Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Kanban Change Leadership by Klaus Leopold, Siegfried Kaltenecker Explains how and why Kanban offers a new approach to change in 21st Century businesses This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Explains how and why Kanban offers a new approach to change in 21st Century businesses This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace. The book emphasizes critical aspects, several traps which users repeatedly fall into, and presents some practical guidelines for Kanban change management to help avoid these traps. The authors have organized the book into three sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of Kanban, establishing the technical basis of Kanban and indicating the mechanisms required to enact change. In the second section, the authors explain the context of Kanban change management—the options for change, how they can be set in motion, and their consequences for a business. The third section takes the topics from the previous sections and relates them to the social system of business—the goal is to guide readers in the process of building a culture of continuousimprovement by reviewing real case studies and seeing how Kanban is applied in various situations. Kanban Change Leadership: Explains how to implement sustainable system-wide changes using Kanban principlesAddresses the principles and core practices of Kanban including visualization, WIP limits, classes of service, operation and coordination, metrics, and improvementDescribes implementation, preparation, assessment, training, feedback, commissioning, and operation processes in order to create a culture of continuous improvement Kanban Change Leadership is an educational and comprehensive text for: software and systems engineers; IT project managers; commercial and industrial executives and managers; as well as anyone interested in Kanban. Back Cover Explains how and why Kanban offers a new approach to change in 21st Century businesses This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace. The book emphasizes critical aspects, several traps which users repeatedly fall into, and presents some practical guidelines for Kanban change management to help avoid these traps. The authors have organized the book into three sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of Kanban, establishing the technical basis of Kanban and indicating the mechanisms required to enact change. In the second section, the authors explain the context of Kanban change management--the options for change, how they can be set in motion, and their consequences for a business. The third section takes the topics from the previous sections and relates them to the social system of business--the goal is to guide readers in the process of building a culture of continuousimprovement by reviewing real case studies and seeing how Kanban is applied in various situations. Kanban Change Leadership: Explains how to implement sustainable system-wide changes using Kanban principles Addresses the principles and core practices of Kanban including visualization, WIP limits, classes of service, operation and coordination, metrics, and improvement Describes implementation, preparation, assessment, training, feedback, commissioning, and operation processes in order to create a culture of continuous improvement Kanban Change Leadership is an educational and comprehensive text for: software and systems engineers; IT project managers; commercial and industrial executives and managers; as well as anyone interested in Kanban. Klaus Leopold, PhD., is a computer scientist with extensive experience in helping IT organizations to manage knowledge work. Dr. Leopold is the managing partner of the company LEANability GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. He is a founding member of Lean Kanban University, co-founder of the Limited WiP Society in Austria and Switzerland, a founding member of the management network Stoos, and author of the blog klausleopold.com. Siegfried Kaltenecker, PhD., is the managing partner of the company Loop Organizational Consulting GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. As a change management and leadership expert, Dr. Kaltenecker has specialized in Process Management with Lean/Agile/Kanban/Scrum and has worked as a consultant and trainer for over twenty years for a variety of companies. He is the co-editor of "PAM--Platform for Agile Management" and co-author of "Leading Self-Organizing Teams". Flap Explains how and why Kanban offers a new approach to change in 21st Century businesses This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace. The book emphasizes critical aspects, several traps which users repeatedly fall into, and presents some practical guidelines for Kanban change management to help avoid these traps. The authors have organized the book into three sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of Kanban, establishing the technical basis of Kanban and indicating the mechanisms required to enact change. In the second section, the authors explain the context of Kanban change management--the options for change, how they can be set in motion, and their consequences for a business. The third section takes the topics from the previous sections and relates them to the social system of business--the goal is to guide readers in the process of building a culture of continuousimprovement by reviewing real case studies and seeing how Kanban is applied in various situations. Kanban Change Leadership: Explains how to implement sustainable system-wide changes using Kanban principles Addresses the principles and core practices of Kanban including visualization, WIP limits, classes of service, operation and coordination, metrics, and