| Agile Scrabble |
“Let’s go through the session plan,” you say. “We’ll use a kanban board to visualize the work we have planned for this project retrospective.”
“We don’t use Kanban here,” says Jason. “We use Scrum.”
You take this opportunity to clarify a common misunderstanding of the word kanban.
“The word ‘kanban’ has many different meanings, depending on the context,” you explain. “In Japanese, kanban means “signal board.” In the context of this meeting, I’m referring to a ‘kanban board,’ a tool for visualizing and tracking the activities we’ll be covering in this session. I find that it helps everyone stay focused and get things done.”
“Isn’t kanban related to lean manufacturing?” asks Roger.
“Yes,” you reply. “In the context ...
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