Kanbanchi presentation

Kanban — a method of a flexible task management

and its realizations

Konstantin Baev, Magic Web Solutions http://www.magicwebsolutions.co.uk/

History

看板 (kamban) – literally means “visual card,” “signboard,” or “billboard.”Implemented in 1953 at ToyotaPurpose: Logistic control systemKey components: Kanban cardsTypes: Production (P) Kanban, Transportation (T) KanbanToyota Production System (TPS)

Lean manufacturing or lean productionGoal: elimination of wasteSeven types of waste:● Transport● Inventory● Motion● Waiting● Overproduction● Over Processing● Defects

Kanban as a software development process

Just-in-time delivery

Based on four basic principles:

● Start with existing process● Agree to pursue incremental, evolutionary change● Respect the current process, roles, responsibilities

and titles● Leadership at all levels

Kanban boardApplicationfor software development team

for marketing teams

for HR teams

for a personal task management

● Visualize your workflow - make sure that everyone on your team sees your Kanban board at least once a day.

● Limit WIP - limiting the amount of work in progress reduces the levels of context switching and makes you faster.

● Measure flow - unless you measure it you cannot improve it. With Kanban you should always measure and optimize.

The 3 rules of Kanban board

Get more information about KanbanKanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business by David J. Anderson and Donald G. Reinertsen (Apr 7, 2010)http://www.amazon.com/Kanban-David-J-Anderson-ebook/dp/B0057H2M70/

Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry(Feb 2, 2011)http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Kanban-Mapping-Work-Navigating/dp/1453802266/

David J. Andersonhttp://djaa.com/ https://twitter.com/djaa_dja

Jim Bensonhttp://www.personalkanban.com/ https://twitter.com/ourfounder

Comparison and Review of Software

supporting Kanban methodology

Kanban Flow Kanban tool

Trello Kanbanchi

features Kanbanchi Trello Kanban Flow Kanban Tool

card menu right panel expanded at the screenpopup menu, which you can move around and expand

popup menu, which you can move around

board menu right panel right panel outside the board (administration) settings outside the board

permissions yes yes premium/pro

assign collaborators yes yes premium/pro yes

checklist yes yes yes yesattachments yes yes premium/pro yes

due dates yes yes yes yes

filter and search yes yes premium/pro yes

tags/lables color tags yes yes yes

copy cards & boards yes yes premium/pro yes

move tasks between boards yes, by drag'n'drop yes, in card menu yes, in card menu yes, in card menu

export/import export in csv export in various formats premium/pro yes

revision history/activity yes yes premium/pro yesarchive not yet yes no yes

board design premium/pro premium/pro no no

swimlanes no no premium/pro yes

diagrams, analysing, reports no no premium/pro yes

timetracking no no yes, pomodoro & time spent yes

premium/procan be used free almost without restrictions

can be used free almost without restrictions can be used free free for 15 days

Kanban Flow

Kanban Tool

Trello

Kanbanchi

The SOS productivity tool Matrix

S - Simplicity lessens the learning curve and lowers barrier to entry (you needn't learn a lot and spend a lot of time in order just to get started. Comfortable and familiar. Simpler - more easy to adopt, more compelled to use it)

O - Obviousness lessens the choices needed to move forward (you know where you need to go to deal with your tasks. Indicate how well it does work for particular things)

S - Scalability lessens the possibility of change as growth occurs (Scale the things out with the tool. Thats why we need team and individual stuff)

from webinar “Choosing Your Perfect Task Manager” by Steve Dotto & Mike Vardyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6vSbusV12A

Trello

Strengths1. Endless "boards"

2. Stunningly visual

3. Scales very well

SOS ScoreSimplicity - 70

Obviousness - 70

Scalability - 80

Kanban Tool

Strengths1. Clean interface

2. Сustomizable boards/cards

3. Power-ups

SOS ScoreSimplicity - 80

Obviousness - 70

Scalability - 90

Kanban Flow

Strengths1. Simple & easy interface

2. Pomodoro timer

3. Great list of premium settings

SOS ScoreSimplicity - 80

Obviousness - 70

Scalability - 80

Kanbanchi

Strengths1. Light and flexible

2. Google Drive features

3. Great for personal/teams

SOS ScoreSimplicity - 90

Obviousness - 80

Scalability - 80

Kanbanchia kanban board for google drive

Introduction

Kanbanchi is a dashboard (kanban board) tool built specifically for Google Drive.

Google Drive focus helps users to manage boards, file attachments and access using familiar Google interfaces.

- Simple intuitive interface- Easy to add collaborators- Drag & drop attachments on to cards- Graphical attachments with previews- Ability to add checklists, due dates etc.- Google Calendar integration- Beta: Card filters, CSV export, Notifications

Kanbanchi offers:

Other toolsThere are lots of tools which are similar to Kanbanchi. We can approximately divide them in following categories:

Kanban/dashboard Tools: Trello, Kanban Flow, Kanban Tool, Kanbanize

Task lists: Google Keep, Wunderlist, Todoist, Any.do

Collaboration tools: Basecamp, Asana, Smartsheets

Software dev tools: LeanKit, Jira

At first glance Kanbanchi is similar to Trello and other dashboard/kanban tools in functionality. And all these tools have integration with Google Drive. But actually this means that users can only attach files from their Drive.

Kanbanchi significant advantage is that users can manage and share boards the same way they manage other Google Drive files.

Super user-friendly. I chose it over Trello because it functions with Google drive, etc.

Catherine Kirchner

This is a great app that is simple and easy to use. It has most of the features I would want in a Kanban tool and integrates nicely with Google Drive. It's very easy to collaborate with others as well.

Jeff Petach

What is the difference?

User feedback

November, 2013 April, 2015

1st release VS last release

ReviewsSimply designed and easy to use. Just enough features to enhance your workflow management without being overwhelming.Luke Olsen

Really like this, very simple and easy to use no matter how many projects/ steps within the project. Being able to add attachments and pin them to the top of a card is brilliant.Kayleigh Herberts

Simple - yet functional beyond just sticky notes and not overly complicated like other tools.Michael Perry

Very useful and flexible. I've been using it in creative team management for different tasks solutions and it really keeps Kanban process in the right shape.Teodor Show

Free and better than most kanban software in the market. It actually as good as Trello I have to say.Charles CC. Mon

Videos

English: https://youtu.be/JyJS5QWtvm8Russian: https://youtu.be/NB_72iJhensSerbian: https://youtu.be/_NZpHB9zmAk Croatian: https://youtu.be/UwtH6m1cE04 Hungarian: https://youtu.be/6H6I6sLh1WU

Contacts

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Company: Magic Web Solutions http://www.magicwebsolutions.co.uk/Konstantin Baev: http://kbaev.ru/