What is Scrumban? And Who is it for? + Cheat Sheet

The name suggests that Scrumban is a cross between Scrum and Kanban. That's part of the story - but it's not the full story.

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125. What is Scrumban? And Who is it for? + Cheat Sheet
# #DevelopmentThatPays

f you’re watching this video the chances are You were just searching for Scumban. You are most definitely in the right place. Today we’re going to look at the origins of Scrumban. And we’ll ask the question: is Scrumban right for your team What is Scrumban It almost sounds like a dumb question. The name - Scrumban - almost explains itself. Even if you’ve never heard the term before, You’d probably guess that it’s a cross between Scrum and Kanban. A hybrid. A third way. And you’d be right…. And you’d also be missing an important part of the story. Before we take another step, I just want to check we’re on the same page. Of the Agile methodologies…. Sorry… Agile FRAMEWORKS - Scrum is by far the most well-known. So I’m going to assume that you have a basic understanding of working in a series of (usually two week sprints). If Scrum is clear in you mind, but Kanban is a little bit fuzzy… you’re not alone. Not least because the word describes an Agile methodology But long before there was a KAnban the Agile methodology There was kanban., -- a set of principles for process improvement. Pricimciples rthat can their roots to Toyota.. … and gooing back future to the shelves of a supermarket. Rewind to 2009. If things arefuzzy now, they wrere that much more fizzy then Scrum has just as it were come into focus. - with the arrival of the scrum guide - published that year. Kanban - the set of process improvement principle and practice - had been around for half a centory. Kanban … the sotward development framework - was shall we say… fuzzy Enter Corey Ladas. In 2009 hw published: Scrumban - Essays on Kanban Systems for Lean Software Development Talk about a keyword-rich title! You got everything there! What’s not entirely clear from the title is that Corey has very clear agenda. What he’s not saying is this: “In the begining there was Scrum and Kanban. Now thew is Scruma and LKanabnma and Scrumban.” It’s more opionalted than that. More directional. He’s taking aim squarely at Scrum. Essentially saying - and these my words, not his: “Scrum is flawed. But it can be improved - here’s how.” Improved how By applying kanban PRINCIPLES! NOT HERE’S THE RUB There’s nothing stopping us applying kanban principles to Scrum. And we can do so without ever stepping outside of the “edic” of The Scrum Guide. We can.. Visualise our flow.. (with a board) Was can… limit our work in progress. We can - and do - improve. We can… but do we Generally, we don’t. Perhaps because we don’t know where to start. Corey shows us EXACTLY where to start.

[Developmentthatpays]

Did you make the same assumption as I did? That *Scrumban* was just an _alternative_ to Scrum and Kanban?

[facilitatecollaboration]

It was more like history of Scrumban instead of what exactly it is

[JavierSanchez-cogn]

Hey Gary! Just wanted to let you know I found your video just perfect, meaning that it is really graphic, clear, neat. Thanks a lot for that excellent explanation!

[justinnwankwo]

Over three minutes into the 5-minute video and I am not told at all what scrumban is.

[Chris-weyv]

Thank you for the explanation and for the approach. Great job

[AliNowak]

Thank you for your explanation about what scrumban is.

[jennidean]

Love your videos - I use these with my team

[calvin]

Hey Gary, I wonder if at 3:34 you talk about appying KANBAN principles. Later on you mention "visualize workflow" and "limit work in progress". I learned that those are KANBAN "Practices". Am I right or do you have a different view? Thanks

[bt]

The scrum guide suggests sprints can be anything from 1 week to 4 weeks. It definitely doesn't mandate 2 week sprints.

[ShamanXXI]

so much water... And the question is not answered

[vladvulcan]

wrong colors, I may notice... I've already gotten used to blue scrum and green kanban, not otherwise

[AdrianaGirdler]

Great video! Thanks for explaining this. Cheers!

[FranciscoVegagranmusica]

Great explanation, thanks as always Gary

[dCommerce]

Scrumban isnt usefull for Agencys that develop Software for customers. Because i have to follow a roadmap for realeses and most of the time i have to etstemate before start a task...