7. To DO Doing (2) Done
The Board:
Each column represents
one phase of your
process.
The Card:
Each card represents a
task or project.
The WIP:
Numbers on top
represent WIP limits.
8. Developed
process to track
objects through a
production stream
Taiichi Ohno,
Father of Lean
Manufacturing
Focus on
transparency
Designed to
empower line
workers to be
able to improve
processes
Based on pull
system where
work is
controlled by
demand
Use of visual
signals is the
foundation of
the system
13. To DO Doing Done
A big board
+
cards
+
columns
Kanban Rule #1: Visualize
14. Kanban Rule #1: Visualize
While you are traveling down
this road, there is a chance
that one or more rocks of
varying size may fall from
the slopes on one or both
sides of you. You should be
aware of this before you
travel this way so that you
are cautious of this particular
type of hazard.
Research shows that the brain can process visual
information over 50,000 times faster than text.
Why did you choose this session today? Is it because....
You’re juggling multiple priorities?
Have too much work to do?
Can’t get it all done?
What’s your favorite excuse for this?
Time with family or friends
Not enough hours in the day
Nobody can do it but you
Unrealistic goals
But what’s the real reason or reasons?
Won’t say no
Can’t focus
Too much multi-tasking
Forget about due dates, out of sight
Hard to prioritize, 5 #1s
People, tasks, responsibilities, deadlines in and outside of work are constantly competing for your attention.
Juggling too many things at once is bad for our brains which can cause:
Problems on the team: burnout, productivity issues, bottlenecks
Problems personally: health, relationships, spirituality
But yet we keep doing it day in and day out....
... This is insanity!
Let’s do something about it.
Big board with cards
Board represents the state of a project at any point in time
The number of tasks in each phase is limited by the WIP limits specified
Taiichi Ohno Developed Lean
Taiichi introduced concepts that include tracking objects of value through a production stream:
Designed after grocery store stocking of shelves. The inspiration for the Kanban system were retail stores or, more exactly, store clerks in supermarkets who restocked the items to the shelves every time that the item was being sold to the customer. The inventory was not restocked directly by their vendor’s on their own estimates, but when an item was nearly sold out, the clerks were allowed to order new supplies. The restocking of the inventory was therefore completely demand driven. That much about the inspiration for the Kanban system.
Needed a way to communicate how much work is currently being done, what stages the work was in, and how it was being done
Wanted transparency so any worker would know the answers to these questions
Kanban in Japanese is a common term for “signboard” or “billboard”
David J. Anderson introduced Kanban for Software Development for JIT delivery
Manufacturing in 1940s at Toyota
Over time, your understanding of your work will evolve
Big board with cards
Board represents the state of a project at any point in time
Less complex, you don’t have to think
Our worklows are inherently invisible
Kanban enables you to take a quick look and see the status of the project
Cards move along the board to show workflow
Projects take longer when people are not working 100% of the time, so we fill our or our team’s time to the max. But tasks’ speed, efficiency, and output quality decrease when we’re at 100%.
Work is only pulled into the next phase when there is capacity or availability
Improves quality by giving greater focus to fewer tasks
Maximum utilization is not efficient and is contrary to popular belief
Get the most important things done one by one,
focus on what’s “Done” rather than what was worked on or is in WIP
A highway can hold 0 – 100% capacity. But when a highway extends beyond 65% capacity, it slows down. When it reaches 100% capacity, it stops.
Multitasking is a poor way to manage your work. If your brain is a highway and you fill it with work, after a while you start to slow down.
Benefits of a white board – easy to change process around
Different colored post-its can be used for different types
(the last 20% takes 80% of our time)
Put WIP limits in the swimlanes to limit the amount of work for a kind of work type
Put WIP limits in the WIP to limit work in a particular phase