FLIGHT LEVELS OF KANBAN (KLAUS LEOPOLD) - LKCE13
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The document discusses the Kanban Flight Levels model, presented by Dr. Klaus Leopold, as a framework for improving organizational performance through Kanban practices. It outlines four flight levels—uncoordinated input, coordinated input, value stream optimization, and portfolio optimization—each with its characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. The model serves as a communication tool to clarify where to start with Kanban and does not represent a maturity model.
FLIGHT LEVELS OF KANBAN (KLAUS LEOPOLD) - LKCE13
- 1. Kanban Flight Levels Lean Kanban Central Europe Conference, Nov 5, 2013! Dr. Klaus Leopold! web: www.LEANability.com! blog: www.klausleopold.com! mail: [email protected] twitter: @klausleopold!
- 2. Principles! 1. Start with what you do no w! 2. Agree to pursue increme ntal, evolutionary change! 3. Initially, respect current p rocesses, roles, responsibilities and job titles! 4. Encourage leadership on all levels in the organizatio n Where does this fit into your company? Practices! 1. Make work visible! 2. Limit work in progress (WIP)! 3. Manage flow! 4. Make process policies explicit! 5. Implement feedback mechanisms! s) 6. Improve collaboratively (using model @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 3. Kanban Flight Levels? "We would like to introduce the new Agile method Kanban to improve our team performance."! • Kanban is NOT an Agile method! • - ...companies improve their agility with Kanban! Kanban DOES NOT focus on teams! - ...can be applied on team-level! • Flight Levels is a communication tool! - shows the possibilities you have with Kanban! - can be used to clarify where to start with Kanban @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 4. flight level 1: organizational unit, uncoordinated input Design Development TEAM/DEPARTMENT @klausleopold Test !! URGENT www.LEANability.com !!
- 5. fact sheet: flight level 1 • main characteristics! - team or department level! - input is not coordinated! - push from outside! - a lot of work on the table • advantages! - simple start, "Guerrilla Kanban"! - focus on finishing work! - improved visibility & communication - improved team efficiency • disadvantages! - working on the wrong things! - many expedite requests! - imbalance of demand and capability - a lot of re-prioritization @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 6. flight level 2: organizational unit with coordinated input WITH INPUT QUEUE LIMITED INPUT QUEUE SYSTEM Input Design Development Test TEAM/DEPARTMENT @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 7. fact sheet: flight level 2 • main characteristics! - team or department level! - input is coordinated! - pull from the outside/upstream! - modern change management required • advantages! - demand and capability is being balanced! - working on the right things more efficiently! - less re-prioritization, less expedite work • disadvantages! - local optimization @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 8. sw dev it ops sales marketing prod dev hw dev pm it ops sw dev @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 9. customer wish: write a love letter team 1 team 2 team 3 team 4 @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 10. customer wish: write a love letter @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 11. flight level 3: value stream customer input Sales customer value Clarification Realization Delivery Design Development Completion Test TEAM/DEPARTMENT @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 12. fact sheet: flight level 3 • main characteristics! - optimization of (parts of) the value stream! - (more) global optimization! - pull across the value stream! - modern change management required • advantages! - optimization of the interaction of teams/departments! - doing the right thing at the right time! - significant reduction of queue sizes! - balancing demand vs. capability across the value stream • disadvantages! - often focus on project goals only @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 13. flight level 4: portfolio Project 1 Sales Clarification Realization Delivery Completion Project 2 Sales Clarification Realization Delivery Completion Project 3 Sales Clarification Realization Delivery Completion Development Delivery Product 1 Research Marketing Development Product 2 Delivery Research Marketing @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 14. fact sheet: flight level 4 • main characteristics! - optimization of portfolio! - multi-project, multi-customer risk decisions! - more stop-and-go than flow! - often quite easy to start with • advantages! - making conscious business decisions about projects/customers! - focus on business goals and not on project goals ! - stop starting, start finishing of projects @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 15. Example flight level 3! must be a huge system!! how do they coordinate? @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
- 18. j j j j j j j j j j Departmen t1 @klausleopold j j j tment Depar 3 Department 2 www.LEANability.com
- 19. Conclusions • the flight levels model...! - is a communication tool! - shows what's possible with Kanban! - helps to clarify where to start with Kanban! • flight levels is NOT a maturity model! - Kanban practices on flight level 1 could be deeper than on flight level 3! • flight level 1: organizational unit, uncoordinated input! • flight level 2: organizational unit, coordinated input! • flight level 3: value stream! • flight level 4: portfolio @klausleopold www.LEANability.com
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