1. Managing knowledge work
Gordon Vala-Webb
Gordon “at” BuildingSmarterOrganizations.com
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10. Black book and email
How we organize ourselves and others
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11. Why email is broken
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12. Everyone uses it but . . .
• Hyper-siloed (no access for non-recipients)
• Overwhelming volume
–No categorization
–Little context
• Discussions are really hard to read
• Interrupts constantly (usually unnecessarily)
• Multiple copies multiply quickly
–Now everyone has to file / organize
–Duplicates proliferate
For how WIP limits work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W92wG-HW8gg
"At Robins Air Force Base, in Georgia, fewer than half of planes were being repaired on time by the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex because employees were working on too many planes at once and toggling between too many tasks on each.
The base worked with Realization, a San Jose, Calif., project-management consulting and software firm, to reduce the number of aircraft in work in the maintenance docks. For example, with one type of aircraft, they reduced the average number in work to six from 11.
Fewer projects led to better focus and more on-time results. A year after changing workflow, 97% of the aircraft are now repaired on time, says Doug Keene, vice director of the air-logistics complex."
Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article, Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324339204578173252223022388