Kanban

Kanban is a technique for managing a software development process in a highly efficient way. Kanban underpins Toyota's "just-in-time" (JIT) production system. Although producing software is a creative activity and therefore different to mass-producing cars, the underlying mechanism for managing the production line can still be applied.

Three rules of Kanban

  • Kan – visualize, Ban – board

  • WIP (Work In Progress) limiting

  • Maximizing efficiency/flow (minimizing lean time - time from the begging of task to the end)

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