What is kanban? I'm curious as to what kanban is. I just learned about it seconds ago reviewing another question. * (a) What is involved that would consider it Kanban? * (b) Also how does it different from other processes? I looked through a lot of threads and the only one related to this topic on PM.SE would be the one asking: Is there a list of good kanban books?

> Kanban is a method for developing products with an emphasis on just-in-time delivery while not overloading the developers. It emphasizes that developers pull work from a queue, and the process, from definition of a task to its delivery to the customer, is displayed for participants to see.

5 core properties:

1. visualize the workflow
2. limit work in progress
3. manage the flow
4. Make Process Policies Explicit
5. Improve Collaboratively (using models & the scientific method)



Personally, I think this mini-book is one of the best and fastest introductions to Scrum and Kanban.

Here is an example of a whiteboard to be used in Kanban !enter image description here