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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book and a "must-read" for everybody who's either engaged in implementing a Kanban system or thinking of doing so. Whether you've been using Kanban for a while or is new to the method: This book has something to offer!
In this book, David manages to find a very good balance between the theoretical aspects of the method and valuable practical examples.
The first part contains a very good introduction to Kanban and explains why you should consider using it. In the second part David goes on to explain the fundamentals of the method, such as the importance of visibility, limiting work in progress and creating a continuous improvement culture in your organization.
The third part gives a detailed description of how to implement a kanban system; how to go about visualizing the value stream, limiting work in progress and offers great advice on more advanced topics such as "classes of service" and two-tiered Kanban systems. In the fourth and final part more advanced topics such as bottlenecks, issue management and sources of variability are discussed.
This is a well-written book, easy to read and with lots of great tips and advice on how to implement a Kanban system. It is definitely worth the money.
In this book, David manages to find a very good balance between the theoretical aspects of the method and valuable practical examples.
The first part contains a very good introduction to Kanban and explains why you should consider using it. In the second part David goes on to explain the fundamentals of the method, such as the importance of visibility, limiting work in progress and creating a continuous improvement culture in your organization.
The third part gives a detailed description of how to implement a kanban system; how to go about visualizing the value stream, limiting work in progress and offers great advice on more advanced topics such as "classes of service" and two-tiered Kanban systems. In the fourth and final part more advanced topics such as bottlenecks, issue management and sources of variability are discussed.
This is a well-written book, easy to read and with lots of great tips and advice on how to implement a Kanban system. It is definitely worth the money.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kanban is a third generation development approach that avoids the issues of traditional waterfall and the credibility challenges that have arisen with agile and the need for everyone to be a generalising specialist. It does this by applying the underlying principles of Toyota development and production approaches along with some concepts from related fields. The key principles being of limiting work in progress and pull in place of push. David does a great job of introducing the basics but also addresses the issues of making this work in the real world where there is a need to expedite certain activities. This allows us to focus on business value, provide more timely delivery, support continuous improvement and to do this with your existing workforce. What more could you ask for?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm loving this book. It's well written and very readable.
I'm pretty new to Kanban, so it's great that things are explained so well. The section on setting up your board is very cool, it even tells you what materials to buy. And, it also covers digital systems too, and even how to combine both physical and digital Kanban boards (via a sticky buddy!).
Most of the book is explained with real-world context behind it. And also multiple approaches to problems are always suggested, depending on context. More books should do this. I've not read the whole thing, but I've been picking it up for over 2 weeks now and loving it.
Tobin
I'm pretty new to Kanban, so it's great that things are explained so well. The section on setting up your board is very cool, it even tells you what materials to buy. And, it also covers digital systems too, and even how to combine both physical and digital Kanban boards (via a sticky buddy!).
Most of the book is explained with real-world context behind it. And also multiple approaches to problems are always suggested, depending on context. More books should do this. I've not read the whole thing, but I've been picking it up for over 2 weeks now and loving it.
Tobin
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Good intro to Kanban, but its not perfect
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Published 2 months ago by C. Bruiners
Very useful book
The Kanban operational methodology is presented clearly and the book is structured to facilitate deployment. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lugus Luna
Great guide to Kanban
Excellent guide to Kanban with practicle ideas on how to get started. Well worth it for anyone interested in software Kanban.
Published 5 months ago by NewRolandMarchFan
The definitive guide to Kanban
This is book is exactly what I was looking for; battle proven Kanban practices that I could present to my team and implement quickly. Read more
Published 9 months ago by JBC
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