Kanban Practitioner | Glossary

Definition

Kanban offers an ‘Alternate Path to Agility’. The Kanban Method uses Kanban boards to visualize workflow, and eventually manage it faster and be more predictable. It introduces evolutionary changes to enhance and improve the Service Delivery Workflow.

A Kanban Practitioner possesses the ability to design and implement a Kanban board, visualize invisible work, workflow, assess business risk, manage work faster, assess predictability and introduce change  eventually. He/ She is aware of the training roadmap to higher certifications like Kanban Management Professional and Kanban Coaching Professional.

Further Reading

  • “Kanban from the Inside” (book), by Mike Burrows.

 

Incremental Delivery | Glossary

Definition

Incremental delivery is a vital component of most modern Software Projects. It prioritizes delivery of elements, with the most vital ones being delivered first, allowing customers and end users to start getting benefits earlier. As additional features are developed, they are delivered incrementally to the customers to get value from .

Incremental Delivery is more flexible, easier to test and debug, and offers opportunity to get feedback from customer, especially regarding responses to each build. It is much easier to manage risk overall, since risky pieces are continuously identified during iterations. Overall, Incremental Delivery can have a significant impact on ROI projections for a Project.

Further Reading

  • “Essential Scrum” (book), by Kenneth S. Rubin