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Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
Paperback, 262 pages
Published
April 7th 2010
by Blue Hole Press
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Aug 09, 2011
Rick Austin
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If you are interested in improving predictability, on reducing wasteful activities, on understanding where your product delivery is experiencing constraints, and having your team deliver more without breaking their backs then you need to take a look at the concepts of Kanban. This is the end cap to a series of books I've read lately related to theory of constraints and queueing theory with this book being one that takes those concepts to a point of implementation.
I think the power of Kanban is,...more
I think the power of Kanban is,...more
This is a game changer. Agile is a culture, and it has frameworks such as XP, Crystal, and Scrum that are superb at handling software development projects with a clearly defined goal.
But they are not so good at handling support and maintenance work - the stream of random sized bits and pieces. What do you do if that's a major portion of your day-to-day work?
David Anderson has laid out his experience in how to use a very different approach to make workloads visible, limit what's in progress to ex...more
But they are not so good at handling support and maintenance work - the stream of random sized bits and pieces. What do you do if that's a major portion of your day-to-day work?
David Anderson has laid out his experience in how to use a very different approach to make workloads visible, limit what's in progress to ex...more
The writing can be a bit dull, the examples a bit too verbose, but this book contains a thorough description of Kanban, one of the newer techniques for agile software management.
Kanban for software development descends from the broader lean traditions that have been gaining greater prominence in the world of agile software. Lean in general, and Kanban in particular, focuses on the idea that there is not one best process that works for all teams. As such, Kanban is not a software development meth...more
Kanban for software development descends from the broader lean traditions that have been gaining greater prominence in the world of agile software. Lean in general, and Kanban in particular, focuses on the idea that there is not one best process that works for all teams. As such, Kanban is not a software development meth...more
This book has lots of good information but could be more tightly written. It clearly explains the basics of Kanban and how to apply it to software developments well as both how a Kanban approach differs from Agile methods such as Scrum, and how Kanban techniques can enhance other agile methods. The anecdotes and examples in the book help you to understand how to apply Kanban in real projects in organizations of varying sizes, and the takeaways section at the end of each chapter has a concise su...more
I'd gotten concerned with our existing SCRUM/XP process so I picked up this book and started thinking about moving to a new Agile method.
To start with as a contrast to the Lean Startup this bok contained a lot less hyperbole. Which is just great. The book uses a number of examples for its points that come from a range of situations. The chapter on management reports is great as is the discussion about variability. There's also a fair amount of practicality, particularly in discussing the speed o...more
To start with as a contrast to the Lean Startup this bok contained a lot less hyperbole. Which is just great. The book uses a number of examples for its points that come from a range of situations. The chapter on management reports is great as is the discussion about variability. There's also a fair amount of practicality, particularly in discussing the speed o...more
This is a really good book on kanban. David Anderson manages to move from introduction of kanban to more advanced topics like service classes, work types, two-tiered systems and even guides you on how to go about implementing kanban in your organisation. All in less than 250 pages.
This was easily read while taking the training lead by the author at the same time.
This was easily read while taking the training lead by the author at the same time.
Very good insight on origin and concepts of Kanban in IT. Short but full of advise and takeaways. And never forget there has been quite some development on the topic, since this book was published in 2010. To me still key essential for those, who are interested in or want to start right away with Kanban.
This is a well thought out and documented book on Kanban. If you are just learning about Kanban I would start with a few blogs or the book Personal Kanban. But if you are looking to take Kanban to the next level this is a must read. I plan to spend a lot of time studying the concepts and practices outlined in the valuable work.
I could feel my brain getting bigger while I read this book. I agree with the author when he claims that Kanban is the first real major innovation in Agile Software Development in 10 years. This book gave me enough new ideas that I can't wait to get back to work to implement them!
This is a great book for people new to Kanban, although it does assume a fair amount of knowledge of Agile ideas and practices (don't expect to find a walkthrough of the Agile Manifesto here).
There is a nice balance of practical field experience and management theory, and the author generally does a good job of deferring advanced topics to a "later book" rather than getting bogged down in unimportant details at the very beginning -- I can only hope he comes through and writes it!
