Kanban and Flow Definition

This category provides a high-level overview of a Kanban system and its purpose. It also covers key components and when you may or may not want to use a Kanban system.

Combinando Kanban con Lean: Optimizando el flujo de trabajo y reduciendo desperdicios

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El mundo empresarial actual exige eficiencia, adaptabilidad y una entrega de valor constante. Para responder a estos desafíos, muchas organizaciones han adoptado marcos de trabajo que promueven la mejora continua y la optimización de procesos. Dos de los más prominentes son Kanban y Lean. Aunque a menudo se asocian, es esencial comprender cómo se pueden …

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How to Limit Your WIP in Kanban

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One of the most asked questions during Kanban training is: how to limit WIP? But before we talk about it, what is WIP anyway? WIP is the acronym for: work in progress. Which is a flow metric that shows how many items that have started but not finished. When we talk about limiting WIP, we …

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Ideas para pensar sobre la implementación de Kanban

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4 ideas claves a tener presente al implementar Kanban El cambio que buscamos implementar a través de Kanban como estrategia no se puede vender de manera creíble como algo que solo es beneficioso. Todo cambio trae incertidumbre y con suerte riesgos. Para acompañar a equipos y organizaciones, debemos mostrarles cómo los beneficios del cambio superan …

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Kanban Adoption in Nigeria; A Frontier Worth Exploring

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Nigeria, like other nations, is an evolving work environment. A nation of over 200 million people (UNDP, 2021). Interesting in her demographic is her workforce. From United Nations Population Fund statistics, over 50% of her population in the workforce is young and vibrant. The question then is, how can the Agile framework; Kanban, facilitate the delivery of value for Nigerian organizations and businesses? To answer this …

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How Well Does Your System Flow?

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When working with a flow-based Kanban system there are a few statements that I would suggest most teams should bear in mind. One of my Kanban class attendees labelled these as “Jose’s Rules for Flow” Whilst I wouldn’t go so far as to say these are hard and fast rules, they are some suggestions for …

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