What Does KMM 1.1 Bring to You?

What Does KMM 1.1 Bring to You?

To read in Spanish, click here. Since the publishing the beta release of the Kanban Maturity Model a year and a half ago, a number of Kanban Coaching Professionals have used it in different organizations and business fields. Susanne Bartel, Steve McGee, Minton Brooks,...

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Process improvement, Kanban and KMM

Process improvement, Kanban and KMM

Process standardization is a fundamental technique for improving process efficiency. In some cases, however, maintaining process definition leads to higher bureaucracy and reduces efficiency.

Kanban aligns theory and practice. The Kanban Maturity Model provides pragmatic guidelines for improving processes and demonstrating improvements in terms of business outcome.

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The Kanban Maturity Model Story Part 1: Appropriateness

The convergence of observed patterns of Kanban implementation, together with an understanding of appropriateness of kanban board designs and practice adoption mapped to organizational maturity, and the need for a map of the breadth and depth of the Kanban Method, converged to give us the KMM. The KMM grew out of a need for better coaching tools and more consistent outcomes when consultants, enterprise coaches and change agents are advising clients about the use and application of Kanban in their workplaces. Kanban comes with a promise of consistent business outcomes, improved service delivery, satisfied customers, happier, more fulfilled workers, and in general a set of contented stakeholders from senior managers, owners and benefactors, to regulatory authorities and politicians.

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Launching the Kanban Maturity Model

As announced on LeanKanban, PRNewswire we are launching the Kanban Maturity Model. The purpose of the Kanban Maturity Model is to support the development of the following organizational capabilities: Relief from overburdening Delivering on customer expectations...

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