Download - Building your Personal Kanban!
Personal Kanban...controlling your task flow…
...improving efficiency AND effectiveness..
….de-stressing your life…
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Prioritising
Pull from Backlog over
to “To Do” for the week
Pull from “To Do” over to “Priority” for
the day
Limiting WIP
• Leave space in “Doing” for only as much WIP as you assign
• Move anything incomplete but waiting on another stakeholder to Pending
• If the Pending gets resolved, simply move it back to To Do
• Distinguish tasks from project
Timebox your Projects• Use the Pomodoro Technique to visualize progress on
projects each week
• Figure out your attention span (20m, 25m, 30m, 45m)
• Turn off all distractions, including phone, email, & small children
• Set a timer for 100% focus on that project for one Pomodoro time span
• The end of each week tells you how long you’ve dedicated to that project
• Start over each week!
Your Turn!
• Reflect on the different areas of your life (include personal life!)
• Define the categories
• Decide your board’s flow
• Build the board!
Plan for Success
Self-Sabotage
• Ignoring your WIP limits
• Over-planning
• Sneaking in tasks without card representation
• Not writing down a task immediately upon recognizing the need for the task
Winning!
• Finding an accountability partner
• Using the board to recognize when “no” is needed
• Using the board to work with your boss on priorities
• Sharing a personal board with family
Inspect and Adapt
• Life changes – respect the dynamics
• The board should alwaysreflect change
• When you stop using the board, ask why
• Formally reflect monthly or quarterly – talk to your accountability partners