Case Studies
Case Study 1
Challenge:
- It was not easy to assign priorities to tasks in the team software development resulting in problems with the timely delivery of projects. This implied a visible workflow and unclear awareness regarding the state or dependencies.
Solution:
- As a remedial measure, the team chose to adopt Kanban to overcome these challenges. They created a Kanban board that had four columns representing the various stages of development, namely To-Do, In Progress, Testing, and Done. These cards represent each task along with detailed information.
Results:
- From the Kanban board, team members could visually see how their work progressed along in real-time.
- WIP limits were assigned to each column, which helped to limit the number of tasks that a team could undertake at any given time.
- As the team prioritized tasks accordingly and eliminated bottlenecks as soon as possible, their completion of projects was reduced by 20%.
Case Study 2
Challenge:
- Furthermore, the marketing team had divided campaigns as there was no communication or coordination among teams. They affected the achievement of marketing initiatives as tasks were seldom completed on time.
Solution:
- The marketing team chose Kanban as it promises collaboration and workflow transparency. They made their Kanban board specific to include columns, such as Ideation, Design, Approval, and Execute. Cards recorded marketing functions with details like target segment of the population, and campaign goals together coupled while working on it.
Results:
- Stand-up meetings were held every day, and eventually, employees became much more open about speaking with one another.
- The very nature of the Kanban board increased transparency enabling team members to trace how campaigns were proceeding seamlessly.
- The team saw a 15% boost in the performance of the campaign due to better coordination, prompt delivery of the task, and project goals sense.
How can a Team Effectively Manage and Prioritize Work Items using the Kanban Method?
Today’s business environment runs at a high pace, and therefore effective work management is vital to success. A simplistic, yet effective way that has seen widespread acceptance is the Kanban method. This article describes how teams can utilize Kanban capabilities to manage and process the work items well enough that they become agile in due time.