Kanban (jap. for "card", "board") is a way of organizing
production or process flows
according to the pull principle (instead of push). Originally
originating from production control, Kanban is now also used in the
area of support and maintenance as well as in software development,
there often as "Scrum-Ban" as a supplement or
modification of the Scrum procedure model.
Kanban implements with simple means a procedure to minimize
the lead time of an
element to be produced or of a task to be processed
by several people and to avoid warehousing or piling up tasks by
identifying and optimally utilizing bottlenecks. In this respect,
there are points of contact with ToC (Theory of Constraints)
and CCPM (Critical Chain Project
Management). [read more] detailed description Source: Alexander
Kriegisch, Scrum-Master.de See
also: Wikipedia - Kanban comparison Kanban vs. Scrum in the software
environment Supplier Kanban Tool
provider: Kanban SoftwareKanbantafeln/Heijunka board.