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Real-World Kanban
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Real-World Kanban

by Mattias Skarin
June 2015
Beginner
140 pages
3h 22m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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The Challenge: Improve Time to Market at a Traditional Company

We look at Company H, which has been in business for 100 years, for our first case study. One of the early pioneers in computing, the company has a hefty tech stack—more than 300 systems—dating from the 1970s. This is a challenge because Company H is competing with newer companies that aren’t carrying the same kind of technological and organizational baggage. The competitors are fast-moving and aggressive, and Company H has to become more effective and modernize its products to compete.

As you can see in the following diagram, the marketing department at Company H has three units, each targeting a specific market segment. IT is also split into three units: development, change management, ...

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