Kanban - Light-weight alternative

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When we hear about project management methodology we usually think of structured, standardized set of rules, that tells us how should we organize the project team and its work. This is true in both, formal methodologies and those related to Agile. As a result, the implementation of new methodology often means a big change for the team or the company. It is one the reasons why those implementations fail in many cases.Why is Kanban different? It doesn't try to immediately change the way the project team works. It doesn't impose certain team organization, specific techniques or artifacts. It is flexible and easily changes to fit different situations. And in the same time, despite its simplicity, it helps to define and correct the problems that jeopardize the project.This presentation shows how Kanban functions in practice and points out in what areas can it be use: from organizing your own tasks to managing products portfolio.

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KanbanLight-weight alternative

Pawel Brodzinski

blog.brodzinski.com

vsoft.pl

@pawelbrodzinski

About me

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Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, on some fine event…

Agile is all about shrinking

the feedback loops.

Corey Haines

Feedback loops

Formalmethods

Agilemethods

Kanban is an approach to change management. It isn’t a software development or project management lifecycle or process.

David Anderson

3 rules, 1 tool, simple mechanics

Kanban

Visualize workflow

Limit WIP (Work In Progress)

Measure Flow

KANBANBOARD

Limits

MMF, User Story, Work Item…

CYCLE TIME

LEAD TIME

IMPLEMENTATION

Kanban implementation is fastand simple…

…except it changes nothing…

…at least at the very beginning

Kanban is an approach to change management. It isn’t a software development or project management lifecycle or process.

David Anderson

POSSIBLEAPPLICATIONS

Manufacturing

Maintenance projects

Software development

Project portfolio management

Personal Kanban

Kanban is an approach to change management. It isn’t a software development or project management lifecycle or process.

David Anderson

Many of results of Kanban are counterintuitive. What appears to be very mechanical approach – limit WIP and pull work – actually has profound effects on people and how they interact with one another.

David Anderson

Questions?

Pawel Brodzinski

blog.brodzinski.com

vsoft.pl

@pawelbrodzinski