Agile teams have been struggling with the concept of continuous improvement since the first Agile frameworks were developed, and still very little has been written about the practice of continuous improvement in Agile environments. Although team retrospectives have been prescribed and some practices have been introduced in order to implement and facilitate them, the truth is that most Agile teams are conducting dull retrospectives that end with a list of things that have been done wrong, just to repeat the same list two weeks later at the next meeting. Instead of listing hundreds of Japanese-labeled tools, this book gives you practical insights into how to spot improvement opportunities, how to plan for improvement and how to engage everyone in your company in the Kaizen process. In addition, it will also provide you with 27 proven practices and 12 bonus activities to introduce into your retrospectives in order to keep them fresh, creative and exciting, so you can promise a team that, in a year's time, no two retrospectives will be alike. This book helps you as a manager, team leader, change agent or consultant in any type of organization to unleash the real power of Kaizen cultures - no matter what kind of organization, market, product, technology, vision, goal or size. It provides you with the background, tools and practical hints on how to engage your organization in a process of continuous quest for new and better ways of performing.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783662513491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229338110
Product Key Features
Author
Angel Medinilla
Publication Name
Agile Kaizen: Managing Continuous Improvement Far Beyond Retrospectives
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Technology, Computer Science, Management, Business
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
3343g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Angel Medinilla
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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