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Daniel Witenberg
The ‘Magic Box’
Problem, and How To
Get Out of It
VMware Tanzu Labs
2021-09-02

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Who is this for?

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The Way of Kaisen ‘Continuous Improvement’

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Genchi Genbutsu “Go and See”

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In order to truly understand a
situation one needs to go to
source, or the ‘real place’, i.e.,
where the work is done.

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But, what if you CAN’T see?

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What is the Magic Box?
And why is it magic?

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Escaping the the Magic Box problem

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1. The biggest misunderstanding—Lean and
Agile isn’t about ‘going faster’.

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2. Talk about Outcomes, not Output

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3. Find your standard candles

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4. Have a Global Roadmap

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5. Be the poop umbrella

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