Kanban

Kanban is a visual workflow management method emphasizing continuous delivery and work-in-progress limits.

What is Kanban?

Kanban is a workflow management method for visualizing work, limiting work in progress, and maximizing efficiency using a board with columns representing stages.

Kanban principles

Visualize work, Limit WIP, Manage flow, Make policies explicit, Improve collaboratively.

Common misconceptions

"Kanban is just a board" — Method with principles
"Kanban has no rules" — WIP limits are essential
"Kanban vs Scrum" — Can be combined