L5 - Agile in Practice - Kanban

Question 1

main difference between Kanban and Scrum

Answer 1

scrum = strict rules
kanban = flexible + easy

Question 2

kanban practices (6)

Answer 2

1. make work visible
2. limit work in progress
3. manage the flow of work
4. make policies explicit
5. implement feedback loops
6. improve collaboratively

Question 3

(kanban key findings) widespread adoption

Answer 3

used globally, responses in 48 countries

Question 4

(kanban key findings) expanding beyond IT

Answer 4

useful applications in HR, Sales, Resource Managment

Question 5

(kanban key findings) scalability

Answer 5

implemented by companies of all sizes

Question 6

(kanban key findings) effectiveness

Answer 6

majority find Kanban more effective than other methods used

Question 7

(kanban key findings) evolutionary change

Answer 7

fosters change relative to a companies current practices

Question 8

(kanban key findings) tooling importance

Answer 8

Kanbanize/SwiftKanban/Kaiten/Nave