The Waste Detectives: Methods and techniques to improve flow, increase value and boost profitability in a large-scale transformation (Waste in Transformation)

You are the CTO of a company in the midst of transformational change. You’ve set up workflows with business outcomes, initiatives, epics and user stories, and your teams can see and use the control charts. The problem, you’ve realised, is that the flow is repeatedly blocked. If this is happening in one team it is very likely happening everywhere. Your organisation simply has no idea of the scale of the problem that is preventing the flow of meaningful products to its customers. What if you could identify the most common system conditions (blockers) of waste in the change system? You could deliver more product to your customers for no increased annual budget and improve motivation at the same time. This book presents a framework for capturing and quantifying data on waste. With case studies involving Scrum Masters, Product Owners and senior leaders, plus practical exercises, you’ll have everything you need to change mindsets, reduce WIP and improve flow.