a cord that every worker and manager is trained to pull when something goes wrong
— The DevOps Handbook, in “03: The Second Way: The Principles of Feedback”, Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis & Nicole Forsgren
Andon cord
2 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
Andon cord: a communication tool used to signal a problematic network state at real-time speed, facilitating immediate information transfer and problem resolution
— Wiring for Flow, in the text, Steve Pereira & John Rauser
See also batch size of one · improvement blitz · improvement kata · Pull System · ticket
Filed under Flow & Lean