There is a nice balance of practical field experience and management theory, and the author generally does a good job of deferring advanced topics to a "later book" rather than getting bogged down in unimportant details at the very beginning -- I can only hope he comes through and writes it!
Excellent introduction and how-to guide to implementing Kanban to improve your processes. I removed a star for all the extras praising the author's implementation of the process on his previous jobs. The case studies are wonderful, but they could have been more objective.
While I felt like the author took every opportunity to take pot shots at other development processes and to point out how smart he was for bringing Kanban to software development, I still loved the book. He does a fantastic job of walking through the process and all the motivations and peculiarities of the process. If you're interested in rolling out a Kanban system, this is the book you need to read.
This is a great book to help understand the concepts (why) and the implementation (how) of kanban. I recommend this book to anyone who is transitioning to an agile software development model.
Very good. The author documents some the very first applications of this development approach. The first half of the book could stand-alone as a how-to guide.
Dec 28, 2010
Mauro Botelho
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Great introduction to Kanban. It walks you through the multiple issues a person might go through when implementing Kanban.
The book is quite long and difficult to read, at least at the beginning. Second half of book was flying on other way. I would defo recommend the book to anyone who has interest in agile method, precisely for Kanban.
Ok, first half is about the story of using Kanban in of Microsoft remote team down in India. It has eventually success and it works well for them, but it just took to long at the book.
Second half of book is about the outcome of Kanban usage with this team. The rules, examples of usage...more
Ok, first half is about the story of using Kanban in of Microsoft remote team down in India. It has eventually success and it works well for them, but it just took to long at the book.
Second half of book is about the outcome of Kanban usage with this team. The rules, examples of usage...more
Good introduction to the agile method of "Kanban" for software development.
Povides a continuous improvement system/process to go along with Continuous Delivery by J Humble et al.
Good book to learn about Kanban. Little long.
Finally I ended reading this book
The Kanban method described by the author seems promising as a way to improve the performance of teams. However, I think there was too much anecdotal evidence about the benefits so it would nice to see some more hard numbers.
Already the classic on this new discipline of Kanban for software
Good book overall. A little weak on transitioning from existing processes: I feel that when it comes down to nitty gritty details, Anderson is evasive. The Kanban of Kanbans mentioned later in the book seems like compensation of a systemic misapplication of Kanban to too-large systems. The central ideas of rate limiting and providing feedback up the chain of the process's maximum capacity is wonderful, but is not a cure all.
I liked this book because it consists of the basic building blocks of the kanban method as well as the values and principles behind Kanban.
To make this book a 10 I would add more practical examples, especially of problems that were encountered during the implementation of the kanban method. Next to that I would like to see more detail on how this method can be used as a change management technique for your organisation.
To make this book a 10 I would add more practical examples, especially of problems that were encountered during the implementation of the kanban method. Next to that I would like to see more detail on how this method can be used as a change management technique for your organisation.
Great introduction to Kanban change management method. David draws on solid knowledge of Ohno, Deming, Goldratt and others and brings "lean" thinking to knowledge work.
I did feel that many topics were not explained in enough detail or simply deferred to another book. This left me feeling frustrated at times. However I think I was expecting more advanced answers.
I did feel that many topics were not explained in enough detail or simply deferred to another book. This left me feeling frustrated at times. However I think I was expecting more advanced answers.
Ik heb het boek gekocht in de hoop er iets nuttig uit te halen wat ik nog niet wist over kanban/scrumborden. Ik heb er eens diagonaal door gebladerd tot pagina 70 maar het stelt nogal teleur: veel uitleg over meetings rond kanban en synchronisatie, nadruk op succesverhaaltjes, en weinig "kanban tweaks" of "hacks" die ik hoopte te vinden.
We ploegen voort!
We ploegen voort!
Good book about Kanban. If you are not familiar with Agile management styles it is an eye opener. If you do than you can get the feeling that David needs a lot of words to explain a simple method to get things done. But, if you wanna know Kanban, you want to read this
Lots of good implementable ideas. Bought several for my staff.
Great book, easy to read. I've seen several people claiming they do "kanban" when all they really did was "a board with post-it notes". All of them must read this book!
Great as introduction to Kanban, good stories from traditional organisations, broad references but some advice lacked context.
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