Session: Clarity Means Completion: The Psychology of Kanban

Wednesday, 13:10 - 14:00
Track: Agile

It’s just a white board! How can it possibly work? Kanban’s simplicity belies its power. In this session, Jim Benson will demonstrate how kanban’s visual and narrative structure:

    * Creates an observable narrative of work;
    * Enables clarity of purpose, action, intent, outcome, process, responsibility;
    * Promotes shared understanding among people with different learning styles (visual, auditory), cognitive styles (ADHD / Asperger’s), cultural styles;
    * Recognizes individual input;
    * Depersonalizes work;
    * Enhances tribal focus;
    * Respects problem solving;
    * Fosters the transition from market economy to a social economy, and
    * Shifts the game of work from productivity to completion.