Kanban
Kanban is a systematical approach used to visualize, control, and measure the progress of tasks in a project. The word Kanban is rooted from the Japanese language and is the combination of the word kan meaning visual and ban meaning card. [1]
Kanban has its origin in the late 1940s when Toyota decided to put its efforts in the development of a production control system with the goal of shortening the time required from the start to the completion of a process. The Kanban system is a sign-based scheduling system that helped Toyota to improve production efficiency and eliminate waste, establishing the JIT (just-in-time) manufacturing system that is a central philosophy of Lean Thinking. In recent years the concept of Kanban got widely adopted especially as a project management tool for software development, but it can be applied to just about any industry, either process, production or task related.[2]
Contents |
Big Idea
A
B
Kanban Cards
Kanban Board
Measuring Performance
Work In Progress (WiP)
Lead Time
Cycle Time
Throughput
Interrelation of the Metrics - Little's Law
Visualizing the Workflow
Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
Application of Kanban
Kanban in the Context of Project, Program & Portfolio Management
Project Management:
Program Management:
Portfolio Management:
Benefits & Limitations using Kanban
Benefits
Limitations
Kanban vs Scrum
Getting Started with Kanban
Implementation Rules
Kanban Software
References
- ↑ Klaus Leopold, Siegfried Kaltenecker (2015). Kanban Change Leadership – Creating a Culture of continuous Improvements. John Wiley & Sohns
- ↑ Dos Santos, Paulo Sérgio & Beltrão, Alessandro & Pedraça de Souza, Bruno & Travassos, Guilherme (2018). On the benefits and challenges of using kanban in software engineering: a structured synthesis study . Journal of Software Engineering Research and Development. 6. 10.1186/s40411-018-0057-1.
Annotated Bibliography
"A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)" - Fundamental resource about the topic of project management. The book includes an "Agile practice Guide" that elaborates in detail on the use of Kanban as a core aspect of agile project management.
"Real-World Kanban: Do Less, Accomplish More with Lean Thinking" - User guide on how to facilitate and establish the correct Kanban system for different teams and applications
"Kanban Change Leadership: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement" - Linking the use of Kanban into the context of setting-up a system of continuous improvement for successful change management in an organization
