Kanban for IT Ops: Limiting WIP to Increase Productivity
About the Speaker
Lead Architect at Peak Hosting
Currently the Lead Architect for Peak Hosting, a managed service provider for some of the fastest growing companies on the web, John provides technical oversight for the research, development, and improvement of all of Peak's products and services. Over the past 15 years, John has designed systems and networks for government, academia, and private industry, including real-time submarine tracking systems, supercomputers, e-commerce sites, and mobile games. Having worked with agile methods for almost 10 years, John is passionate about combining development and operations teams to deliver a more responsive IT organization.
Presentation Resources
Originally adopted by Toyota in the late 1940's, Kanban is a system for scheduling Just In Time (or Lean) production. Originally applied to manufacturing, technical organizations have begun adopting this methodology to reduce task switching, schedule work more efficiently, and promote continuous improvement. In this talk, we'll discuss how teams can apply the Kanban principles to IT Operations to increase agility, improve productivity, and reduce burn-out. You can get started using Kanban with nothing more than a wall, some tape, and a stack of Post-it Notes.