Topic 2.3 - Kanban Implementation

Card Walls

The card wall is the primary organizing method for keeping a project moving.

Pulls and Pushes

Ensure that your process is respecting pull signals, rather than push signals.

Workflows

Defining workflows is a time consuming effort that requires full participation. It is more than worthwhile.

Queues and Buffers

Because Kanban limits work in progress, a bottleneck can become depleted, ceasing work distribution. By inserting a buffer, the flow can be better managed.

Cadences

Once a team is fully implemented, Kanban will give them a feel for the flow and pace of their development cycle. Then they can reliably forecast how long work will take to complete.

Bottlenecks

When WIP shows growth, there is a bottleneck and a buffer needs to be constructed.