Real-World Kanban

Chapter 1You Hold the Key to Your Future

Magic happens when people are in the zone, when they can focus their creative energies on making a difference in the world. Positive things happen when they realize they can challenge and improve things that don’t work, even when the problem spans across the organization.

This book tells the stories of Kanban implementations in four product-development scenarios from different parts of the value chain. None of the teams involved started from a picture-perfect position. All of them carried legacy systems and processes and had to work within a bigger ecosystem. What they did have in common was a will to make a difference. My message is this: if they can do it, so can you! You hold the key to your future. ...