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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. The kanban tool has become commonplace in project management and its uses continue to expand. While kanban systems were once analog, they have since moved into the digital space and are often found in project management software.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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So for the sake of argument, let’s compare them head to head, and may the best project management methodology win! Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. What Is Kanban?

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

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Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. Also known as continuous process improvement.

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Different Project Management Terms Beginners Should Know

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It also includes guidelines on how those changes can be carried out in a project. It refers to those processes that are performed to formally terminate all activities or tasks of a project. Cost Estimation. It is the process of calculating project cost estimates by considering all the resources, phases, or activities.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. 12, 2008. “A

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Risk Management Resources

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Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Use of Benefits of Tools for Project Risk Management,” T. Charette, IEEE Software , pp. 255, April 2010.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program.