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|stage=Sparkle
|stage=Sparkle
|theme=Agile, Lean
|theme=Agile, Lean
|image=Improvement-Board-Spotify-Kniberg.png
|context=working with one or more teams on a {{p|big hairy audacious goal}}.
|wish full=Ever getting better in getting better requirers a learning culture.
|wish=Ever getting better in getting better requires a learning culture.
|so=Use an information radiator to list and execute improvement kata towards the definition of awesome.
|image=Improvement-board.png
|wish full=Ever getting better in getting better requires a learning culture.
|background={{author|Henrik Kniberg}} says that {{p|squads}} at {{organization|Spotify}} are using a {{p|big visible chart}} as {{p|improvement board}} that focuses on one to three {{p|actionable accelerators}} like: “What  is blocking us?”
|background={{author|Henrik Kniberg}} says that {{p|squads}} at {{organization|Spotify}} are using a {{p|big visible chart}} as {{p|improvement board}} that focuses on one to three {{p|actionable accelerators}} like: “What  is blocking us?”


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*My improved version is live in week two.
*My improved version is live in week two.


Awesome is a direction, not a place, so it does not even have to be realistic. The Squads use a  {{p|definition of awesome}} to help focus improvements and track progress.
Awesome is a direction, not a place, so it does not even have to be realistic. The {{p|squads}} use a  {{p|definition of awesome}} to help focus improvements and track progress.


The {{p|improvement board}} is inspired by a technique called {{p|improvement kata}}, showing:
The {{p|improvement board}} is inspired by a technique called {{p|improvement kata}}, showing:
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#'''realistic next target condition''' that is one step closer to awesome; and
#'''realistic next target condition''' that is one step closer to awesome; and
#'''next three steps''', actions that take you to the '''realistic next target condition''';
#'''next three steps''', actions that take you to the '''realistic next target condition''';
#*when these get done, the Squad fills them up with new improvement actions;
#*when these get done, the {{p|squads}} fills them up with new improvement actions;
#*this section also shows a little week calendar.
#*this section also shows a little week calendar.
|therefore full=Use an {{p|information radiator}} to list and execute {{p|improvement kata}}. Set its direction with a {{p|definition of awesome}}. Tackle tough problems with an {{p|a3 solver}}. Capture your learnings by gardening a {{p|pearl language}} and a set of {{p|excellence guide}}s.
|therefore full=Use an {{p|information radiator}} to list and execute {{p|improvement kata}}. Set its direction with a {{p|definition of awesome}}. Tackle tough problems with an {{p|a3 solver}}. Capture your learnings by gardening a {{p|pearl language}} and a set of {{p|excellence guide}}s.

Latest revision as of 16:07, 25 November 2014

Improvement-board.png

…working with one or more teams on a big hairy audacious goal.

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Ever getting better in getting better requires a learning culture.

Henrik Kniberg says that squads at Spotify are using a big visible chart as improvement board that focuses on one to three actionable accelerators like: “What is blocking us?”

Also, the board shows a definition of awesome that includes things like:

  • Really finishing stuff.
  • Easily ramping up new team members.
  • No recurring tasks or bugs.

Beyond that, the definition of awesome architecture makes explicit:

  • I can build, test, and ship my feature within a week; and
  • I use data to learn from it; and
  • My improved version is live in week two.

Awesome is a direction, not a place, so it does not even have to be realistic. The squads use a definition of awesome to help focus improvements and track progress.

The improvement board is inspired by a technique called improvement kata, showing:

  1. current situation;
  2. target situation in the form of a definition of awesome telling a little story about the perfect world;
  3. realistic next target condition that is one step closer to awesome; and
  4. next three steps, actions that take you to the realistic next target condition;
    • when these get done, the squads fills them up with new improvement actions;
    • this section also shows a little week calendar.

Therefore:

Use an information radiator to list and execute improvement kata. Set its direction with a definition of awesome. Tackle tough problems with an a3 solver. Capture your learnings by gardening a pearl language and a set of excellence guides.

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The improvement board is very similar to an a3 solver, a pattern or pearl, and the general beyond bullet points structure. The same structure is used in instant pay-off coaching to help someone get unstuck and grow.


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