Creating the lightbulb moments when coaching on Flow: 2 key virtual activities

Creating the lightbulb moments when coaching on Flow: 2 key virtual activities to run with your Kanban or Scrum team

Training and coaching teams about the impacts of poor flow have been challenging while we are in this virtual environment. Learn 2 workshop activities I’ve used with over 50 teams (Kanban and Scrum), which continue to create “lightbulb moments” for teams, product owners, and managers.

The Name Game - a 15 min virtual activity which teaches how context switching (too much WIP) impacts cycle time

Demand Analysis - a 30-45 min virtual activity where teams analyze their demand types without requiring ALM data. This can create insights for the teams and leaders about the holistic demand volume and where the teams’ time is being siphoned away from the important work.

*The two tools above require Google Sheets but can be recreated in any collaborative tool used in your organization. If you have a Google account, log on before the meeting if you want the chance to collaborate in the session.

Marie's background:

Marie Dingess is an Agile Portfolio Lead at Capital One. Her passion around technology, process, and culture led her to an Agile Coach role in 2015, where she enjoyed training and coaching teams to achieve their potential. Marie has presented at various Agile conferences on cultivating a Lean mindset, SAFe PI facilitation, Agile maturity survey metrics, and the creation of the Agile Delivery Lead role. Recent published articles include The YAGNI principle stops devs from getting ahead of themselves and Scrum Master vs Agile Delivery Lead: What's in a Name?