WHY AGILE & HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH AGILE
A Simple User Story As an Agile evangelist with over 13 years of overall rich software industry experience I often come across this question of Agile Vs Waterfall. Questions range from why agile to why not waterfall and everything in between. Today, I wanted to pen down my thoughts that I think will help everyone to try and shun this debate and instead try and focus on getting success with either Agile or waterfall based on the situational awareness as…
Demystifying Kanban for Software Dev Projects
Understanding LKU Kanban Certifications
Why Kanban Method? The essence of Kanban is – “start where you are“, and start with “small pragmatic actionable steps” that you can start implementing next Monday! No need to define new roles, no need to change team structure, no need for any drastic changes in the way you develop products or deliver services. In short, Kanban favours an evolutionary change approach rather than a big-bang, disruptive change. Pioneered by David Anderson, “Kanban Method” is much more than just a…
What is Kanban – A Card, Board, System or a Method?
Kanban is often a vaguely understood term. Two professionals talking about kanban usually have different level of understanding about it, despite both deriving good practical value from their knowledge. Let’s take a closer look at the different meanings of kanban – from the very basic to the most powerful. So, what is Kanban – a card, a board, a system or a method? The short answer is – kanban is all of them. The word ‘kanban’ has its origin in…