improvement Describes implementation, preparation, assessment, training, feedback, commissioning, and operation processes in order to create a culture of continuous improvement Kanban Change Leadership is an educational and comprehensive text for: software and systems engineers; IT project managers; commercial and industrial executives and managers; as well as anyone interested in Kanban. Klaus Leopold, PhD., is a computer scientist with extensive experience in helping IT organizations to manage knowledge work. Dr. Leopold is the managing partner of the company LEANability GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. He is a founding member of Lean Kanban University, co-founder of the Limited WiP Society in Austria and Switzerland, a founding member of the management network Stoos, and author of the blog klausleopold.com. Siegfried Kaltenecker, PhD., is the managing partner of the company Loop Organizational Consulting GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. As a change management and leadership expert, Dr. Kaltenecker has specialized in Process Management with Lean/Agile/Kanban/Scrum and has worked as a consultant and trainer for over twenty years for a variety of companies. He is the co-editor of "PAM--Platform for Agile Management" and co-author of "Leading Self-Organizing Teams". Author Biography Klaus Leopold, PhD., is a computer scientist with extensive experience in helping IT organizations to manage knowledge work. Dr. Leopold is the managing partner of the company LEANability GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. He is a founding member of Lean Kanban University, co-founder of the Limited WiP Society in Austria and Switzerland, a founding member of the management network Stoos, and author of the blog klausleopold.com. Siegfried Kaltenecker, PhD., is the managing partner of the company Loop Organizational Consulting GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. As a change management and leadership expert, Dr. Kaltenecker has specialized in Process Management with Lean/Agile/Kanban/Scrum and has worked as a consultant and trainer for over twenty years for a variety of companies. He is the co-editor of "PAM—Platform for Agile Management" and co-author of "Leading Self-Organizing Teams". Table of Contents Appraisals x Foreword xii Preface xvi Part 1 Kanban 1 1 Introduction 3 1.1 What we Care About 4 1.2 Who should Read this Book 6 2 Kanban Principles and Core Practices 8 2.1 Seeking Productivity 9 2.2 kanban and Kanban 12 2.3 Evolutionary Change Management 15 2.3.1 Knowledge Work: The Problem of Invisibility 17 2.4 Kanban Core Practices 18 2.4.1 Making the Work Visible 18 2.4.2 Limiting the WiP 19 2.4.3 Managing the Flow 20 2.4.4 Making Policies Explicit 21 2.4.5 Implementing Feedback Mechanisms 22 2.4.6 Carrying Out Collaborative Improvements 22 2.5 Implementation of the Core Practices in an Organization 23 3 Visualization 25 3.1 First Step: Defining the Extent 26 3.2 Second Step: Visualizing the Process 27 3.2.1 How Are Work Items Visualized? 28 3.2.2 Representation of Parallel Processing 30 3.2.3 Representation of Activities Without a Fixed Sequence 32 3.3 Determining the Work Item Types 32 3.3.1 Visualization of Work Item Types 34 4 WiP limits 38 4.1 The Advantages of WiP Limits 39 4.1.1 Making Problems Visible 41 4.1.2 Making Bottlenecks Visible 42 4.2 Setting WiP Limits 48 4.2.1 Size of the Input Queue 48 4.2.2 WiP Limits for Various Work Item Types 49 4.2.3 Consequences of Different WiP Limits 50 5 Classes of Service 53 5.1 Cost of Delay and Policies 54 5.1.1 The Class of Service "Expedited" 56 5.1.2 The Class of Service "Fixed Delivery Date" 57 5.1.3 The Class of Service "Standard" 59 5.1.4 The Class of Service "Intangible" 60 5.2 Capacities of Classes of Service 61 5.3 SLAs 62 6 Operation and Coordination 65 6.1 Daily Stand]up Meeting 66 6.2 Queue Replenishment Meeting 67 6.2.1 Backlog Maintenance 69 6.3 Release Planning Meetings 69 6.3.1 What Is a Good Delivery Cadence? 70 6.4 Team Retrospectives 72 6.5 Operations Reviews 72 7 Metrics and Improvements 74 7.1 Metrics in Kanban 75 7.2 Cumulative Flow Diagram 77 7.3 Measuring the Lead Time 79 7.3.1 Throughput 80 7.4 Rework and Blockers 82 7.4.1 Blockers 82 7.5 Improvements 83 7.5.1 Theory of Constraints 84 7.5.2 Reducing Waste 86 7.5.3 Reducing Variability 86 Part 2 Change and LEADERSHIP 89 8 Forces of Change 91 8.1 Turbulent Times 92 8.2 Turbulent Change 95 9 Environments and Systems 100 9.1 Organizations Close]up 103 9.2 A Roadmap for Change 106 10 Organizational and Personal Change 110 10.1 The Iceberg of Change 112 10.2 The Change Curve 115 10.2.1 Fear and Resistance 116 10.2.2 Rational Insight and Emotional Acceptance 117 10.2.3 Applying the New Behaviors 118 10.2.4 Learning and Integration 119 11 Emotions in Change Processes 122 11.1 Uncertainty Worry and Anxiety 123 11.2 Anger and Aggression 126 11.3 Sadness and Disappointment 128 11.4 Enthusiasm Joy and Courage 129 12 Corporate Culture and Politics 133 12.1 The Power of Corporate Culture 136 12.2 Corporate Culture and Micropolitics 139 13 Conclusions for Kanban Change Leadership 142 13.1 Mindfulness 143 13.1.1 A New Paradigm for Management and Leadership 145 13.2 Communication 148 13.2.1 The Meaning of Joint Reflection 152 13.2.2 The Power of Dialog 154 13.3 Process Design 156 Part 3 Kanban CHANGE LEADERSHIP 161 14 From the Idea to the Initiative 163 15 General Clarification 167 15.1 Clarify the Method 169 15.2 Clarify the Organizational Context 171 16 Deeper Understanding 175 16.1 The Personal Retrospective 176 16.2 The Team Constellation 179 16.3 The Change Dialog 182 16.3.1 Empathy 185 16.3.2 Delimitation 186 16.3.3 Objectification 186 16.4 The Team Conversation 188 16.5 The Team Retrospective 191 16.6 The Stakeholder Map 195 16.7 The Stakeholder Interview 197 16.8 Stakeholder Workshop 200 16.8.1 Feedback Through the Kanban Sponsor 201 16.8.2 Feedback from the Stakeholders 203 16.9 Solo Dialog Coaching or Training? 