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Glossary

What Is Kanban

Kanban is a workflow management method that visualises work on a board with columns representing stages, limiting work in progress to prevent bottlenecks.

Definition

Kanban is a workflow management method that visualises work on a board with columns representing stages, limiting work in progress to prevent bottlenecks. It sits in our glossary alongside Agile, with which it is often paired.

Why It Matters

Kanban makes invisible work visible. When tasks exist in emails and heads, nobody knows what is blocked. A kanban board shows the entire workflow at a glance.

Example

A support team sees eight items stuck in Waiting for Client on their board. That number reveals follow-up emails are delayed, a bottleneck invisible when queries lived in individual inboxes. Putting the same discipline into your own operation starts with the work in our guide to tracking and reducing manual processes.

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