Open Kanban[edit]
Open Kanban agile and lean heritage is reflected in its core values: respect for people, courage, focus on value, communication-collaboration, and a holistic or systemic approach to change. Those values manifest in four key practices:
1. Visualize the workflow.
You cannot improve what you cannot see. Knowledge work needs a way to show progress. Kanban boards are one of the ways to display progress.
2. Lead using a team approach.
Without a team and leadership, nothing of significant value can be created or improved.
3. Reduce the batch size of your efforts (reduce BASE).
Science and the work from Donald G. Reinertsen[5] has shown that when the batch unit of work is decreased, more can be accomplished. This principle goes beyond simply Limiting Work in Progress.
4. Learn and improve continuously.
This practice implies reflecting so that one can learn from experience, and it aligns with performing retrospectives and embracing Kaizen. In addition Open Kanban itself is open source and it welcomes contributions or extensions to the method.