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Kanban in Action

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Marcus Hammarberg, Joakim Sunden
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    360
    Publisher:
    Manning (March 17, 2014)
    Language:
    English
    ISBN-13:
    9781617291050
    ISBN-10:
    1617291056
    Weight:
    21.92oz
    Dimensions:
    7.38" x 9.25" x 0.5"
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    Eloquence-SimonSchuster_06032026_P10163223_onix30_Complete-20260603.xml
    Folder:
    Eloquence
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    $44.99
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    20
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    $40.49
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-SS
    Discount Code:
    G
    Pub Discount:
    37
    Imprint:
    Manning
  • Overview

    Summary

    Kanban 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 Book

    Too 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 Inside
    • How to focus on work in process and finish faster
    • Examples of successful implementations
    • How team members can make informed decisions

    About the Authors

    Marcus 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 Contents
      PART 1 LEARNING KANBAN
    1. Team Kanbaneros gets started
      PART 2 UNDERSTANDING KANBAN
    2. Kanban principles
    3. Visualizing your work
    4. Work items
    5. Work in process
    6. Limiting work in process
    7. Managing flow
    8. PART 3 ADVANCED KANBAN
    9. Classes of service
    10. Planning and estimating
    11. Process improvement
    12. Using metrics to guide improvements
    13. Kanban pitfalls
    14. Teaching kanban through games