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Making Individual Work Automatic

Partitioning: Split the process into a series of well-defined phases that follow one after the other. For each phase, clearly specify what work must be accomplished and who is responsible.

Signaling: Put in place a signaling or notification system that tracks the current phase of each output being generated by the process,

those involved to know when it’s their turn to take over the work.

Channeling: Institute clear channels for delivering the relevant resources and information from one phase to the next (such as files in shared directories).

Individual Task Board Practice #4: Add a “Waiting to Hear Back” Column

A Follows B: Automatic Processes

Individual Task Board Practice #2: Schedule Regular Solo Review Meetings

Individual Task Board Practice #3: Add a “To Discuss” Column

Personal Kanban: Organizing Your Professional Life with Individual Task Boards

Individual Task Board Practice #1: Use More Than One Board

to do, doing, and done.