Manage Your Project Portfolio, 2nd Edition

See the Variety of Work

One organization I worked with specialized in electrical projects. Some of those projects required software or mechanical parts to the project. (Yes, I would call the multiple-type projects programs, as in ​Is the Work a Project or a Program?​. However, this organization preferred to manage each piece of work as its own project.) If you, too, have a variety of projects that might—or might not—flow through the organization, consider a kanban to see all the work.

The kanban shown here, Variety of Projects with WIP Limits, helps people see the progress of each kind of project through the organization. If you haven’t seen a ...