Structure of Kanban, Energy of Scrum
Explanation of how to mesh the energy Scrum: teams, collaboration, learning with Kanban flexibility: urgent requests, short timeframes, changes in direction.
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Scrum and Kanban – Which one to use?
Scrum is the most popular Agile methodology with Kanban a growing second choice. Learn about the core parts of each one as well as how they differ so that you can find the best fit for your team or organizational context. For example, Scrum is great when you want to shake up the status quo and transform the way you work. Kanban is great when small changes are a better fit for the environment. Learn how they work and how you can use them in your environment.
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Book – An Agile Adoption and Transformation Survival Guide: Working with Organizational Culture
I am very excited that I just published my free book – An Agile Adoption and Transformation Survival Guide: Working with Organizational Culture on InfoQ. Agile change agents will find it valuable in helping companies succeed with Agile and avoiding failure.
Lean Startup? Use Kanban! Maybe Scrum
Just finished Lean Startup Machine this past weekend and would like to connect the dots between Lean Startup and Agile. Read More
What’s the first Decision? Implementing Kanban vs Scrum
Guest post by Michael DePaoli
If your development team or manufacturing team is considering moving to using Kanban vs. Agile Scrum, one of the biggest decisions is choosing the right agile development methods for the job. Let’s discuss the realities of implementing Kanban and some of the fundamentals that hold back both Kanban and Scrum implementations.
Kanban is Like an Oreo Cookie
Kanban is like an Oreo Cookie: Dark Crunchy Control on the outside, but Sweet White Goodness (collaboration, cultivation and craftsmanship) on the inside!Read More
Agile Fits Better in Some Company Cultures than Others
At XPDays Benelux last November, Pascal Van Cauwenberghe told me that his main focus is to stop companies from doing Agile. I didn’t get it then. I think I finally understand.
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Kanban aligns with Control Culture
In my last post, I looked at how Agile Culture is about Collaboration and Cultivation.Read More
Home Run with Kanban 101 Workshop
John Goodsen and I set out to deliver a great one day Kanban workshop as part of Agile Tour Toronto 2010 and we hit this one out of the park. Read More
What’s better than Kanban?
I was reading Freddy Balle’s book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround and I read something that stopped me dead in my tracks. In the book, after months of transitioning a manufacturing plant to continuous flow using Kanban, the Lean sensei asks the innocent question:
Question: What is better than Kanban?
Kanban is a Gateway Drug
For years I have preferred Scrum as a starting place rather than XP since it is easier to adopt. One of the patterns of Fearless Change is to take small steps. Scrum is a much smaller step than XP. That’s old news. Lot’s of folks like to start with XP, that’s OK by me.Read More
Agile PMO: Real Time Governance
Last fall, I had the opportunity to hear Ross Pettit and Jane Robart present at the ThoughtWork QTB in Toronto. You can see the full presentation and slides on InfoQ. (Hint: if you are in Toronto, there is a talk on Legacy Systems coming up on Friday, Feb 5th).Read More
