The Difference Between Scrum and Kanban
Originally published on www.Ben-Staples.com.
For people stepping into an agile organization or team for the first time, a lot will seem new and unfamiliar. People will throw buzzwords around like throughput, standup, and WIP. As you get more familiar you’ll need to start educating yourself on some fundamental decisions agile engineering teams face so you can craft an educated opinion.
Looking for background on what agile even is? Read more on the difference between agile and non agile methodologies.
I’ve worked as a Product Manager on agile teams using both Scrum and Kanban workflow methodologies. One of the big first questions that seems to come up frequently is:
What is the difference between Scrum and Kanban?
Scrum and Kanban are two agile methodologies that in the tech space, are used to organize software development teams to develop new software as fast and efficiently as possible.
They come from different backgrounds:
Scrum: Was developed into a formal process by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber in 1993 with the focus of improving how software teams deliver value.
To learn more about scrum, hear about it from the creator himself and check out this document: Jeff…
