Demystifying Kanban

Posted February 28, 2011 | |

Kanban was developed in response to the need to reduce resistance to change, handle risk and variability effectively, exercise continuous improvement, and improve the quality of work life. Now, where does the rubber meet the road? Is Kanban really delivering? Are adoption results astounding, modest, or poor? Is Kanban for your organization? This issue of Cutter IT Journal brings you Kanban experiences from diverse parts of the world to help answer those and other questions you may have. We hope this issue offers you diverse perspectives and enough information to help you make a decision on your next steps regarding Kanban. It is also our hope that you feel encouraged to further explore this recent but rapidly growing and highly effective method.

About The Author
Alan Shalloway
Al Shalloway is the founder and CEO of Success Engineering. He is a recognized thought leader in the areas of Lean, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Kanban, Scrum, design patterns, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Lean management, value-creation networks, Lean product management, and more. Mr. Shalloway’s focus is on providing an effective Agile-at-scale approach for large organizations, which includes helping internal change agents be self-… Read More
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