Gain insights into Kanban fundamentals, delve into designing Kanban systems, and learn how Kanban can improve Scrum practices to boost developer productivity effectively.

This course will introduce you to Kanban fundamentals. You will begin by studying the origins of Kanban as a method for designing and improving knowledge work. 

Later in the course, you will be taught the core practices of Kanban to successfully design a Kanban System at the team level. Then, you will learn how to use Kanban to improve your Scrum practice. At the end of the course, you will be introduced to the process of designing a Kanban system.

Kanban Fundamentals: Boosting Developer Productivity

# Introduction to Lean

>Lean is a holistic approach for creating, running, and improving organizations. It is a mindset expressed as a set of values, principles, methods, practices, and tools to enable continuous innovation and growth.

Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Startup all have their roots in Lean. If you study Lean in detail, you won’t see anything startlingly different or new in all these fancy new methodologies. The only noticeable difference is the rise of software and digitalization.

# The Toyota Way

Lean (or Lean Thinking) is the English name to describe the system known as **the Toyota Way**. The term was popularized by the MIT researchers who wrote the book _The Machine That Changed the World_ to contrast JIT production with mass production.
Lean is not just a set of tools, practices, or methodologies. Lean is a way of thinking and managing organizations.

# The house of Lean
The image below summarizes the modern Toyota Way, which has been known as the Lean Thinking House or The House of Lean. 
(Not to be confused with an earlier version of the Toyota Production System “House”, which inspired this one.)

Introduction

Improving Flow

Kanban Fundamentals

Kanban to Improve Scrum

Kanban System Design

The Final Note

Lean

Introduction to Lean

The Toyota Way