Practical Kanban

From Team Focus To Creating Value
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-903205-00-0
Verlag: LEANability GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 353 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm

The Kanban board is constructed, the swim lanes are drawn and the blockade stickers are positioned. Now what? Kanban is not able to reach its full potential in many companies. Often, the meaning behind the individual practices, such as WIP limits, is not correctly understood. All hope is placed in a method instead of actions. Kanban helps uncover the weak points in a work system, and as a result, reveals how to better generate value for the customer. This book can help in tweaking an existing Kanban system, as well as expand your own repertoire of solutions. Klaus Leopold describes in detail the principles and functionality of Kanban, which are not always intuitive. He discusses typical problems that he has observed in his work with real-world Kanban systems. Klaus illustrates the possibilities that exist when the entire value creation chain of a company is taken into account and how tools such as Cost of Delay and forecasting can become strategic aids. Thus, it should become clear that Kanban is not a team method, but rather a method for improvement that considers the entire value creation chain of a company.

Zielgruppe

Managers who (want to) manage their company in a modern and effective way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leopold, Klaus

Über Autor(innen)

Leopold, Klaus
Dr. Klaus Leopold is a computer scientist and management consultant who has supported companies worldwide in improving their organizations for more than 15 years. He is the creator of Flight Levels, a lightweight and cost-effective approach to creating the optimal working environment. Klaus has authored several books, including "Flight Levels" and "Rethinking Agile".
In his early years as a management consultant, Klaus focused intensively on Kanban and wrote two standard works on this topic: "Practical Kanban" and "Kanban Change Leadership".
Klaus is the founder of the Flight Levels Academy (flightlevels.io) and LEANability.com. You can follow him on social media @klausleopold.