Lean from the Trenches: Managing Large-Scale Projects with Kanban

by Henrik Kniberg

death marches (projects where everyone knows they’re going to fail but still keep marching dutifully).

cause-effect diagrams are a great way to help teams: Create a common understanding: Team-based problem solving is extremely effective but requires a common understanding of the issue. Cause-effect diagrams are a very practical collaboration technique. Identify how problems affect the business: Knowledge of this enables people to focus on the most important problems first and make informed decisions. Find root causes: This helps maximize the effect of your changes. Eliminate vicious cycles (negative reinforcing loops): Break vicious cycles or turn them into positive reinforcing loops (good stuff leading to more good stuff, instead of bad stuff leading to more bad stuff).