At the start of my profession, back when I was a Scrum Master, I constantly required to have some standard slides prepared on my pendrive (yes, I’m old) to discuss what to do and how things were carried out in nimble methods. It’s everything about great deals of assistance and discussion, particularly at the start, whether it’s the start of your profession or signing up with a brand-new team/company. Comprehending the context and being a great listener is essential and an indication of maturity (I can dig much deeper into this in another post). As soon as while I was providing fundamental principles to a newbie group in this governance method, an individual asked (provocatively), “Ok, Felipe, we get what we can/should do, however what should not we do?” I certainly didn’t have a response right then, however I returned to my desk and did some research study, collecting some points that I’ll share listed below.
Agile Anti-Patterns
These are habits or practices that appear useful however can in fact damage the effectiveness and efficiency of nimble groups.
Keep in mind: to not be simply a bellyacher, I’ll note a possible countermeasure for each anti-pattern.
# 1 – Ignoring WIP Limit (operate in development)
It’s an essential practice in Kanban, based upon the Theory of Constraints. Neglecting it resembles having a lot of tabs open in a web browser on a weak computer system (the restriction). If you attempt to do a lot of things at the same time, you wind up refraining from doing anything effectively. WIP restricts aid focus and finish jobs more effectively.
What to do?
The primary step to having a healthy WIP is to keep track of and continuously strengthen the used limitations. Utilize the Daily for this or some other repeating conference. Inform the group about the significance and show outcomes through tracking tools.
# 2 – Lack of Prioritization
When it pertains to building/managing items, the efficiency of actions is essential. We require to make great options to take full advantage of outcomes. There’s no simple escape. Otherwise, something crucial may be neglected or a chance ignored.
What to do?
Develop requirements for option. Having some KPIs to anchor choices makes the job of buying the work list a lot easier. Other requirements like seriousness, monetary effect, and so on, can assist. Methods like GUT Matrix, Eisenhower Matrix can likewise help while doing so.
# 3 – Reduced Visibility
Ever attempted driving with your eyes closed? Hope not! Since the outcomes might be disastrous. Hence, having exposure of the course (circulation) taken by work systems is vital to recognize chances for modification and enhancement. All work is based upon phases, the majority of the time it’s partly mapped or not; and it’s essential to be familiar with the course to enhance it.
What to do?
Propose having a Kanban board, with well-described phases so you can envision the work systems moving through the circulation. It can be physical or digital, does not matter. Make this mapping and assembly of the board collaboratively,
