This document provides an introduction and overview of Kanban, including:
- An agenda for an introductory Kanban talk covering welcome, stories, open space discussion, and closing
- A brief history and evolution of agile approaches including Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP), and Lean
- The six key properties that define Kanban - visualizing workflow, limiting work in progress, measuring and managing flow, explicit policies, feedback loops, and collaborative evolution
- Examples of how to visualize work using a Kanban board and limit work in progress using work in progress (WIP) limits
- Additional Kanban concepts like focus on continuous flow, prioritization, frequent delivery, and types of meetings
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