Learning Center: Lean and Kanban
How to Reveal the Immediate Impact of Implementing WIP Limits
KanbanTeamsWhat is the ultimate goal behind implementing WIP limits?
Team Burnout Is Real and Your Workflow Is the Cause
Project ManagementKanbanTeamsThe best teams are highly motivated to perform. They show engagement, professionalism, and dedication. When unrealistic goals and impossible demands are placed on your team, their active engagement leads to rising...
Do Less to Do More: WIP Limits in Kanban
KanbanHave you felt like your team is always busy, but nothing is ever quite finished? With a constant stream of new requests from clients and management, it’s easy to jump from task to task without delivering results.
The Top 10 Benefits of Kanban
KanbanKanban is a method applied across all fields of work to help teams drive down costs and become more efficient by visualizing and improving workflows. Kanban gives you the flexibility to build sustainable competitive...
How to Leverage Your Kanban Analytics in 4 Steps
KanbanHow can you leverage your Kanban analytics to make the most out of your improvement efforts? Is there an approach that will enable you to continuously realize business outcomes using your past performance data?
Winning the Talent Retention Battle
KanbanMSP leaders that invest in the training and development of their people are sometimes afraid of the possibility that other companies could wind up benefitting from those investments. However, it’s important to remember...
Winning the Talent Development Battle
KanbanBuilding a great team requires more than just hiring great people. Hiring great people is just the start. Talent has to be developed and nurtured over time, and it’s more than just a pat on the back and the occasional...
How to Read the Cumulative Flow Diagram [Infographic]
KanbanThe Kanban Method can help teams manage their workflows more efficiently but relying on your Kanban board alone isn’t going to help you achieve a stable process. You also need a way to identify bottlenecks and stabilize...
The Kanban Method: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
KanbanDelivering work in a quick and efficient way could be a challenge. The Kanban Method suggests an approach of managing the flow of work with an emphasis on continuous improvement without overburdening the development...
Webinar January 30- 2 types of boards, recent updates, Q&A time
Project and Service DeliveryKanbanManagement MethodsUpdatesWe’re introducing a recurring webinar for everyone who wants to know more about Kanban- both Kanban methods as they apply to MSPs, and Kanban the board application from TopLeft.
Why Technicians Use TopLeft
AutotaskConnectWiseKanbanNobody said engineering at an MSP was easy. As if the day-to-day responsibility of handling helpdesk tickets and projects was not enough, technicians and engineers who use ConnectWise or Autotask also have to struggle...
Are you feeling micromanaged? Here is why- and what to do about it
KanbanAre you an engineer or a technician working for an MSP? And are you feeling micromanaged? Technician micromanagement at MSPs doesn’t get enough coverage, even though it cripples teamwork and performance.
3 Tips for improving project visibility
UncategorizedProject ManagementKanbanIf you feel that you are answering the same basic questions over and over, your team members aren’t engaging with projects. If there is confusion about deadlines, deliverables, and workflow, you, as a project manager,...
How to bring your project visibility to the next level?
Project ManagementKanbanAs a project manager, you know how important project visibility is. You are always working with many projects simultaneously and are full of information that probably no one else has.
Knock Out Waste in Your MSP- the 7 Kanban Wastes
Project and Service DeliveryKanbanGet ready to knock out waste in your MSP! For a long time manufacturers using Kanban have used the 7 Kanban Wastes to identify and eliminate waste in their processes. Did you know MSPs can use the same framework to...