For the uninitiated, a Kanban board is a rectangular area with vertical columns. Cards representing work items go in each column and can be easily moved from column to column. Cards generally progress from column to column one at a time, in one direction -- typically, left to right (in English-speaking teams). When we're doing Kanban, we add some more rules of use for the Kanban board: the board helps visualize work and process flow. We use work-in-progress limits on "doing" columns to reduce thrashing caused by too much multitasking.
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Peter Kaminski is a Cutter Expert and a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network. He has served as technical cofounder for five Internet startups, including Socialtext, a leading provider of enterprise social software, and Yipes Communications, a pioneering provider of Ethernet WAN services. As a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Mr. Kaminski provides intelligent and experienced insight into discussions of product and service… Read More
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