Kanban is a lean methodology for managing workflow. Its core practices include visualizing workflow using a kanban board with columns for different states, limiting work-in-progress to avoid bottlenecks, making policies explicit, and implementing feedback loops to continuously improve. Kanban focuses on managing flow rather than fixed processes, and emphasizes finishing work rather than starting new work. Kanban stand-ups differ from Scrum in that the focus is on identifying impediments rather than commitments.

1. Kanban
An incomplete intro

2. Core practices
1. Visualise
2. Limit work in progress
3. Manage flow
4. Make policies explicit
5. Implement feedback loops
6. Improve collaboratively, evolve
experimentally
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development)

3. Visualise & manage the flow
● Every work item is tracked on the board
● Each state/phase has its own column
● Work items are in column dep. on the state
● Transitions are well-defined

4. Stop starting, start finishing!
Limit work-in-progress (WIP)
● items per column, items per person
Benefits:
● Stories are finished sooner
● Value is delivered sooner
● Feedback can be received faster

5. Kanban vs. Scrum stand-ups (1)
Scrum: “What did I accomplish yesterday?”
Kanban: the question is not necessary.
Rationale:
The cards on the board tell the story. The WIP (Work in Progress) is visual.

6. Kanban vs. Scrum stand-ups (2)
Scrum: “What can I commit to doing today”
Kanban: the question is irrelevant.
Rationale:
Work will take whatever time it will take to get done. Committing to
accomplishing the work will not necessarily make it faster.

7. Kanban vs. Scrum stand-ups (3)
Scrum: “What are the impediments in the way?”
Kanban:
That’s the only important question to ask!
Source: http://neelnarayan.blogspot.cz/2012/02/daily-kanban-stand-up.html

8. The stand-up recipe
● Go from the right-most column to the left
● Look out for stories that were not moved since
the last stand-up
● Ensure all PRs are assigned
● Ask “What is needed to get this item finished”?

9. Recommended reading
Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology
Business
by David J. Anderson
http://www.amazon.com/Kanban-David-J-Anderson-ebook/dp/B0057H2M70
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping
Your Business Win
by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr , George Spafford
http://www.amazon.com/The-Phoenix-Project-Helping-Business-ebook/dp/B00AZRBLHO