Tag Archives: Kanban

WIP Your Product into Shape

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Assaf Stone

What is WIP? WIP simply means work in process (also sometimes, Work In Progress). This metric simply measures how many items (features, stories, backlog items, tasks) your team have started to develop, but have yet to complete. In other words, … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Failure

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Assaf Stone

In the previous post we discussed risk management, how many of us manage it today by attempting to control the likelihood of failure, and why we should instead focus on reducing the impact of failures, as a way to manage … Continue reading →

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Risk: You’re Managing it Wrong!

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Assaf Stone

No offense, but despite your best intentions, you might not be handling risk properly. In this day and age, everything is software-dependent; even if you do not consider yourself a “software-firm” per-se, even if you are just running a small … Continue reading →

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