Scrum or Kanban, which should you choose for your team? / Hebrew

Scrum or Kanban, which should you choose for your team? / Hebrew

When choosing an approach to managing development processes, many people ask: which method is better Scrum or Kanban? Both approaches are popular, but they differ in nature and application. Let’s figure out how to use them correctly and whether they can be combined.

Scrum: A Framework for Working Under Conditions of Uncertainty.

Scrum is a framework that defines the structure and processes for organizing the team’s work. It includes:

  • Five mandatory events: sprint, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, retrospective.

  • Three key roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master and Development Team.

  • Artifacts: product backlog, sprint backlog, and end-of-sprint increment.

  • Readiness criteria and principles that help the team organize the process.

Scrum is suitable both for the creation of new products and for the development of existing ones, especially if it is necessary to work in conditions of uncertainty. This framework helps to cope with change, adapt to new conditions and effectively achieve goals in both new and mature projects.

Kanban: a method that allows you to build a production process and improve the quality of the service you provide.

Kanban is a management method that helps improve processes and increase their efficiency. It does not require radical changes in the organization, but is based on Lean principles aimed at eliminating losses. Basic principles of Kanban:

  1. Visualization of work using the task board.

  2. Limiting concurrent tasks increasing efficiency.

  3. Flow control tasks, focused on gradual improvements.

Kanban is used for any process, from product development to more sequential tasks such as project management, service work or operational activities. It allows you to structure the current process and gradually improve it.

What is the difference?

Scrum is a framework with a fixed structure that requires simultaneous implementation with certain rules and roles. It is especially useful in conditions of uncertainty and changing tasks, where it is important to adapt on the fly. Scrum requires work in fixed iterations (sprints), which helps to keep focus on specific goals, forming an increment.

Kanbanin turn, requires such radical changes in the organization. It adapts to existing processes and is used to optimize them. Kanban helps to manage both highly predictable tasks and projects, as well as create new products under conditions of uncertainty in the spirit of Agile.

Scramban: The synergy of Scrum and Kanban

In fact, it often turns out that the best solution is a combination of approaches. Using Scrum in combination with Kanban principles creates an effective hybrid called ScrumBan. It allows:

  • Use the structure and rhythm of Scrum (sprints, roles, artifacts) to manage the team.

  • Implement elements of Kanban (process visualization, task flow management) to improve work within sprints and optimize the process.

ScrumBan helps both to deal with uncertainty and to manage tasks at any stage of the process. This combination makes it possible to adapt to changes and improve current processes at the same time.

How to start using Kanban

To implement Kanban, it is enough to:

  1. Visualize the work process with the help of a Kanban board, where all stages of task execution are displayed. First of all, it is worth visualizing how the value moves, that is, the tasks that the business or customers want.

  2. Limit the number of concurrent taskswhich will increase the predictability of deadlines and speed up the execution time due to the fact that teams will finish more and start less.

  3. Manage workflow through daily meetings and monitoring metrics for process improvement.

  4. Establish transparent rules work for the team.

  5. Improve processes based on data and metrics – Kanban aims for continuous improvement.

How to start using Scrum

Using Scrum requires:

  1. Define the product and assemble a cross-functional team with clear roles.

  2. Train the team in new ways of working and help redesign current processes to achieve a common goal.

  3. Use an iterative approach to planning in which the team evaluates and adjusts its work weekly or biweekly based on results.

Scrum helps to manage both new projects and existing products, especially when it is important to deal with uncertainty and complexity of tasks.

Conclusion: what to choose?

AND Scrumand Kanban — powerful tools for process management, and the choice between them depends on the goals and specifics of your project. Scrum helps establish cross-functional interaction and manage development in iterations, providing regular deliverables and feedback.

Kanbanin turn, offers flexibility and predictable production process. It is effective both for tasks where the outcome is predictable and for tasks with a high level of uncertainty. Kanban helps to minimize losses and increases work transparency by visualizing processes and limiting the number of tasks that are performed at the same time.

However, in real practice, it often turns out that the best solution is a combination of approaches. Scramban – This is an example of how you can use the strengths of both methods: Scrum sets the structure and rhythm of work, and Kanban optimizes product development processes.

Together, they create an efficient, manageable and adaptive process that can quickly respond to change, minimize waste and accelerate the delivery of value. This allows you to achieve goals and manage the work of the team as efficiently as possible.

Thus, the choice between Scrum and Kanban does not always have to be mutually exclusive. They can and should be combined to achieve optimal results for your team and project. Introducing ScrambanYou will be able to build a flexible and predictable work process that will not only ensure quality results, but also constantly evolve.

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