knowledge/productivity/kanban.md

notes from Kanban in Action

• three core principles:
  • visualize
  • limit work-in-progress
  • manage flow

Visualize

• transparency between team members
• easy-to-understand visuals
• only give necessary and useful information
  • anything else is a waste to both read and to update

Kanban board

• should match actual process rather than ideal process
• queue columns: columns before and after the board with no limit on the number of items
• entry/edit criteria: criteria for items entering/exiting a column of the board

Work Items

• cards should facilitate decision making
• use color coding to show type of work
• visually identify work that is blocked
• optionally, link the cards to extra documentation using IDs (mostly useful for physical cards)