Minimum Business Increments (MBIs)
What Is MBI
The most significant recent addition to Disciplined Agile – the Minimum Business Increment (MBI) – can solve many problems we see in organizations. Learn how to adopting MBIs can solve a systemic problem in the Development Value Stream and how they solve problems across the Development, Operational, and Support value streams.
Why Use the Minimum Business Increment?
Focus On What Matters
Focus in on what the smallest next thing we can do that provides value to a customer.
Keep Everything in Mind
Ensures completeness to deliver that value – all of the value adding work – not just development.
Identify What Can Be Improved
Easier to sequence the work as the identified increments are the smallest we can do.
Understand Your People
Understand the capacity of the people that will do the work to start and complete it – WIP Management.
Be Clear
Provide clarity of what to align around.
Let’s Connect
MBIs solve the systemic issue of projects containing disparate and often disjointed enhancements. They bring focus to what is the smallest thing we can do, and that is the package of work. We no longer lump all kinds of work together as a “project.” We no longer have work waiting, aging, as other products have to get their lump of work done no matter what is in it before value can be delivered.
MBI is a great addition to Disciplined Agile that we urge you to learn more about. Reach out to learn how your business can benefit from MBIs by submitting your contact information.
Focus On the Value
The power in adopting MBIs is in the focus they provide. As the smallest things providing value, it is easier to sequence the work and eliminate dependencies. In addition, it enables understanding of the capacity and cost for all the people that will contribute to the value, again not just development.
MBIs Can Help With a Common Problem
Joshua Barnes discusses how MBIs can help with a common problem in the Development Value Stream by analyzing a typical Annual Budgeting Cycle.
Additional Information About MBIs
Still curious about how MBIs can provide real value to your business? Take a look at our published content for more information.
A Real World Example With Complexity
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MBIs will vary in complexity. Watch the view and learn how Joshua Barnes handles complex Minimum Business Increments.
The Minimum Business Increment
Published Article
This article will focus on how adopting MBIs can solve a systemic problem in the Development Value Stream.
Minimum Business Increment Example
Published Article
This article discusses MBIs and how they solve problems across the Development, Operational, and Support value streams.
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