05.5 · Capability in Shipping

Delivery management

Keeping work moving: estimating it, spotting risks early and clearing what blocks it.

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When can I start telling customers when work will be done? ↗
ProKanban · 5 min
Answering "when will it be done" with a range and a confidence level, not a single date.
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Work in process limits ↗
DORA (Google Cloud) · 5 min
How limiting work in progress shortens lead time and makes bottlenecks visible.
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Risks and rabbit holes (Shape Up, chapter 5) ↗
Ryan Singer (Basecamp) · 14 min
How to find the parts of a project that could blow up its timeline, and cut them before work starts.

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