As indicated by the previous post on the subject, I got more and more drawn into Agile development in general and Scrum in particular. Other than applying a whole slew of the Agile practices at work, I also spend time learning about it, both from books and other developers. Recently, I have stumbled upon a very interesting document that compares Scrum and Kanban - and I would like to share it with you.
Spot the difference
I have heard about Kanban at my university when I was still a student, but it was more applied to managing industrial production, not software development. Also, it was presented in a mind-bogglingly boring way. The only thing I could vaguely recall was the idea of a board and a drawing I made during the lecture depicting a Japanese man in II World War uniform, holding a katana sword and threatening workers in order to make them work harder. Hur, hur. It just goes to show how boring the lecture was.
If you don't know what Scrum and Kanban are, fear not, as this document is a very good place to learn. It is relatively free of technical jargon and presents the topic from a refreshing perspective - namely, remembering that these tools are nothing more but tools, not some sort of universal truth descending from heavens.
Well written, concise, useful and user-friendly - if you have anything to do with software development, you will do yourself a favor by reading this document. Also, it's free and available for download from here. The accompanying presentation on the subject can be seen here. Good lecture!
Spot the differenceI have heard about Kanban at my university when I was still a student, but it was more applied to managing industrial production, not software development. Also, it was presented in a mind-bogglingly boring way. The only thing I could vaguely recall was the idea of a board and a drawing I made during the lecture depicting a Japanese man in II World War uniform, holding a katana sword and threatening workers in order to make them work harder. Hur, hur. It just goes to show how boring the lecture was.
If you don't know what Scrum and Kanban are, fear not, as this document is a very good place to learn. It is relatively free of technical jargon and presents the topic from a refreshing perspective - namely, remembering that these tools are nothing more but tools, not some sort of universal truth descending from heavens.
Well written, concise, useful and user-friendly - if you have anything to do with software development, you will do yourself a favor by reading this document. Also, it's free and available for download from here. The accompanying presentation on the subject can be seen here. Good lecture!
