Presentations · 2021
8Ds of Delay
Kanban India 2021 · Virtual
What do all project managers fear? Delays! Delays can come in multiple forms and the astute project manager needs to be able to identify and anticipate where delays may come.
The Kanban Method is focused on improving flow by reducing delays. Where are all the delays that are impacting your project or service delivery? Join Todd as he shares a personal story of repairing his fence during COVID times and some of the delays that he encountered. These 8Ds of delay are items that can occur on any service delivery and are areas to target to improve overall flow and the most important D, Delivery!
- Dawdle
- Defect
- Discovery
- Distractions
- Dependency
- Decisions
- Departures
- Derailed
Lessons Learned
- Identify the 8 sources of delay
- Learn techniques for addressing each of the 8 sources of delay
- Observe many of these delays through a real world case study