Agile Project Management with Kanban

Chapter 2. Kanban quick-start guide

Kanban provides a simple approach to delivering high-quality value to your customers, on time and on budget. If you already have a set of work items to do and a team ready to do them (as most teams do), use this chapter to get started right away. For those who don’t yet have a set of work items or who need to put a team in place, Chapter 3, “Hitting deadlines,” describes how to plan your project and staff your team.

The quick-start steps for using Kanban to complete your work backlog are:

Step 1: Capture your team’s high-level routine

Step 2: Redecorate your wall

Step 3: Set limits on chaos

Step 4: Define done

Step 5: Run your daily standup

Troubleshooting

Checklist

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