Visualizing Workflows using Kanban Boards (with John Grant)

Visualizing Workflows using Kanban Boards for Better Management

Visualizing workflows using Kanban boards is pivotal for knowledge workers such as lawyers. The need for effective task management is on the rise, and the traditional task managers are not enough to meet this need. Enter the Kanban Board – a tool designed to offer a comprehensive view of your tasks and progress.

The Power of Kanban Boards

Continuing our journey of visualizing workflows using Kanban boards, we delve into an enriching conversation with John Grant. Grant, a consultant, has been revolutionizing legal workflows using this method. His experience has proved that Kanban boards significantly enhance task management and collaboration.

Show Notes

• Agile Attorney (John Grant’s website)
• The Voice of The Client (John’s podcast where he interviews lawyer clients)
• Thinking Fast & Slow, Daniel Kahneman
• Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow, by Dominica DeGrandis (John’s book recommendation)
• The Rise & Fall of GTD (Cal Newport’s article in the New Yorker)
• Lean Software Development (Wikipedia article)
• Agile Software Development (Wikipedia article)
• Scrum Software Development (Wikipedia article)
• Knowledge Workers (Wikipedia definition)
• How to Think Better And Profit More (Ernie’s blog post)
• Feedback loops (Wikipedia definition)
• Kanban (Wikipedia definition)
• Trello (Kanban board tool used by Ernie, which he recommends)
• KanbanZone (Kanban board tool that John recommends)
• WIP: a task started by not yet finished (Wikipedia definition)
• Start less to finish more (a key principle of the Agile work method)
• Optimism Bias (Wikipedia definition)
• Why All Your Projects Are Late And What to Do About It (Freakonomics podcast)
• Less Doing: Ari Meisel‘s website (productivity guru that Ernie follows and recommends)
• “Honest reckoning with capacity” (John’s advice for not succumbing to optimism bias)
• “Brutal assessment of priority” (John’s related advice)

General Resources

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