Summary Kanban in Action is a down-to-earth, no-frills, get-to-know-the-ropes introduction to kanban. It's based on the real-world experience and observations from two kanban coaches who have introduced this process to dozens of teams. You'll learn the principles of why kanban works, as well as nitty-gritty details like how to use different color stickies on a kanban board to help you organize and track your work items. About the Book Too much work and too little time? If this is daily life for your team, you need kanban, a lean knowledge-management method designed to involve all team members in continuous improvement of your process. Kanban in Action is a practical introduction to kanban. Written by two kanban coaches who have taught the method to dozens of teams, the book covers techniques for planning and forecasting, establishing meaningful metrics, visualizing queues and bottlenecks, and constructing and using a kanban board. Written for all members of the development team, including leaders, coders, and business stakeholders. No experience with kanban is required. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside How to focus on work in process and finish faster - Examples of successful implementations - How team members can make informed decisions About the Authors Marcus Hammarberg is a kanban coach and software developer with experience in BDD, TDD, Specification by Example, Scrum, and XP. Joakim Sundén is an agile coach at Spotify who cofounded the first kanban user groups in Europe. Table of Contents PART 1 LEARNING KANBAN - Team Kanbaneros gets started PART 2 UNDERSTANDING KANBAN - Kanban principles - Visualizing your work - Work items - Work in process - Limiting work in process - Managing flow - PART 3 ADVANCED KANBAN - Classes of service - Planning and estimating - Process improvement - Using metrics to guide improvements - Kanban pitfalls - Teaching kanban through games "This wonderful little book is a gentle introduction to Kanban by Marcus Hammarberg and Joakim Sunden. It explains the theory behind flow-based processes and provides a ton of practical implementation tips on everything from visualizing work to how to properly take out a sticky note." - Gojko Adzic "The authors are oozing with knowledge and experience... This book was such a good read that I have recommend that my whole team read it immediately" - Steve G' "If you want to get an introduction to Kanaban, then this book is a must read" - Gurpreet Sachdeva "A great read, with a collection of lots of great ideas that can be put into practice immediately" - Nilesh Thali "If you are looking for a great introduction to Kanban look no further. Marcus and Joakim have done a wonderful job distilling the practices done into a simple and easy to understand form." - Jonathan Rasmusson "Provides fantastic and patient detail." --From the Foreword by Jim Benson, Author of Personal Kanban "No mucking around ... gets to the heart of kanban from the first page. A must-read!" --Craig Smith, Unbound DNA "Many good examples clarify the theory and distill the authors' practical experience." --Sune Lomholt, Danske Bank "A practical way to start with kanban ... and learn the theory along the way." --Ernesto Cárdenas Cangahuala, Avantica Technologies Too much work and too little time? If this is daily life in your dev shop, you need kanban, a lean knowledgemanagement method designed to involve all team members in continuous improvement of your process. Kanban in Action is a practical introduction to kanban. Written by two kanban coaches who have taught the method to dozens of teams, the book covers techniques for planning and forecasting, establishing meaningful metrics, visualizing queues and bottlenecks, and constructing and using a kanban board. What's Inside ● How to focus on work in process and fi nish faster ● Examples of successful implementations ● How team members can make informed decisions Written for all members of the development team, including leaders, coders, and business stakeholders. No experience with kanban is required. Marcus Hammarberg is a a kanban coach and software developer with experience in BDD, TDD, Specifi cation by Example, Scrum, and XP. Joakim Sundén is an agile coach at Spotify who cofounded the fi rst kanban user groups in Europe. To download their free eBook in PDF, ePub, and Kindle formats, owners of this book should visit manning.com/KanbaninAction Marcus Hammarberg is a software developer and kanban coach. He is experienced with numerous modern methodologies including BDD and TDD, Specification By Example, Scrum, and XP. Joakim Sunden has been a kanban practitioner and coach since 2008. He co-founded two of the first kanban user groups in Europe and now speaks regularly at conferences worldwide