Differences between Kanban Board and Scrum Board

Kanban Boards and Scrumboards are both visual tools used to manage work, but they serve different purposes. The key differences between a Kanban Board and a Scrum Board are:

• Kanban Boards allow team members to add Task Groups and Tasks directly to the board.
• Scrum Boards are used to track tasks associated with user stories that have been pulled into the Sprint Backlog by the Scrum Master (to be worked on during the sprint).
• Kanban Boards can have any number of columns, offering more flexibility. This flexibility is not typically available with Scrum Boards, which are primarily used for tracking progress. Scrumboards generally have three main columns, with one or two additional columns that the Scrum Master can add to monitor specific progress details.
• Kanban Boards can specify a Work in Progress (WIP) limit within each column. The WIP limit is the maximum number of tasks allowed in that column. WIP limits are not defined for Scrumboards as Scrumboards are used to depict the different stages of work within a Sprint (which is a time-boxed development cycle).
• Kanban Boards include completed work, planned work (yet to be started), work that has been put on hold, and more. Tasks that are no longer relevant to the current active work being done by the team can be archived. This ensures that WIP (Work-in-Progress) limits remain meaningful, as they apply only to relevant tasks within each column of the Kanban Board. In contrast, Scrum Boards are time-based and focus solely on work in the current Sprint. They are reset at the end of each Sprint, which typically lasts one to four weeks.