From #shorts to long work, Kanban is the way to go!

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We have reached in the last week of January. I can fairly say that 1 month is almost gone and 11 more to go. There are certain things in our day-to-day activities which are recurring, for example: brushing teeth, having breakfast, and so on. Do you need to be reminded of these activities or routines? I guess not. However, you would be reminded again and again of new moves or updates concerning your work in a job! You knew that you only had one subject's exam in your college or school on a specific date. The next exam will be on another date. You will have time to prepare for the next one, so let's keep the entire focus on the nearest exam! But what if you had two different exams together simultaneously and you are supposed to solve them together? Let's make it more realistic to a job environment. What if you had various tasks together and your delivery deadline is one fixed date. How would you make it work? Would you create a priority list of what to do, when to do it, how much to do, when to move to the next one, etcetera? If you ever feel such a situation in your life, you should try to Kanban way!

Kanban is a                  at the individual, team, and even organizational level. Pronounced "Kahn-bahn," the term translates from its original Japanese to "visual signal" or "card.

Unlike other workflow management methods that force change from the outset, Kanban is about evolution, not revolution. It hinges on the fundamental truth that you must know where you are before you can get to your desired destination.

Kanban can be applied to virtually any type of work that follows a repeatable process; if your work follows the pattern of "To Do," "Doing," and "Done," it can be managed on a Kanban board."        

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We at MATLAB Helper have been using Trello, a web-based Kanban project management application. In my last article, I asked How to make #shorts with MATLAB. I received a couple of suggestions with personal communications. I liked one approach the most, though it was unclear about coding or MATLAB modeling. It did not just change my approach towards #shorts, but it will allow my entire team to be more productive in the near time. Let's see what this Kanban approach is. We created a new Trello Board specifically for shorts and named it i2E. The first list comprises ideas where everyone can write any thought they may have, including those they want to do or wish to be done but don't know how!

Next is a list for individuals that covers a maximum of 2 cards per person they are currently working on. The cards at this stage will include all research work, a few links for reference, images, and videos related to the topic. Here, the individual would make a script that they will follow for the #shorts. Once they think that everything is done and ready to start making the video, they move the card to a new list for approval. Here, a supervisor or I would review the finalized content. If we think something is missing, if more research is needed, some different media should be used; we will comment and move the card back to the individual list. Once they make the necessary modifications, they again move the card for approval. If everything looks proper, we carry this card to the approved list. The individual person should start shooting any video rolls, MATLAB codes, Simulink Models, results, etc. When their video is produced and looks perfect, we upload them on our YouTube Channel, do some SEO stuff and schedule them for coming dates! With all done, the card is moved to the executed stage, which completes the idea to the execution (i2E) process. What do you think of this Kanban methodology? How would you have enhanced this or done it for your own projects?

Last week we published one #shorts, in reality, first on our YouTube Channel. I have been fascinated with various speeches, and I try to find the most frequently used words in those speeches. MATLAB can make it very easy with the wordcloud() function part of Text Analytics Toolbox. I have shown word cloud plot for the speech of My Vision For India by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; Greta Thunberg's Speech At The UN Climate Action Summit 2019; PM Modi's 2016 demonetization speech that shocked India; Sachin Tendulkar's farewell speech at Wankhede Stadium; and Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. Well, these were some of the highly publicized speeches, and I want to know from you which speech keywords among these or any other did you find most unique?

Since my last update,?Sneha's work on Photo Montage in MATLAB was also released. Photo Montage combines two or more photos into a single photo, in simple words fusing two or more images into a single image. Learn how to do photomontage in MATLAB with our Fun with MATLAB Video. She has also produced a good learning lesson for?Creating a Mosaic in MATLAB, releasing on 9th Feb'22. Since the videos under #FunWithMATLAB and #MapWithMATLAB series add to our MATLAB Fundamentals course, I am pretty happy to say that we have 58 free lessons now, and the number will keep increasing every month with the great work of my colleagues! You can give it a try if you are new to MATLAB.

Finally, I want to wish a Happy Republic Day to my fellow Indian wherever you are in this Universe! How do you use MATLAB in your profession? Let me know with comments!