1.1 Kanban Origin
1.3.1 Better Workflow Visualization and Management
1.3.2 Improved Efficiency and Productivity
1.3.3 More Flexibility, Adaptability and Scalability
1.3.4 Continuous Improvement and Quality
1.4 Purpose of the KBOK™ Guide
1.5 How to Use the KBOK™ Guide?
1.6 Framework of the KBOK™ Guide
1.6.1 Kanban Principles
1.6.2 Kanban Artifacts, Metrics, and Reports
1.6.3 Kanban Processes
2.1 Introduction
2.3 Iterative or Incremental Development
2.5 Value-based Prioritization
2.7 Visualization or Transparency
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Kanban Team
3.2.1 Product Owner
3.2.2 Kanban Manager
3.2.3 Kanban Team Members
3.3 Stakeholders
3.4 Roles and Responsibilities in Digital Kanban Tools or SaaS Platforms
3.5 Kanban Artifacts
3.5.1 Kanban Workflow
3.5.2 Kanban Backlog
3.5.3 Kanban Board
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Workflow Reports
4.3 Team Reports
4.4 Individual Performance Reports
4.6 Lead Time Distribution Reports
4.9 Work In Progress (WIP) and WIP Aging Reports
4.1 Priority Breakdown Reports
4.11 Workload Reports
4.12 Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
4.13 Blocker Clustering and Analysis Reports
4.14 Capacity Utilization Report
4.15 Forecasting Report
4.16 Service-Level Agreement (SLA) Adherence Report
5 KANBAN CADENCES AND COLLABORATION
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Kanban Boards
5.3 Kanban Cadences and Meetings
5.3.1 Planning Meeting and Replenishment Meeting
5.3.2 Kanban Team Meeting or Daily Stand-up Meeting
5.3.3 Delivery Review Meeting
5.3.4 Retrospective Meeting
5.3.5 Risk and Issue Review Meeting
5.4 Forms
5.4.1 Creating and Sharing Forms
5.4.2 Managing Tasks with Forms
5.5 Escalations
5.5.1 Planning Escalations
5.5.2 Managing Escalations
5.6 Reports
6 SET-UP KANBAN IMPLEMENTATION
6.1 Form Kanban Team
6.1.1 Inputs
6.1.2 Tools
6.1.3 Outputs
6.2.1 Inputs
6.2.2 Tools
6.2.3 Outputs
7 EXECUTE
7.1 Get Work Done
7.1.1 Inputs
7.1.2 Tools
7.1.3 Outputs
7.2.1 Inputs
7.2.2 Tools
7.2.3 Outputs
7.3 Release
7.3.1 Inputs
7.3.2 Tools
7.3.3 Outputs
8.1 Review Completed Deliverables (Optional)
8.1.1 Inputs
8.1.2 Tools
8.1.3 Outputs
8.2.1 Inputs
8.2.2 Tools
8.2.3 Outputs
A APPENDIX A. ADDITIONAL LEARNING
A.1 Scaling Kanban and Integrating with Scrum (ScrumBan)
A.1.1 Differences between Kanban Board and Scrum Board
A.1.2 Using Kanban for Broader Organizational Collaboration
A.1.2.1 Cross-Board Visibility
A.1.2.2 Dependency Mapping and Signals
A.1.2.3 Using Forms for Cross-team Collaboration
A.1.2.4 Example of How Forms can be set up in an Organization
A.1.2.5 Regular Cross-Team Syncs and Standups
A.1.2.6 Utilize Swimlanes for Cross-Team Projects
A.1.2.7 Align Work-in-Progress (WIP) Limits Across Teams
A.1.2.8 Dedicated Channels for Cross-Board Communication
A.1.2.9 Track Key Metrics on Dependencies
A.1.2.10 Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) for Inter-Board Dependencies
A.2.1 Applying Kanban to DevOps
A.2.2 Kanban DevOps Roles
A.2.3 Kanban DevOps Releases
A.3 Aligning Kanban with OKRs and Organizational Goals
A.3.1 Aligning the Kanban method with OKRs and Organizational Goals
A.3.2 Defining OKRs ang Goals in a Kanban Context
A.3.3 Using Kanban for Transparency in OKRs and Goals Alignment
A.3.4 Kanban WIP Limits to Support OKRs and Goals
A.3.5 Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) for Alignment with OKRs and Goals
A.3.6 Integrating Feedback Loops for Enhanced Alignment with OKRs and Goals
A.3.7 Regular Review of OKRs and goals for Realignment
A.4 Lean Kanban
A.4.1 Core Values of Lean Kanban
A.4.2 Lean Kanban Practices