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simpleshow explains Kanban.
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Lisa is a project manager in the IT department of a large company.
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She wants to optimize the work processes used in her department that has to handle several projects at the same time.
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Her friend Max recommends Kanban, a tried and tested method of agile working.
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Kanban was originally developed to optimize production management.
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The method controls what, how much, and when things are produced.
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However, these days, Max usually uses Kanban to plan his work, teamwork, or projects.
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Here's how.
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In the first step, he visualizes the value chain with its different process steps, depicted from left to right on a whiteboard, the so-called Kanban board.
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Next, Max divides all upcoming projects into smaller subtasks and attaches these cards to the Kanban board.
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The tasks now move across the Kanban board from left to right through the various process steps.
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To make sure that work in progress stays lean, he restricts the number of active tasks per step.
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Max can thus quickly see where bottlenecks form.
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No card is allowed to skip a process step.
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This way, existing cards are completed before a new step is begun.
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Kanban emphasizes a team's ability to be self-organized.
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They hold regular meetings to evaluate and discuss the progress made on the Kanban board.
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The team members are expected to propose their own improvements, to identify problems and to rectify these.
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In this way, Kanban creates a culture of continuous improvement.
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Lisa thinks this agile method is brilliant.
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She only needs to apply a few simple principles and she will soon find the task of organization much easier.
