Kanban Values and Principles

The original is at http://anderson.leankanban.com/blog/ and is best read there. Following list is maintained for my convenience.

Remember that kanban is aimed at process improvement and usually has a wider view than the team view (unless the organization is small).

Values

Start with what you do now

Agree to pursue incremental, evolutionary change

Initially, respect current roles, responsibilities & job titles

Encourage acts of leadership at all levels of your organization

Principles

Visualize

Limit WIP

Manage Flow

Make Process Policies Explicit

Implement Feedback Loops

Improve Collaboratively

Evolve Experimentally (using models/scientific method)

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