Scrum vs Kanban: applicability
Kanban and scrum are frameworks that help teams adhere to agile principles and get stuff done.
Agile is a structured and iterative approach to project management and product development. It recognizes the volatility of product development, and provides a methodology for self-organizing teams to respond to change without going off the rails.
Kanban is all about visualizing your work, limiting work in progress, and maximizing efficiency(or flow). Kanban teams focus on reducing the time it takes to take a project(or user story) from start to finish. They do this by using a kanban board and continuously improving their flow of work.
Scrum | Kanban | |
Cadence | Regular fixed length sprints (ie, 2 weeks) | Continuous flow |
Release methodology | At the end of each sprint | Continuous delivery |
Roles | Product owner, scrum master, development team | No required roles |
Key metrics | Velocity | Lead time, cycle time, WIP |
Change philosophy | Teams should not make changes during the sprint. | Change can happen at any time |
When to use Kanban
Scrum doesn’t work well with your team (fail with sprint delivery)
Priorities can’t be frozen
No general picture of progress
Working overtime
Otherwise, use Scrum!
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