You asked for it, and we listened. Today we are proud to announce the launch of the first Personal Kanban iPhone app, iKan. When we set out to build it, we decided to focus on a few key things: 1. Small Screen Many Tasks – We wanted to make the best use of the screen [...]
Over the last few months, I’ve had the good fortune to be a featured guest on three different podcasts discussing Personal Kanban. In the Yi-Tan calls, we discussed Personal Kanban and Personal Kanban for teams. In the Social Media Breakfast Seattle Podcast, we explored the relationships between Lean thinking and social media. Of course, Personal [...]
Modus is pleased to invite everyone interested in lean thinking to Lean Coffee Seattle. These happen every Wednesday at 8:30 to 10:30 am at Uptown Espresso at Westlake and Republican. See you there!
Jim Benson will be speaking at the Social Media Breakfast in Bellevue, Washington, on March 16, 2010. The topic will be: Lean Organizations, Social Media and the CIA.
Tonight Jim Benson will be Speaking at SeaSpin. This talk goes through a project his team did in early 2007 that used a hybrid XP / Personal Kanban approach to managing a widely distributed team and what they learned in “the early days.” Here is the write up from the SeaSPIN site. February 2 Meeting Construx Software, [...]
If you’ve optimized your team, but not your people, you’re not really optimized. At Modus Cooperandi, we work with individuals, teams and the organization to make sure that everyone is communicating and working effectively. We use: Personal Kanban - for individuals and teams Agile Practices - for teams Lean Methods - for teams and organizations We focus on [...]
Modus Cooperandi has begun a project to help the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) create on-line training courses in distributed collaboration. Modus joins thought leaders and experts from around the world in building a curriculum that will help workers from FAO and other organizations collaborate from a distance. The project’s aim is to provide [...]
When: November 17, 2009 Where: Twitter Hashtag: #pkflow Modus and personalkanban.com are hosting a “Tweet-a-ban.” Whether you’re a Personal Kanban practitioner or just have an interest in improving your productivity, join in on the asynchronous, 24 hour long global conversation. For details click here.
Personal Kanban 101 View more presentations from Jim Benson. Modus Cooperandi is pleased to announce the release of its second Personal Kanban InfoPak. In Personal Kanban 101: Achieving Focus & Clarity with Your First Personal Kanban we discuss the essentials for getting your board started. Topics addressed include how to establish value stream, backlog and [...]
Personal Kanban at the World Bank – Small Team Rapid Development View more documents from ourfounder. This is the first in a series of Modus Cooperandi’s InfoPaks. They are downloadable, and work like a narrative whitepaper. Think of them like graphic novels for business. In InfoPak One: Personal Kanban at the World Bank, we discuss [...]
