Jim Benson on Systems Thinking and Modus Institute's new Certification and Accreditation programs
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If you’d like to contact Jim for additional information: This interview is available in both audio and video versions: |
Modus Institute recently introduced its new Certification and Accreditation Programs in Lean-Agile Visual Management (LA-VM). This is something they have been working on developing for 12 years. In this episode of the podcast, Jim Benson joins me to discuss Modus’s new offerings. During the interview we discuss Systems Thinking and how it figures into the LA-VM program. Jim also explains why it took 12 years to develop, how each program works, and the tools that these programs will add to a knowledge worker’s arsenal. Lessons from a Coach at Toyota w/ Bob Tarne from Agile 2018
| When I was in the beginnings of my career in Project Management and started volunteering for PMI, Bob Tarne was my mentor. Bob taught me volumes about not just project management, but how to be on the Board of the IT & Telecommunications SIG. This summer at Agile 2018, Bob led a session called "Agile Road Trip: Lessons from a Coach at Toyota" (http://sched.co/EUEg). Bob's presentation focused on some of his recent work as an Agile coach working at Toyota. (If you didn't just do a spit take, yes... Toyota... the place that spawned Lean Manufacturing... which is what most of Agile is rooted in.) This interview was streamed live on Facebook during the conference. During the conversation Bob and walk through his experience of helping Toyota retune how it is implementing Agile. We also discuss what value having a PMP Certification can be to someone whose work is primarily focused in agile. Contacting Bob: Blog: http://zen-pm.blogspot.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/btarne
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Review: The Apprentice and the Project Manager
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(check out the interview here) The book includes a narrative based in the past and the present. Stories from earlier work experiences as an apprentice mechanic and current experiences working as a technology project manager are used as a metaphor to explain some key concepts that factor into Agile and Lean. Explaining an Agile process/framework as a call and response narrative is not a new approach, but what is unique and refreshing about Kamal's book is that in taking a practical approach to getting work done and coping with very specific situations, the author has made a choice to steer clear of promoting one method over another and just kept it to a very pragmatic, straight up approach. If you are new to Agile and/or Lean, this book would be a great starting place to introduce some of the key concepts without drowning you in jargon and trying to sell you on having found "THE WAY". When I interviewed Kamal we discussed the book and he mentioned that one of his goals in writing it was to provide a unique perspective on Agility that crossed the boundaries of different areas within an organization (like Quality, Security and Infrastructure) in a way that would make it easy for executives to see how Agile and Lean could help them take advantage of opportunities.
You can check out the Apprentice and the Project Manager at HappyAbout. |
A few weeks ago I had a chance to 
For me, as someone who has spent a lot of time working in both traditional project management and in Agile, my favorite section of this book was the chapter on Financial Health. It is great to see a book for people who lead projects include an easy to understand explanation of why it is so important to factor finance into our decision making process and how to go about doing that in a responsible manner.
Zen and the Art of Personal Kanban Maintenance
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Categories: Brian Bozzuto, kanban, lean, personal kanban, personal productivity, productivity, value, waste
Personal Kanban Weeks 13-16:
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Zen and the Art of Personal Kanban Maintenance
While I've coached teams in Agile, I've never actually had a coach myself. This seemed like the perfect opportunity. I asked 
