With a Kanban Board visualise work by using cards to progress them into different columns such as To-do, Doing and Done. — With a Kanban Board, slice the Backlog items and visualise work by using cards to progress them into different columns such as To-do, Doing and Done. What is Kanban Kanban is a scheduling system for Lean Manufacturing introduced by Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota, to improve manufacturing efficiency. …

The Fishbone Diagram is a tool to brainstorm, find root causes and visualise the cause and effect of events that happened. — The Fishbone Diagram, also known as Ishikawa Diagram, Herringbone Diagram or Cause-and-Effect Diagrams, is a tool to brainstorm, find root causes and visualise the cause and effect of events that happened in a structured way. One of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality, the Fishbone Diagram is introduced by Kaoru…

The Backlog is an ordered list of what is needed for improvement, ordered based on size, detail and priority. — The Backlog is an ordered list of what is needed for improvement, ordered based on size, detail and priority. It is treated as a single source of work that people would use to plan Sprints in Agile communities that practice Scrum. Use the Backlog to plan your goals The goals or objectives in the Backlog can be…

The Empathy Map is a visual tool to understand and visualise what to know about a person in 4 quadrants (Says, Thinks, Does, and Feels). — The Empathy Map is a visual tool to understand and visualise what to know about a person in 4 quadrants (Says, Thinks, Does, and Feels). Originally created by Dave Gray, the Empathy Map has gained popularity in the UX (User Experience) and Agile communities as a collaborative tool for teams…

The Lite Agile Guide contains elements, steps and tools that help individuals adopt the Agile mindset and transform themselves. — The Lite Agile Guide contains the elements, steps and tools that serve specific purposes to help individuals adapt the Agile mindset, adapt to change and progress through their changes and transformations. What is Lite Agile? Adapted from Scrum, Lite Agile is lightweight and simple framework for individuals to adopt the Agile mindset and adapt…

Here are a few areas of improvement I would suggest as a UX designer who has also used Netflix and YouTube. — Disney+ launched in Singapore on 23 Feb 2021 and I decided to try it after I saw a notification on my Smart TV (LG WebOS). That notification was a solid execution and partnership with LG for launching Disney+. Other than some registration, login and server issues I have experienced which…

Have you ever heard of Kaizen? For some of you who might have heard of it, you might have heard it from work as Continuous Improvement… — Have you ever heard of Kaizen? For some of you who might have heard of it, you might have heard it from work as Continuous Improvement. How do we apply Kaizen successfully to our lives and work? I will be answering the following: What is Kaizen What is the essence…

First principles may not be a term new to you if you’re a fan of Elon Musk. He has shared this thinking as the approach he uses when… — First principles may not be a term new to you if you’re a fan of Elon Musk. He has shared this thinking as the approach he uses when understanding challenges and coming up with solutions for SpaceX and Tesla.

There’s plenty of shares online about what Scrum is, but some are defining it differently and is missing out the theory of Empiricism. — I’ve always wanted to write about Scrum, but I didn’t know where to start as it is quite hard to share what it is without covering it in its entirety. There’s also plenty of shares online about what Scrum is, but some are defining the framework differently, created different visuals…