====== What's The Difference Between Kanban and Scrum? - SSA ======

Or "When Should We Use Kanban Instead of Scrum?"

Or "When Should We Use Scrum Instead of Kanban?"

The two most popular Team practices are Scrum and Kanban. People often wonder whether one is better than the other, or whether one should be applied over another. This page will help you think through the ideas.


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====== Want to Know More? ======

  * [[should_we_do_wip_limits_even_though_we_are_doing_scrum|Should We Do WIP Limits Even Though We Are Doing Scrum?]]
  * [[https://www.crisp.se/file-uploads/Kanban-vs-Scrum.pdf|"Kanban vs Scrum" by Henrik Kniberg]] - The source of a lot of the ideas in the presentation. As always, Henrik is brilliant.
  * [[http://www.crisp.se/ScrumAndXpFromTheTrenches.html|Scrum and XP from the Trenches]] by Henrik Kniberg
  * [[http://availagility.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/kanban-flow-and-cadence/|Kanban Flow and Cadence]] by Karl Scotland
  * {{ comparison_of_kanban_and_scrum.pptx |Comparison of Kanban and Scrum}}. I have seen this type of deck in other places, but cannot find it easily so I’ve created something that can be used to help people understand. This page is the "Wiki-fied" version of this content.
  * Series of posts showing how Scrum and Kanban can effectively work together to achieve even better results than one method alone: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-and-kanban-stronger-together
    * How Scrum teams can benefit from Kanban practices: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/scrum-primer-kanban-teams 
    * How Kanban teams can benefit from Scrum practices: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/kanban-primer-scrum-teams 
  * Introduction to Kanban cadences: http://blog.kanbanery.com/the-seven-kanban-cadences/


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