BTI CEO Presents Kanban

CEO MJ Wivell presented Yes You Kanban to the Applications Agile Network. Mr. Wivell's presentation gave software engineers practical techniques to transition from a Scrum development methodology to Kanban.

Kanban is a software development methodology that allows for continuous workflow. Scrum batches work items for timeboxed sprints while Kanban focuses on single work items to flow through the system.

Mr. Wivell explained that "Kanban can help a good team go to great, but not a bad team go to good."

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From Scrum to Kanban Part 2

Before applying Kanban to your development methodology we must understand the basics of Kanban.

What is Kanban? Kanban is a Japanese word. Kan means visual. Ban means card or signal. Therefore, a Kanban is a visual indicator that triggers action.

For example, a when you go to Starbucks to order coffee, the cashier marks a coffee cup with your order. The coffee cup along with the markings are a Kanban.

Other Kanbans in our everyday life include stop signs, stop lights, alarm clocks, etc . . .

The Kanban Board is a way to provide visual indicators that trigger action for software development team. As we continue with this series we'll see how the Kanban Board uses visual indicators to trigger action.

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