Visual Management is one of those things that feels obvious, but isn’t. The idea is that you manage projects, tasks, and other bits of work-in-progress using something visual (ie, not digital). It’s a chart on the wall that everyone can see, that everyone can modify, and is updated regularly.
There was a workshop specifically for Visual Management at Agile 2009 and a subsequent write-up on the presenter’s Visual Management Blog. But don’t be fooled – while this may be gaining traction in more technical areas, this will work for anyone’s project. There are lots of great pictures of examples and is worth your time to browse the pictures even if you don’t read the whole post. I’d suggest starting here.
I’m amazed at how well a non-technical solution can communicate to everyone on (or off) the team.
Tags: agile, innovation, kanban, project management, visual management
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