Measuring Success with Primary Kanban Metrics
One of the most common and perhaps biggest challenges of project managers is finding reliable methods to predict a project’s future. And additionally, steer projects in the right direction. Keeping up with the dynamic workflows of multiple projects can feel like fighting a never-ending battle. You need to estimate
Throughput and Cycle Time: Kanban Metrics to Track Performance and Responsiveness
Metrics in Kanban are all about understanding the flow of the cards on Kanban boards. In this article, we will focus only on Throughput and Cycle Time. With these two reports and their average over time, we should be able to provide any team (or process) a simple way
To estimate (or not) in Kanban? Leveraging lean thinking to eliminate waste
Let's start with listing synonyms of the word estimate: calculate roughly, approximate, guess; and a common definition of the word estimate: "to judge tentatively or approximately the value, worth, or significance of". My favorite way to illustrate an estimate is simple: not accurate. There is nothing wrong with that unless
