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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Kanban history has informed everything from manufacturing to software development. For those unsure what kanban is, we’ll first explain the kanban system and then go into kanban history from its development to its uses in manufacturing, project management and software development. Kanban as a name came later.

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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

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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. Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. What Is Kanban?

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. When to Use It: The practice originated in software development and works well in that culture. Top 10 Project Management Methodologies.

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People Drive Solutions, Tools Just Pave the Way!

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The essence of DevOps lies in its conceptual foundation, born out of software engineering. It's about understanding the impact of accelerated processes on our engineering systems and the way we design and approach our products. It's about leveraging these tools to support the idea of DevOps, not letting the tools define it.

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

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It can mean different things within various organizations or circumstances, but there is a way to broadly outline this business process improvement methodology and define its beginnings, its, rise, its use and its implementation. To start, let’s define the term Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma. What Is Six Sigma?

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The Role of Standard Work in Lean Methodology

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Lean methodology is a systematic approach to improving efficiency and reducing waste in business operations. At the core of this methodology is the concept of standard work, which refers to the set of clearly defined processes and procedures that employees follow to ensure consistent and high-quality results.

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SAFe Simply Explained (Part 2): Basic Idea and Most Important Terms

Inloox

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. ARTs typically consist of 50-125 people from all disciplines (software, hardware, firmware). Iteration Iterations are the foundation stone of agile development.

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