Principles of Kanban
Kanban is based on four key principles which are mentioned below:
- Start with the existing process: It is a change management method that starts with the existing process. Changes are done in the system in incremental and evolutionary ways. Unlike Scrum, there’s no specific process or roles defined in Kanban.
- Agree to continue evolutionary and incremental changes: After starting with the existing process, the team must agree on continuous, incremental, and evolutionary changes. The changes should be small and incremental. Rapid and substantial changes may be effective but they will be subjected to larger resistance as well by the Team.
- Admire current roles, processes, responsibilities & titles: Though Kanban suggests continuous incremental changes in the process, it respects current roles, responsibilities, and job titles. This helps the team to gain confidence as they get started with Kanban.
- Leadership at all levels: Kanban does not expect leadership from a specific set, rather the actions of leadership at all levels in the organization, are very much encouraged.
Kanban – Agile Methodology
Kanban is a popular Agile Software Development Methodology. It is a signaling device that instructs the moving of parts in a ‘pull’ production system, developed as part of the TPS (Toyota Production System). Kanban is about envisioning the existing workflow in terms of steps. These steps can be created on the whiteboard.
Table of Content
- What is kanban?
- When Would The Kanban Approach Be Needed?
- Kanban Board/Card
- Principles of Kanban
- Kanban Practices
- Kanban Workflow – How does Kanban Pull System Work?
- Lead Time and Cycle Time
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
- How to Calculate Lead Time and Cycle Time
- Steps of Kanban Approach
- Benefits of using Kanban Framework
- Kanban vs Scrum
- Conclusion
- Frequently Asked Questions on Kanban – Agile Methodology
The main aim of Kanban is to reduce WIP (Work-In-Progress), or inventory, between processes by ensuring the upstream process creates parts as long as its downstream process needs it. The goal of the Kanban execution is to ensure work items move to the next steps quickly to realize business value faster.