This document discusses how Kanban boards can be reimagined for developers to help reduce interruptions and improve focus. It notes that developers are frequently interrupted both by tools generating notifications and by people, and it can take significant time to regain focus and context after an interruption. The document proposes that Kanban boards should allow developers to do work without leaving their normal environment, update the board status without interrupting others, and get answers to common questions without being directly interrupted. This would help align work and re-align after interruptions while providing visibility into the full development process and status.

1. KANBAN BOARDS
REIMAGINED FOR
DEVELOPERS
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Developer Advocate
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4. Development in 2018
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5. Developer, interrupted...
https://www.ics.uci.edu/~gmark/CHI2005.pdf
50%of interruptions are external (not self imposed)
25minutes to return to original work after an interruption
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http://blog.ninlabs.com/2013/01/programmer-interrupted/
10-15 minutes before editing code after returning to work
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2xcontext switches before returning to original work

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Being interrupted by tools...
notifications and email chat and meetings

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9. The Focus Interrupt Cycle
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Content 1 Realign
Content 2
Content 3
Content 1

10. The Focus Interrupt Cycle
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Regain Context
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11. Focus
“Get $h!t Done”
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12. Work Where I Already Work
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13. Update The Board from Where I Work
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14. Help My Team Get The Answers They Need
(Without Interrupting Me)
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15. Help My Team Get The Answers They Need
(Without Interrupting Me)
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What needs reviewed?
Did we release yet?
Can I help unblock x?

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Align
(and re-align)

17. See The Whole Story
(Including Development Work)
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18. See The Whole Story
(Including Development Work)
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Are the tests passing?
Did anyone review my code?
Is this deployed?
What’s the objective?
What’s the size?

19. Regain Content At A Glance
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20. Adam Zolyak
Developer Advocate
waffle.io
"Reimagining Collaboration
for Development Teams"
@azolyak