Kanban introduction (updated)

Introduction to Kanban!

Introduction to Kanban Lean Estimation, Tracking & Planning Making Software Delivery more Predictable 10 Strategies for Managing Dependencies Advanced Kanban – classes of service and backlog mgmt

The Coin Game

Worker Manager

Worker Manager

Manager Worker

Manager Worker

Customer

1

2 3

4

FLOW

VALUE

Little’s Law: Work in Process (WIP) = TP x CT Throughput (TP) = WIP / CT Cycle Time (CT) = WIP / TP

Backlog!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

Information Radiator

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!

Information Radiator

Queues

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Information Radiator

Queues

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Information Radiator

Queues

Limits (Levers)

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Input!

Information Radiator

Queues

Limits

Buffers

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Input! Pre-Live! Live!

“The last mile”!

Information Radiator

Queues

Limits

Buffers

End-to-end

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Input! Pre-Live! Live!Portfolio!

“The last mile”!

Information Radiator

Queues

Limits

Buffers

End-to-end

Backlog!

DONE!

Board Anatomy

Analysis! Develop! Showcase!Sys Test! Done!

WIP!DONE!WIP!

Input! Pre-Live! Live!Portfolio!

“The last mile”!

Information Radiator

Queues

Limits

Buffers

End-to-end

Blockers

Hello world!Maximise!

Throughput!

Hello world!Pull work,!not push!

Hello world!Enhance!

Teamwork!

Hello world!Focus on !

un-blocking!

Hello world!Reduce!

multi-tasking!

& task switching!

Hello world!Make all work!

visible!Hello world!

Limit WIP to !increase flow!

Hello world!Stop starting -!

!start finishing!!

WIP Backlog DONE WIP

Project X

BAU

CR’s

Project Y

Next Iteration

Current Iteration DONE WIP DONE

Analysis Dev Test

Scrumban Example

Little’s Law Revisited!Throughput = Work In Process / Cycle Time

CYCLE TIME

Blockers!•  Use magenta post-its to signify a blocker!

•  Write the reason for the blocker!

•  Focus on unblocking!!

•  Don’t throw away.! Hello world!Awaiting!

sign-off from!

commercial!12/03/11 - 18/03/11!

Defects!

In Progress

Dev Test Pre-Live

Done In

Progress Done In

Progress Done

WIP Queue WIP Queue WIP Queue

A different kind of daily stand-up!

Hello world!Focus on the!

WIP,!not each other!

Hello world!

Always start!on the right!and PULL!!

Daily stand-up, 40 people, 7 mins!

Waste visualisation!

Further Information!