Real-World Kanban: Do Less, Accomplish More with Lean Thinking
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (519 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B012UEABRU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorMattias Skarin started his journey in software development by asking himself a simple question: how do you succeed with software? He is a professional Lean and Kanban coach and has been helping software companies improve since 2007.
You'll explore how four different teams used Kanban to make paradigm-changing improvements in software development. The book covers the relevant bits of theory before presenting the case studies.. These teams were struggling with overwork, unclear priorities, and lack of direction. Your team is stressed; priorities are unclear. Find out what happened when using Kanban to find better ways to do work in a well-established company, including running multi-team development without a project office. You're not sure what your teammates are working on, and management isn't helping. Each case study comes with illustrations of the Kanban board and diagrams and graphs to help you see behind the scenes.Learn a Lean approach by seeing how Kanban made a difference in four real-world situations. Discover how to keep long-term focus and improve across department borders while dealing with everyday challenges. See how Kanban was used to significantly improve time to market and to create a shared focus across marketing, IT, and operations. As you discover what worked for them, you'll understand how to make significant changes in real situations.The four case studies in this book explain how to: Improve the full value chain by using Enterprise Kanban Boost engagement, teamwork, and flow in
Mattias Skarin started his journey in software development by asking himself a simple question: how do you succeed with software? He is a professional Lean and Kanban coach and has been helping software companies improve since 2007.
From my perspective the book is a great read for someone curious about Kanbans and their use B. Scottberg Real World Kanban was a quick yet informative read on the subject of visual Kanban boards. The book offered several case study style use cases to help the reader understand how specific implementations have worked in the past. I would really describe the book as one that offers practical examples that worked rather than going into a lot of theory and concepts or offering a methodology or even enough teaching for one to implement on their own.From my perspective the book is a great read for . Quick, useful explanation of Kanban through case studies. A very easy read in a couple of new nights to learn some different ways to implement kanban. Told through five case studies, focused primarily on software Dev teams but with one non IT example. Definitely sparked some ideas of how to start using the technique.. "Solid writing. Practical application. I'm going through a" according to Don Eitel. Solid writing. Practical application. I'm going through a second time with a highlighter so I can collect thoughts to share with colleagues.