Concept Kaban. The Kanban name comes from two Japanese words Kan 看 meaning sign and Ban 板 meaning a board. Kanban is one of the Lean tools designed to reduce the idle time in a production process.
As the streets became more crowded shop owners started to make custom shop signs - KanBans - to draw passersbys attention and tell them. By visualizing your work you can limit work in progress while also maximizing efficiency. Everyone can see what has to be done who is doing what and what is already done.
Over several years Anderson distilled the method into a set of principles and practices.
Kanban which means billboard or signboard in Japanese uses boards to organize individual tasks into columns helping you focus on work in progress without losing perspective of the larger projects at hand. The Kanban method is an advanced set of principles and practices combined with artifacts to visualize your workflow. Design and implement a Team Kanban board. By visualizing your work you can limit work in progress while also maximizing efficiency.