Hierarchical kanban systems in practice
Examples of real boards from portfolio thru features to stories
Yuval Yeret – Kanban Practice Lead & Partner, AgileSparks
Follow up at @yuvalyeret or [email protected]
Once – there were flat boards
Once – there were flat boards
• Use my youtube movie
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• Use my youtube movie
MMF Story Team Story
Story MMF
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Ever tried that on a classic electronic Kanban tool?
Swimming lanes
Credit flickr user jp_photo_online
MMF Story MMF
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MMF Story MMF
This is still quite a complicated picture, isn’t it?
Tasks in Stories
Stories in MMF
MMFs in Initiative
Portfolio of
Initiatives
Portfolio
Initiative MMF
MMF
Story
Tasks
Tasks Initiative MMF
Single board w/ multiple views Very useful for dynamic teams within a
stable group
Some issues around WIP
Limits…
“Improve Collaboratively” is hard for a big group
Tip: When team structure is stable, prefer SEPARATE boards the teams can
personalize and OWN
Value Stream
Team Alpha
Team Bravo
Team Charlie
#SOLIDBoards
#VisualizationSafety
Vendor? Raise the bar!
Practitioner? Share alternative patterns!
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