Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller
FYK: The Super Secret Origins of Kanban for Knowledge Work!
Mar 14, 2021
Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley discuss the origins of Kanban for knowledge work and its scalability. They explore how Kanban emerged as an alternative to Scrum and gained international popularity, emphasizing its decentralized and emergent nature. Listeners are encouraged to engage with the podcast's partner Pro Kanban Org and learn about the essential principles for success with Kanban.
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Quick takeaways
- Kanban for knowledge work originated from a team at Corbus in Seattle, who invented their own practices to improve their sustainment work.
- Kanban's expansion outside of Corbus was driven by a global community seeking alternative approaches to poorly implemented Scrum practices, with practitioners like Carl Scotland and Yuval Yeret contributing to its growth.
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The Origin of Kanban in North America
The podcast discusses the origin of Kanban in North America and how it came to be used in knowledge work. The episode highlights Corbus, a company in Seattle, where a team was doing sustainment work and sought a new approach. After trying different methodologies, the team collaborated and invented Kanban practices on their own. Dan Vikanti, who led the team, later scaled Kanban to the rest of the engineering organization. The episode emphasizes that Kanban in this context refers to its application in knowledge work, not manufacturing.
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