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Hello all, please I want to make Kanban boards and distribute to colleagues, what material can I use?

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Osahon Idehen Lead Analyst, Business Process| NNPC Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
My organization has not fully appreciated the use of Kanban boards and its value. I want to start by making simple versions and giving colleagues to show its benefits, my challenge is material can I use?
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Stéphane Parent Self Employed / Semi-retired| Leader Maker Prince Edward Island, Canada
I presume you mean work board. (A Kanban board is a physical manifestation of the application of Kanban practices across the whole organization.)

When I introduce the concept of work boards to a new team, I make it simple. I use a white board and sticky notes. I also keep the columns simple: To Do, Doing and Done.

Then I have standup meetings right by the board. That allows folks to move sticky notes during the meeting.
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Jun 17, 2022 8:13 AM
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Wao! this is highly impressive and practical. I will keep for use!
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Osahon Idehen Lead Analyst, Business Process| NNPC Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Jun 17, 2022 7:56 AM
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I presume you mean work board. (A Kanban board is a physical manifestation of the application of Kanban practices across the whole organization.)

When I introduce the concept of work boards to a new team, I make it simple. I use a white board and sticky notes. I also keep the columns simple: To Do, Doing and Done.

Then I have standup meetings right by the board. That allows folks to move sticky notes during the meeting.
Wao! this is highly impressive and practical. I will keep for use!
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
The problem I found is the value about using Kanban boards is inside the Kanban method/phylosofy itself. For example, if you use Kanban boards without specifying WIP limits (work in progress) the Kanban board is unusefull. But here comes the key point: is the company able to accept the impact when using WIP limits? I will assure that your colleagues will happy on using it. Unfortunatelly as other things lot of people use this type of things like buzzwords instead of reading the foundations which are outside there and I fully recommend to read and understand it.
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2 replies by Mohamed Refaei and Osahon Idehen
Jun 17, 2022 8:30 AM
Osahon Idehen
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Thanks for the notation.
Mar 17, 2023 5:23 AM
Mohamed Refaei
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Nicely put, Sergio. Your words caught my eye when I was reading the thread. Most people follow trends without learning indeed!
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Osahon Idehen Lead Analyst, Business Process| NNPC Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Jun 17, 2022 8:18 AM
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The problem I found is the value about using Kanban boards is inside the Kanban method/phylosofy itself. For example, if you use Kanban boards without specifying WIP limits (work in progress) the Kanban board is unusefull. But here comes the key point: is the company able to accept the impact when using WIP limits? I will assure that your colleagues will happy on using it. Unfortunatelly as other things lot of people use this type of things like buzzwords instead of reading the foundations which are outside there and I fully recommend to read and understand it.
Thanks for the notation.
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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I agree with Stephane. His method really helps. Sergio made a valid point as well.
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Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States
If you need a virtual Kanban board, there are many tools available such as Trello, Smartsheet, Asana, and Jira. There are even some free ones. For a simple solution, you can create a board similar to the sticky note solution in PowerPoint, although I prefer the flexibility of Visio.
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Jun 20, 2022 12:04 PM
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Thanks
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Osahon -

I'd start simple with a white board and sticky notes and move to an online solution only once the team is comfortable and capable of working with the physical method.

Kiron
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Jun 20, 2022 12:04 PM
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Thanks
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Osahon Idehen Lead Analyst, Business Process| NNPC Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Jun 17, 2022 9:30 AM
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If you need a virtual Kanban board, there are many tools available such as Trello, Smartsheet, Asana, and Jira. There are even some free ones. For a simple solution, you can create a board similar to the sticky note solution in PowerPoint, although I prefer the flexibility of Visio.
Thanks
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Osahon Idehen Lead Analyst, Business Process| NNPC Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Jun 17, 2022 9:44 AM
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Osahon -

I'd start simple with a white board and sticky notes and move to an online solution only once the team is comfortable and capable of working with the physical method.

Kiron
Thanks
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Dovile Miseviciute Marketing Manager| Eylean UAB Vilnius, Lithuania
You could also take advantage of the free kanban software options available. If your company is more prone to digital innovations.
https://teamhood.com/kanban/free-kanban-software/
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