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The Kanban method helps teams visualize their work, identify bottlenecks, and optimize the flow of tasks. It is based on the use of Kanban boards to represent the status of tasks in different phases of the workflow.
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Kanban is a method for steering work through a visible flow with limits on parallel work. Teams make tasks, bottlenecks, and waiting visible and improve flow step by step.
Kanban originated in the Toyota Production System, where replenishment was aligned with actual consumption. David J. Anderson adapted its principles to knowledge work and software development in the 2000s; a broad community continues to evolve the method.
Picture a board as a riverbed: cards move through states such as ready, in progress, and done. WIP limits constrain each section; when cards pile up, the team works on the bottleneck before starting more work.
A shared board shows work state, order, and blockers.
Bounded parallel work protects focus and exposes overload.
Measurement and shared experiments reduce waiting and stabilize delivery.
Kanban supports teams with changing or unplanned work, such as operations and support. It improves transparency and throughput but does not replace product decisions; poor columns or limits can hide actual flow.
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