{"id":12768,"date":"2017-04-20T12:56:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T17:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=12768"},"modified":"2020-03-02T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:01:24","slug":"lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Tool Roundup: Kanban is King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12769\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KanbanKingBlog-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KanbanKingBlog-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KanbanKingBlog-1024x614-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KanbanKingBlog-1024x614-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KanbanKingBlog-1024x614-750x450.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of the beauty of applying Lean to knowledge work is its versatility. Teams in every department \u2014 from Software Development to Organizational Development, IT Operations to Marketing Operations \u2014 practice Lean in their daily work.<\/p>\n<p>The workflows, organizational structures, work types, and associated challenges for each of these teams play out in diverse ways. Lean has universal applications, but it\u2019s not universally applied in the same way. There are, however, some overarching trends: Flow is top priority, Kanban is king, and WIP (work in process) is the most common metric.<\/p>\n<p>With flow top of mind, it makes sense that the majority of respondents named Kanban boards as their Lean tool of choice. Other tools associated with Kanban, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wip-limits-how-to-journey-safely-into-the-unknown\/\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">WIP limits<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/lean-principles-101\/what-is-continuous-improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">continuous improvement<\/a>, continuous delivery, and pull system, round out the top five.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king\/#Top_Lean_Tool_Kanban_Boards\" >Top Lean Tool: Kanban Boards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king\/#Top_Metric_WIP_Limits\" >Top Metric: WIP Limits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king\/#About_the_Lean_Business_Report\" >About the Lean Business Report<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-tool-roundup-kanban-is-king\/#Recommended_Reading\" >Recommended Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Lean_Tool_Kanban_Boards\"><\/span>Top Lean Tool: Kanban Boards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12770\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.04-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.04-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.04-1024x601-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.04-1024x601-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.04-1024x601-750x440.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Survey respondents reported that\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/articles\/what-is-kanban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">Kanban boards<\/a>\u00a0are by far the most widely used Lean tool: Kanban boards enable teams and organizations to visualize and improve the flow of work at the portfolio, program, and team level.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Metric_WIP_Limits\"><\/span>Top Metric: WIP Limits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12771\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.010-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.010-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.010-1024x601-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.010-1024x601-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/LK_LeanBusinessReport_social_1339x786px_2.010-1024x601-750x440.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the goal is to create flow, implementing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/articles\/what-is-kanban\/\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">WIP (work in process) limits<\/a>\u00a0is the way to get there. WIP limits, the second-most used Lean tool, are the key element of practicing Kanban. WIP limits are an enabling constraint that allows teams to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/identifying-bottlenecks-using-queue-lanes\/\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">identify bottlenecks<\/a>\u00a0and mitigate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/do-you-have-5-minutes-the-true-cost-of-context-switching\/\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">context switching<\/a>. This empowers teams with the tools to actively improve the flow of work through their system.<\/p>\n<p>Our survey data shows that teams who use Kanban boards and WIP limits experience the highest levels of project success.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_Lean_Business_Report\"><\/span>About the Lean Business Report<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In September 2015, we launched the inaugural Lean Business Survey to gauge the adoption of Lean across all disciplines of knowledge work. The Lean Business Report combines our exclusive survey research with educational content from thought leaders in the Lean for business space. Between September and November 2015, we received more than 3,000 responses from executives, consultants, and team members representing a variety of industries and hailing from 75 countries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_Reading\"><\/span>Recommended Reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To learn more about Kanban, we recommend these excellent resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/articles\/what-is-kanban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">What is Kanban?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/info.planview.com\/kanban-roadmap-_ebook_lad_en_reg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">Kanban Roadmap: How to Get Started in 5 Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/lean-principles-101\/what-is-continuous-improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">What is Continuous Improvement?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of the beauty of applying Lean to knowledge work is its versatility. 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