In today’s rapidly progressing world, the environment for business growth and development can change suddenly and dramatically. That’s why it’s crucial to keep your finger on the pulse of the latest trends to be prepared for how they may affect your business. Let’s take a look at the 5 latest trends in the workplace and how Kanban can help you adjust to the new realities.  Fully remote companies become reality According to the recent article by Bryan Lufkin on BBC, Yelp, Airbnb, 3M, Spotify, and Lyft have recently changed to a fully remote model. Some companies even choose to complet ..read more

To put it simply, Kanban is a way to manage your work. Originating from manufacturing, you can now use Kanban for intangible industries knowledge work. How did the Kanban Method emerge? What is the difference between Kanban (capital K) and kanban (small k) and what is its meaning? Continue reading to find out the answers.  What does “Kanban” mean?  The word “kanban” has two meanings:  Written 看板 in Kanji (Chinese characters), kanban means “sign” or “large visual board.”   Written かんばん in Hiragana (the Japanese alphabet), kanban means “signal card(s).”  Kanb ..read more

Lead time is a widely used concept. We can see companies using lead time in manufacturing, supply chain management as well as project and product management. Let’s dive deeper into the lead time meaning in Kanban. Lead time in Kanban is the time you need to deliver the service / to fulfil the request. Lead time: the amount of time between selecting an item to work on and delivering it to the customer.  Customer lead time: the time measured from the moment the customer placed the request to the moment it was delivered. How exactly should we calculate ..read more

Starting something new is never an easy task. You know you may face resistance. Besides, there is so much information on the Internet, but what are the actions to take? If you are thinking about getting started with Kanban, keep reading. Our expert advices will help you with introducing Kanban to your team or organization. Our expert: Anna Radzikowska, Accredited Kanban Trainer and Coach (Kanban University and David J Anderson School of Management), Kanban Maturity Model Product Manager. Anna specializes on teaching begginers.  ..read more

As the year draws to a close it’s time to summarize its trends and findings. We have analyzed several reliable sources of information, reports, and articles to share with you our Five Agile and Kanban Trends of the outgoing year. 1. More digital transformations and hybrid roles According to the World Economic Forum, the automation of the workforce will displace about 85 million jobs around the world by 2025. However, let`s not panic yet. The same source indicates that this technology revolution will create 97 million new jobs too. The most demanded skills by 2025 are analytical thinking, cr ..read more

Getting started with Kanban? Explore our list of recommended Kanban books for beginners by Anna Radzikowska, Accredited Kanban Trainer, Certified Kanban Coach. Talking about Kanban books for beginners, we always recommend start exploring it from free sources first. There are plenty of materials available from our websites, check the article 5 Steps to Start Learning Kanban for the full list.  That is why, as the very starting point, we recommend reading the Kanban Guide. It is not a book, that’s why it is not included i ..read more

 Perhaps you have heard about Kanban, or you are already familiar with it and yet you have not begun to fully apply it. You want to start learning Kanban, but the Internet is full of different controversial materials, and you don’t know which ones to believe? Then these tips from our expert will help you understand how to start, and where to look for reliable information. Read this article with tips from our expert and start your Kanban journey today!  Our expert: Anna Radzikowska, Accredited Kanban Trainer and Coach (Kanban University and David J Anderson School of Management ..read more

Wondering how to use Kanban in your work? You don’t know where and how to start? Read our series of interviews to get some ideas! Explore what are the benefits that Kanban will bring you, what may be the challenges on your way and how to overcome them.  Comments: Anna Radzikowska, Accredited Kanban Trainer, Certified Kanban Coach, KMM Plus Product Manager.    5 years of Kanban experience   More than 150 students taught   Over 13 years of experience in finance, training, and project management in the public sector, inter ..read more

Part 1: Meet Anna and find out how she started with Kanban Do you have agility initiatives in your organization? You may or may not be satisfied with its current results, but nevertheless you want to learn more about the Kanban Method. We will help you with that! We talked to Anna Radzikowska, Accredited Kanban Trainer and Certified Kanban Coach that specializes in teaching Kanban world newcomers asking her how to start with Kanban.   Read this series of interviews and find out how should you start your Kanban journey, what problems you may fa ..read more

Explore the Kanban Maturity Model books that inspired David Anderson and Teodora Bozheva on their way to creating the famous KMM. Kanban Maturity Model is a map to organizational agility. It explains how to improve the organization, its processes, and culture using the Kanban Method. Kanban Maturity Model is not a simple book. It pays great attention to the leadership and cooperation. That`s why you can find there a variety of practical insights about how people make decisions, why do they resist change, and up to the information about how the human brain works! This book has collected the m ..read more