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Sandy Mamoli
@smamol
sandy@nomad8.com
www.nomad8.com
The evils of multi-tasking
and how personal Kanban can help you

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1 i
Multi-tasking Exercise - part 1
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Time yourself

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1 i
Multi-tasking Exercise - part 2
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Time yourself

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I realised I had a problem

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Organisational multi-tasking
“ ... to maximise utilisation and deliver
as many projects as possible, people
are on between 3 to 5 projects at the
time ...”
Head of Project Management Office (PMO)

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Buzz around the teams

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Rules of the game

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A 10-second Kanban recap
‣ Visualise your workflow
- so you know what you’re
doing
‣ Limit work in progress
- so you stop multi-tasking

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Expedite?

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Process and flow

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Achievement not activity

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Only the owner can add tasks

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How big should tasks be?

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Timeboxing

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Effect on people

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“No one ever shouts at a wall”
Jim Benson

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Continuous improvement

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Better work-life balance

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Why a physical board?

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You can’t carry it around

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Tactile connection

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Spreading like a rash

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Making
boards

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Effects on the
organisation

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Portfolio Kanban

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Did I just make this up?

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h:p://www.personalkanban.com

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Multi-tasking slows us down
Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking, Gerald Weinberg, 1992

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So what next?

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www.kanbanfor1.com
@kanbanfor1
facebook.com/kanbanfor1
@smamol

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@smamol
sandy@nomad8.com
www.nomad8.com
If you’re interested in seeing this presentation live feel
free to get in touch. I live in Wellington, New Zealand.