International Project
Management Day 2023

Originally a scheduling system for lean manufacturing developed by Toyota in the 1940s to improve manufacturing efficiency, Kanban has helped companies implement continuous improvement. The Kanban approach uses visual boards to form a visual project management tool. Though Kanban still lives on in many manufacturing industries, it was adapted for software development in the early 2000’s.

Today, Kanban has gained traction as a development framework due to its history and simplicity. A key element of the method, Kanban boards, can be found in many projects. But there’s much more to Kanban than just putting up “stickies” on a wall.

You will learn about Kanban, its history, and how you can effectively use Kanban in a work environment of continuous improvement.  You will learn Kanban’s principles and how to apply them in your processes to enhance visibility and increase productivity; and the Kanban practices to help align daily workflows with your company’s strategic goals.  Lastly, you will examine key differences between the Kanban method and the most popular Agile framework, Scrum.