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Topic 6.3 - Kanban Method

Kanban Method






Benefits 

  • Easy implementation and adaptation.
  • Productivity increase by up to 30 %.
  • Greater flexibility and adaptation to changes.
  • Transparency and continuous workflow.

Challenges

  • Instability in the amount of work.
  • Monitoring and compliance of activities.
  • Little disruptive and orderly.
  • Scalation in multiple teams.



Introduction to Kanban




  • Born from the Toyota Production Model.
  • Kanban means “card you can see”.
  • Involves the use of visual aid to follow up on production.
  • This process was observed in the 50s in the grocery stores (JIT). 
  • The use of visual aid is effective and has become a common practice.
  • A Kanban board helps the team increase its effectiveness.
  • Adopted as an “Agile practice” in the early 2000s.



Kanban Application


It is better used when the team needs the following conditions:

  • Flexibility.
  • Focus on continuous delivery.
  • Increase in productivity and quality.
  • Greater efficiency.
  • Focus on team members.
  • Variability in the workload.
  • Waste reduction.
  • Respect current processes.


 Wrong Reasons


  • It seems easier, simpler, friendlier.
  • You don’t need to change anything… Like Scrum.
  • Scrum implementation failed.
  • Where do I need to defragment the problems?






Basic Properties



  • Visualize the workflow.
  • Limit work in process.
  • Manage the flow.
  • Define the process.
  • Make the process policies very explicit.
  • Implement feedback cycles.
  • Improve collaboratively.
Última modificación: miércoles, 6 de abril de 2022, 15:37