Kanban Boards step-by-step V0.2 – alpha

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by Giulio Roggero – giulio.roggero@isolasoftware.it – Creative Common 3.0 License

Let’s start from a task list …

Todo

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Todo

Todo In Progress

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… add some process

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… and queues

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Doing

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Doing Done

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Doing Done Doing

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… and work-in-progress limits

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WIP LIMITS!

Kanban step-by-step

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Bottlenecks!

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WIP Limit of verify is 2! Complete one task before starting a new one…

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STOP STARTING, START FINISHING!

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Remove the bottleneck and the pull system restart the flow!

Waitings!

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NOTHING TO WORK ON, SPEED Up the analyze!

Say ciao to team members!

Carlo Elena

Marc Jean

Emma

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Elena completed the verification AND now WHAT ITEM SHE WILL TAKE?

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SHE HELPS JEAN IF PAIRING reduce the time to complete the task

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Another solution if support to jean is not feasible

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ELENA WILL TAKE ANOTHer activity in queue

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ELENA and jean are free, how to take a new task?

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Take the most important TASK togheter to speed the flow

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OR …

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… work in parallel if working together is not effective

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… work in parallel if working together is not effective

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… work in parallel if working together is not effective

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… work in parallel if working together is not effective

Urgencies!

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Urgent

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Urgent à This is a swim lane, max speed here! à

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Hey guys here there is a problem!

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Urgent 3 This work it’s not ok!

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Urgent 3 SWARMING! ALL on the bloking issue!

Limit team activities with avatars

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I’M Free! 2 TASKS x PERSON

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I’M Free! 2 TASKS x PERSON I’m working on other stuff

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I’M Free! 2 TASKS x PERSON I’m working on other stuff SICK VACATION

Forecasts

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5 days à

10 days à

Planning

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THIS SPRINT

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THIS SPRINT

NEXT

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THIS SPRINT

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PLAN

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Linked Kanban boards

BACKLOG ACCEPT SELECTED WORK TEST

Doing Done READY OK

20 SP

TODO IN PROGR DONE

FREE

ß PROduct backlog

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Personal Kanban board

IDEAS failed planned doing success 8 3 20

THIS MONTH

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Support Team kanban board

tickets closed planned doing resolved 8 3 20

Today

tomorrow

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Time driven kanban board

backlog DONE quarters MONTH DOING 8 5 20

current

next

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current

Example with more projects

Issues Team Backlog with priorities

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Free person

Person on other projects

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Blockers

Crtical

Two avatars per person

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Devel Test Acceptance Released

Ready Accepted In prog Done

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Stay tuned for next versions: •  Program kanban board •  Portfolio kanban board •  Strategic kanban board •  Lead and cycle times on kanban boards •  Reduce the WIP step-by-step from current situation to one-piece-flow

This is not the end … … is just the begin of your journey! Kanban is not only a board; Lean is not only Kanban. Be curios, respect people and improve, always!

Credits V0.2 – alpha

See all credits on last slide!

by Giulio Roggero – Creative Common 3.0 License – www.isolasoftware.it

Work inspired by great slides written by Joakim Sundén, Marcus Hammarberg and Christophe Achouiantz http://www.slideshare.net/marcusoftnet/kanbanboards Graphics elements by Emanuele Mantovani Great feedbacks by Fabio Armani, Gaetano Mazzanti, Marco Bresciani