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pmk – poor man’s kanban - an interlude – Kanbanand Guide: Okay, so apparently I got completely off-track, so this is a major interlude here. I actually have the next post in the pipeline. Anyway, I came across this and thought it was a really good read and explanation of something similar to what I think. There are some differences. For instance, since I dislike TDD so much, I’d change all references to Context/Specification testing. But, it is a very concise and clear summary. Take a look.; posted @ Friday, April 30, 2010 6:40 PM | Feedback (0)

pmk – poor man’s kanban – 2 of N – Waste: At some point, one would think I would talk about, you know, kanban, specifically, the kanban board. I’m getting to that. But first, I want to talk about the concept of waste and how it fits in. Now, within the Toyota Production System, the precursor of at least one version of Lean Software Development, there is a list of the 7 types of waste. This immediately makes me skeptical. Really? 7? Not 6? Not 8? We’re all geeks here, don’t there have to be 42? I don’t buy it. Furthermore, as I mentioned in previous posts, the...; posted @ Monday, June 22, 2009 2:37 AM | Feedback (2)

pmk – poor man’s kanban – 1 of N – Preamble: There is a lot of existing literature when it comes to Lean/Kanban/Pull/Whatever. Before getting into my discussion of pmk, although I believe I did this in a previous post, it is important to once again highlight some of the common links to that material. Lean Software Development This is most obviously associated with the work of Mary and Tom Poppendieck, since I believe they coined the phrase. Their work can be found in greatest detail at their homepage. You can find their books on Amazon by clicking here. The wikipedia article on it can be...; posted @ Sunday, June 07, 2009 11:07 PM | Feedback (0)

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