smelly bugs to deal with before you can launch? Is it Christmas time?

Buy yourselves a table sized Christmas tree. Head out for shopping over lunch. Disperse. Everyone buys a couple of presents for a few euros each. For instance, it could be a small gift, something silly or some candy. Hang the presents in the tree.

Policy: When you have completed a boring chore or fixed a bug, you are allowed to reward yourself with a present.

Source of inspiration: Mattias Skarin, Crisp

Toolbox for the Agile Coach – Visualization Examples will be available for online purchase on Amazon, Bokus, Adlibris and on LeanPub. The book also have a page on Facebook. And you can follow me, Jimmy, on Twitter.

Example: Daily Goals

On December 8, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

Daily Goal

The process of getting the book printed and available for online purchase is taking ridiculously long time. To apologize for that, and to thank you for your patience, I’ve now started publishing examples from the book. One example every day until it’s available for online purchase. Here is apology number 3 🙂

The single most important question to answer during the Daily Stand-up is; what do we need to do today as a team to bring ourselves one step closer to our current goal?

During the Daily Stand-up, if we would define the answer to that question like an achievement we would be proud of – what would that look like? That becomes the team’s goal for that day.

During the next Daily Stand-up we assess if we accomplished our goal. If we did, we put a happy cross on the note. Then we proceed to define a new goal for today. Always define a new Daily Goal. Don’t simply copy yesterday’s goal in the case we didn’t fulfill it. Everyday is a new day and there is always some circumstance that has changed.

Source of inspiration: Sandy Mamoli, Nomad8
More information: http://nomad8.com/daily-stand-up-with-a-goal/

Example: Dotting

On December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

Dotting

The process of getting the book printed and available for online purchase is taking ridiculously long time. To apologize for that, and to thank you for your patience, I’ve now started publishing examples from the book. One example every day until it’s available for online purchase. Here is apology number 2 🙂

Every day, put a new dot on each task in progress. Put a dot regardless if someone is actively working on it or not. When everything is running smoothly (given that the tasks are broken down enough) no single task should get more than a few dots. If the dots starts building up, you know that something is wrong and that you need to talk about it.

Dotting is a simple and powerful way of revealing problems and bottlenecks. The same principle can be applied for other columns, such as “Waiting for code review”, but instead of dots draw a line or use a different color for the dots.

Example: Days ‘til Demo

On December 3, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

Days til demo

The process of getting the book printed and available for online purchase is taking ridiculously long time. To apologize for that, and to thank you for your patience, I’m now going to start publishing examples from the book. One example every day until it’s available for online purchase. Here is apology number 1 🙂

Days ‘til Demo is a simple countdown to the next demo. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to help teams remember to plan and prepare for the demo. And of course to raise the expectations for everyone else.

It simply shows the number of days left until the demo. The last one reads “TODAY at 2pm” (or something similar).

It’s preferably placed in a highly visible place, such as by the coffee machine or next to the toilets. And yes, a manual one like this needs to be manually updated by someone. This could be a good thing since it reminds the team that the day is approaching.

First test prints have arrived

On November 5, 2015November 8, 2015 By Jimmy JanlénLeave a comment

Yesterday I got the first test prints delivered. Felt awesome to finally hold them in my hands!

I’ve made some final adjustments and fixed some grammar errors. Now finally, the book has been sent to being printed for real. It should take approx two weeks before I get the batch.

Once I get it, I will immediatly make it available on various online book stores, and on LeanPub. Stay tuned 🙂