Kanban in Action

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SummaryKanban in Action is a down-to-earth, no-frills, get-to-know-the-ropes introduction to kanban. It's based on the real-world experience and observations from two kanban coaches who have introduced this process to dozens of teams. You'll learn the principles of why kanban works, as well as nitty-gritty details like how to use different color stickies on a kanban board to help you organize and track your work items.About the BookToo much work and too little time? If this is daily life for your team, you need kanban, a lean knowledge-management method designed to involve all team members in continuous improvement of your process.Kanban in Action is a practical introduction to kanban. Written by two kanban coaches who have taught the method to dozens of teams, the book covers techniques for planning and forecasting, establishing meaningful metrics, visualizing queues and bottlenecks, and constructing and using a kanban board.Written for all members of the development team, including leaders, coders, and business stakeholders. No experience with kanban is required.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.What's InsideHow to focus on work in process and finish fasterExamples of successful implementationsHow team members can make informed decisionsAbout the AuthorsMarcus Hammarberg is a kanban coach and software developer with experience in BDD, TDD, Specification by Example, Scrum, and XP. Joakim Sundén is an agile coach at Spotify who cofounded the first kanban user groups in Europe.Table of ContentsPART 1 LEARNING KANBANTeam Kanbaneros gets startedPART 2 UNDERSTANDING KANBANKanban principlesVisualizing your work Work itemsWork in processLimiting work in processManaging flowPART 3 ADVANCED KANBANClasses of servicePlanning and estimatingProcess improvement Using metrics to guide improvementsKanban pitfallsTeaching kanban through games
Copyright:
2014

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
360 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781638353119
Related ISBNs:
9781617291050
Publisher:
Manning Publications
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Copyrighted By:
Manning Publications Co.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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