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Agile Glossary

Scrum
Kanban
Extreme Programming (XP)

Acceptance Testing
Backlog
Burn Down Chart
Daily Meeting
Effort Estimates in Abstract Units (Points)
Impediment
Iteration
Iteration Planning
Iteration Velocity
Kanban Board
Release Planning
Task Board
Test-Driven Development
User Story
Workflow
Work-in-Progress (WIP)

Agile Glossary

Kanban

The Kanban Method for application to IT and software development was formulated by David Anderson in 2010 as an approach to incremental, evolutionary process and systems change for organizations. It uses a work-in-progress limited pull system as the core mechanism to expose system operation (or process) problems and stimulate collaboration to continuously improve the system. Visualisation is an important aspect of Kanban as it allows to understand the work and the workflow. Although Scrum is still the most popular methodology, Kanban adoption within organizations is growing at a fast rate.

Core Kanban practices are:

• Visualize the workflow (written in kanji (Chinese characters), "kanban" means "sign" or "large visual board". Kanban boards are one of the ways to display progress)
• Limit Work-In-Progress (WIP) (use a pull system – establish and respect your ideal capacity)
• Manage Flow (monitor, measure and report the flow of work through each state)
• Make Process Policies Explicit (describe the process accurately in order to improve it)
• Implement Feedback Loops (compare expected outcomes with actual outcomes and make adjustments)
• Improve Collaboratively, Evolve Experimentally (use models & the scientific method to implement continuous, incremental and evolutionary changes)

How does Targetprocess support Kanban?

• Kanban for multiple teams and projects
• Kanban for a single team
• Kanban Boards for visualizing Agile projects
• Graphical reports for reducing average Cycle Time

Kanban Resources

• Kanban boards
• Kanban description in Wikipedia
• The principles & general practices of the Kanban Method

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• Targetprocess perfectly reflects the Agile methodology with full support for Scrum and Kanban
• Targetprocess is flexible and highly customizable to support custom project management approaches and custom workflows
• The tool stands out through its modern and clean user interface
• Amazing customer support. Very responsive and helpful staff

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