Putting the Zone in Kanban Zone
The month of May 2020 will be all about gradually rolling out Summary Zone. The goal is to offer organizations the ability to visualize multiple boards in a single view, with advanced filters and sorting options. We have built Kanban Zone to handle Portfolio Kanban and this continues to
Card Aging – A Fun and Helpful Visual Signal for Kanban
Kanban promotes visualizing work. This can be accomplished by having a Kanban board with explicit agreements, WIP limits, and cards with clear signals. Because Kanban is all about improving the flow of work, it’s great to see bottlenecks, but the ability to visualize card aging is both fun and
Kanban Zone Switches to Free Trial
Kanban Zone is excited to announce a move to a Free Trial model and also significantly improve the Sign Up and First Time User experience. Existing users will see the biggest improvement when creating a new board. Instead of signing up for a limited Free plan that did not
Guided Setup to Build an Effective Online Kanban Board
Creating a Kanban board is not difficult when you only focus on creating a few basic columns. But, if you are seeking to create an effective Kanban board, then you should consider following a sequence of helpful steps. The outcome will be a Kanban board that focuses not only
How to Set up Explicit Agreements on Your Kanban Board
One of the five core properties in Kanban is to make the process explicit. Once a process is visualized on a Kanban board, we can start improving the flow by assigning WIP limits, measuring the flow with metrics like throughput and cycle time, and the focus of this article:
Using Card Labels to Categorize Kanban Cards
Before designing your Kanban board, the first step is to define the types of Kanban cards that will be flowing on this board. Although it can feel more logical to just build the board, thinking first about the actual types of work (card labels) is a critical first step.