205 17 The System Design Workshop 208 17.1 Identifying the Work Item Types 213 17.1.1 Filling the Stakeholder Map with Work Item Types 214 17.1.2 Criteria for Decisions Concerning Clusters 215 17.1.3 White Noise: Background Voices 216 17.1.4 Variation 1 217 17.1.5 Variation 2 218 17.2 Identifying the Processes 219 17.2.1 Finding the Work Steps for Our Work Item Types 219 17.2.2 Simulation and Ticket Design 222 17.3 Determining the Wip Limits 224 17.3.1 Step 1: Finding the Right Capacities 225 17.3.2 Step 2: Translation into WiP Limits 227 17.3.3 Distribution of the WiP Limits for a Support or Test Team 232 17.4 Determining the Classes of Service 234 17.4.1 Creating Clarity between Work Item Types and Classes of Service 235 17.4.2 Defining the Policies 237 17.4.3 Establishing the Capacities of the Classes of Service 238 17.5 Defining the Measurements 241 17.5.1 Selecting the Appropriate Measurements 243 17.5.2 Step 1: Teamwork: Identification of Possible Measurements 243 17.5.3 Step 2: Determining the Initial Handling 244 17.6 Determining the Frequency of Meetings 246 17.6.1 The Daily Stand]Up Meeting 247 17.6.2 Team Retrospectives 248 17.6.3 The Queue Replenishment Meeting 249 17.6.4 The Release Planning Meeting 251 17.7 Concluding the System Design Workshop 252 17.7.1 Simulation of the Entire Kanban System 252 17.7.2 Conclusion 253 18 Operation 256 18.1 Moving from a Failure Culture to a Learning Culture 258 18.1.1 Yes I Make Mistakes 260 18.1.2 A Particular Mistake: Slack 262 18.2 Facilitation 264 18.3 Conflicts in Operation 269 18.3.1 An Important Stakeholder Doesnt Stick to the Agreements 270 18.3.2 The Team Relapses into Old Habits 271 18.3.3 Collaboration Is Plagued by Dysfunctional Behavior 273 18.4 Carrying the Kanban Fire Onward 275 list of Figures 278 references 281 Index 287 Long Description Explains how and why Kanban offers a new approach to change in 21st Century businesses This book provides an understanding of what is necessary to properly understand change management with Kanban as well as how to apply it optimally in the workplace. The book emphasizes critical aspects, several traps which users repeatedly fall into, and presents some practical guidelines for Kanban change management to help avoid these traps. The authors have organized the book into three sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of Kanban, establishing the technical basis of Kanban and indicating the mechanisms required to enact change. In the second section, the authors explain the context of Kanban change management the options for change, how they can be set in motion, and their consequences for a business. The third section takes the topics from the previous sections and relates them to the social system of business the goal is to guide readers in the process of building a culture of continuousimprovement by reviewing real case studies and seeing how Kanban is applied in various situations. Kanban Change Leadership: Explains how to implement sustainable system-wide changes using Kanban principles Addresses the principles and core practices of Kanban including visualization, WIP limits, classes of service, operation and coordination, metrics, and improvement Describes implementation, preparation, assessment, training, feedback, commissioning, and operation processes in order to create a culture of continuous improvement Kanban Change Leadership is an educational and comprehensive text for: software and systems engineers; IT project managers; commercial and industrial executives and managers; as well as anyone interested in Kanban. Klaus Leopold, PhD., is a computer scientist with extensive experience in helping IT organizations to manage knowledge work. Dr. Leopold is the managing partner of the company LEANability GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. He is a founding member of Lean Kanban University, co-founder of the Limited WiP Society in Austria and Switzerland, a founding member of the management network Stoos, and author of the blog klausleopold.com. Siegfried Kaltenecker, PhD., is the managing partner of the company Loop Organizational Consulting GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. As a change management and leadership expert, Dr. Kaltenecker has specialized in Process Management with Lean/Agile/Kanban/Scrum and has worked as a consultant and trainer for over twenty years for a variety of companies. He is the co-editor of "PAM Platform for Agile Management" and co-author of Leading Self-Organizing Teams . Details ISBN1119019702 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1119019702 ISBN-13 9781119019701 Format Hardcover Subtitle Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement Edition 1st Country of Publication United States DEWEY 658.4 Pages 320 Short Title KANBAN CHANGE LEADERSHIP Language English Media Book Illustrations Yes Author Siegfried Kaltenecker UK Release Date 2015-04-24 AU Release Date 2015-03-30 NZ Release Date 2015-03-30 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2015-04-24 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2015-04-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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ISBN-13: 9781119019701
Book Title: Kanban Change Leadership
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Kanban Change Leadership: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Management
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Author: Klaus Leopold, Siegfried Kaltenecker
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