Kanban

Kanban is like a to-do list on a whiteboard, where tasks move from “To Do” to “In Progress” to “Done,” helping teams manage and visualize their work.

A software team uses a Kanban board to manage tasks, where each task is represented by a card that moves across columns as it progresses.

Kanban helps teams visualize their workflow, identify bottlenecks, and improve efficiency by managing work-in-progress.

Kanban can lead to better resource management, faster delivery times, and increased team productivity by ensuring that work is continuously moving forward.

• Use Case 1: Managing tasks in a software development project where priorities frequently change.
• Use Case 2: Visualizing the progress of a marketing campaign, with tasks like content creation, review, and publication.
• Use Case 3: Monitoring ongoing customer support requests and ensuring timely resolution.

Limit work-in-progress to prevent overload; regularly review and adjust the Kanban board; use metrics like cycle time to improve efficiency.

Allowing too many tasks in progress, leading to bottlenecks; not updating the board regularly; ignoring workflow metrics.

Cycle time, lead time, work-in-progress limits.

Trello, Jira, Azure Boards.