August 22, 2012

3 ways to sync up Development and Operations’ dependencies

Bringing visibility to dependencies between teams is key. This webinar by Dominica DeGrandis – a recognized expert in the application of Lean and Kanban in IT/ DevOps, looks at three ways to do just that. Because different teams have their own rhythm and rhyme, it’s useful to look at options for discovering the one right for you.
July 21, 2012

Think outside the Kanban board!

Kanban is making waves in IT operations and Software development, HR, Sales, Marketing, Insurance Claims and more! With the expanding use of Kanban it is very easy to fall into the “mechanics trap” of the Kanban board. This is true for Scrum as well. During this one hour webinar we will discuss the importance of seeing and thinking beyond what the board offers and where the highest value of Kanban lies.
July 1, 2012

Global Town-hall Meeting with David J Anderson

SwiftKanban is happy to once again bring to you an interactive Town-hall style webinar with world-renowned Kanban guru, David J. Anderson. In this webinar, David will present some of the new ideas that have emerged from the Kanban Leadership Retreat in Austria last month, specifically the new approach to assessing the depth of a Kanban implementation. He will then take questions on any Kanban related topic from the audience.
June 28, 2012

SwiftKanban: World’s first real Scrumban tool!

While Scrum has had worldwide adoption and success, many teams and organizations have struggled to implement all of its aspects. Their challenges could be related to organizational and role changes, or not being able to meet iteration or release level commitments of scope and time, poor estimation and story leaks and ultimately untested/ poor quality software. If you have faced some or all of these challenges, and are looking for ways to improve your Scrum processes, then you should be looking at Scrumban – the application of Kanban principles to Scrum.
May 28, 2012

Kanban – Beyond IT and Software

One of the important contributors to the success of several organizations is alignment of IT strategy with Business for achieving Corporate Goals. If Reduced Waste and Smooth Flow (or streamlined processes) throughout the enterprise are part of your corporate strategy, then you should look at Kanban. While Kanban is making waves in IT operations and Software development, it is also proving invaluable for a number of forward-thinking business functions such as HR, sales, marketing, insurance claims and more!