Running a project with Kanban

Now that we have seen how to run projects with Scrum, it is time to take a look at the other agile methodology JIRA Software supports—Kanban. Compared to Scrum, Kanban is a much simpler methodology. Unlike Scrum, which has a backlog and requires the team to prioritize and plan their delivery in sprints, Kanban focuses purely on the execution and measurement of throughput.

In JIRA, a typical Kanban board will have the following differences compared to a Scrum board:

• There is no backlog view. Since Kanban does not have a sprint-planning phase, your board acts as the backlog.

• There are not active sprints. The idea behind Kanban is that you have a continuous flow of work.

• Columns can have minimum and maximum constraints.

• Columns will be highlighted if the constraints are violated. As shown in the following screenshot, both the Selected for Development and In Progress columns are highlighted due to constraint violation:

Creating a Kanban project

The first step to work...