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1. #3 Kanban

2. #3 Kanban
 Kanban is an Agile methodology that focuses on the
visualization of your workflow (a board of memos)
 Workers using Kanban receive their tasks and materials
exactly when they need it, no sooner
 Kanban was invented by Toyota as a means of improving
work efficiency
 The word comes from Japanese and means a signal-card
What is Kanban?

3. Will Agile work for my company?Will Kanban work in my company?
 What is more important for you: individuals and
interactions or processes and tools?
 Do you spend more time making your product usable
or making documentation how to use it?
 Would you rather collaborate with your clients
or negotiate hard?
 Are you able to respond to changes on-the-fly
or do you stick to the plan no matter what?
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4. If you chose at least one answer in bold
then Kanban is definitely worth giving a shot
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5. Selected methods of AgileHow does Kanban work?
 Work is divided into tasks, prioritised and put into backlog
 A task with the highest priority is pulled from the backlog.
 When the work on task is finished, it’s marked as ‘done’
and can be pulled by the next person in line
 The idea of Kanban is not to push tasks down the line,
but let people pick them when available
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6. Example Kanban board
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7. How to make your team commissionedWhat are direct benefits of using Kanban?
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 Work is visualised which reduces confusion
 Reduced idle time (waiting) and over-processing
 Increased productivity and customer satisfaction
 Flexibility
 Simplified production planning

8. Common mistakes of new Kanban teams
 No backlog grooming
 No workflow visualization
 Exceeded limit of Work in Progress
 Workflow not fitting company process (eg. too many steps)
 Moving items back in line due to badly constructed workflow
 Creating additional policies that override basic principles of
Kanban
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9. Yes, let’s do this!
Ready to try Kanban in
practice?