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Cumulative Flow Chart in Kanban: Real Usage Example

Michael Dubakov — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:24:48 +0000

Cumulative Flow diagram is a very good starting point for stop-the-line or retrospective meeting. Here is a real example from TargetProcess development.

Discover Problems and Waste in Kanban Flow

Michael Dubakov — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:25:51 +0000

Simple yet effective technique to discover wait and waste in your development flow. All you need to do is to visualize a complete flow of a single user story.

Kanban and Scrum – making the most of both (new book)

Henrik Kniberg — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:29:11 +0000

A new book has been published: “Kanban and Scrum – making the most of both”

The purpose of this book is to clear up the fog, so you can figure out how Kanban and Scrum might be useful in your environment.

The book includes:

Foreword by Mary Poppendieck
Foreword by David Anderson
Updated version of original “Kanban vs Scrum” article by Henrik Kniberg
In-the-trenches case study by Mattias Skarin

You can read it online for free (InfoQ registration required though) or buy the printed version.

Translators: If you are interested in translating this book to your language, please get in touch with my editor Diana Plesa (diana AT c4media.com).

Merry X-mas!

Lean and Kanban Software Development Digest: Top 30

Michael Dubakov — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:18:35 +0000

Lean and Kanban software development adoption is growing. More and more companies setup Kanban Boards, limit WIP and eliminate Muda.

This collection of links will help you understand all that buzz around Lean/Kanban and decide whether it is worth trying. I’ve read all the articles and posts below, so this list is a truly selected thing . Check the top lean/kanban blog posts, articles, presentations, people and tools.