{"id":6833,"date":"2022-02-21T21:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T13:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slash.bravefactor.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=6833"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:15:36","slug":"scrum-vs-kanban-vs-scrumban-which-train-to-catch-for-successful-project-completion","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/slash.co\/articles\/scrum-vs-kanban-vs-scrumban-which-train-to-catch-for-successful-project-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrum vs. Kanban vs. Scrumban \u2013 which train to catch for successful project completion?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new success mantra is about offering problem-solving services to your clients. However, it is pretty impossible to provide timely solutions without managing tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But since Agile and DevOps project management frameworks have been involved in the system, businesses have become faster than ever in organizing, managing, and completing tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban are the widely recognized workflow management methods in the world of digital project management frameworks. But what are they and how to use them? The article has all your answers along with a bonus of how we use these three management frameworks at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slash.co\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is Scrum?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum is an agile management methodology, allowing teams and organizations to identify and work on complex adaptive problems. And once the issues are addressed, Scrum permits teams to creatively and productively deliver high-quality products, such as software, to their clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\"><p>Scrum is based on roles, ceremonies, and artifacts. Using Scrum methodologies, we first define the scope of work iteratively (repeatedly) for a sprint (duration of time).<\/p>\n<p><cite>&#8211; Alex Lossing, CTO and Head of Delivery at Slash<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Benefits of Scrum<\/h3>\n<p>The benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent work quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great productivity at a low cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ease of incorporating with changes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast completion of complex projects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to use Scrum?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the Scrum when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project has a long-term nature<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick feedback is required<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stakeholders amend features frequently in a software<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is Kanban?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word \u201cKanban\u201d means a \u201csign\u201d or \u201cvisual board\u201d in the Japanese language. However, in commercial industries, such as IT, teams with an agile software development background use the \u201cKanban\u201d framework to manage workflow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanban helps teams define, manage, and enhance the quality of services by working on organized goals. The framework works on three basic principles:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b> <b>Just in time delivery<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working on tasks by prioritizing them, based on a fixed delivery capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b> <b>Change management principles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the product&#8217;s current state and enhancing its features by accepting the new changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b> <b>Service delivery principles<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing products to meet customers\u2019 expectations and needs. Also, managing the workflow through metrics, such as lead time, cycle time, and work in progress (WIP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, Kanban has three main flows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>To do:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prioritizing tasks that need to be completed first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>In progress:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tasks that are already developed by the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Done:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tasks that are completed and delivered to the client.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the significant difference between Scrum is that the Kanban framework is all about focusing on the current tasks and then switching on the next one. So, it\u2019s more like a \u201cOne At A Time\u201d approach but by prioritizing the tasks. Also, Kanban is more visualized, using inter-connected Kanban boards and cards.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\"><p>Kanban is the pulling strategy whereas Scrum is the pushing strategy.<\/p>\n<p><cite>&#8211; Peter Prak, Principal Developer at Slash<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, for example, if a company decides to develop software within two weeks (sprint). Then the Scrum method will make the team committed to delivering the task within the sprint. Whereas Kanban method will allow the team to divide tasks, arrange them in order, and complete the first one before shifting to the second task.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of Kanban<\/h3>\n<p>The benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced efficiency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less overburdening than Scrum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flexibility and easy collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased team concentration and focus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved visibility and productivity due to Kanban board<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to use Kanban?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kanban methodology is best to be used when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project demands continuous changes, even within a traditional \u2018scrum sprint\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tasks are related to infrastructure management and support<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working on projects requiring high reactivity (such as production, bug and support work)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is Scrumban?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrumban is the amalgamation of both Scrum and Kanban agile frameworks. While there are many versions of Scrumban, all have a similar purpose at the end of the day \u2013 allowing teams to work with flexibility and develop products according to the stakeholders\u2019 demands without overburdening themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main aim of Scrumban is to assure continuous workflow for repeated changes in the product. Moreover, this agile framework includes on-demand planning, regular meetings, and product retrospectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, to develop software \u2018A\u2019 using Scrumban, the team will be engaged in daily meetings to ensure the product is under process as per the clients\u2019 requirements. In every session, the team will discuss the progress and product\u2019s retrospectives (product at the beginning vs. product at the moment) to meet the goals in the given sprint finally.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of Scrumban<\/h3>\n<p>The benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saves time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced waste<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-quality products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just-in-time decision making<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flawless visualization due to Scrumban board<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When to use Scrumban?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use the Scrumban framework when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shifting teams from Scrum to Kanban<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applying Scrum logically appears difficult for the team<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects (big or small) require fast and continuous modifications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Slash uses Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban frameworks?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agile culture is a part of Slash\u2019s environment and work practice. Our company works on Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban to produce a top-notch quality software product for our clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\"><p>At Slash, we apply Scrum as default to our projects, as it helps us give close collaboration with our clients. On the one hand, this methodology adds transparency to our work. Whereas, on the other hand, it gives us flexibility and adaptability to develop a product with great value.<\/p>\n<p><cite>&#8211; Alex Lossing \u2013 CTO and Head of Delivery (Slash)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lossing further adds that the Slash team switches to Kanban or Scrumban when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is experimental and requires flexibility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We plan to build a quick prototype before beginning the production at a mass level<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team decides to move the project to the production and support management phase<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if talking specifically about applying Kanban at Slash, we add more columns\/flows to the original three Kanban flows (To Do, In Progress, and Done), such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Code review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Tasks that are ready but to be viewed by other team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: List of tasks that needs to be tested by the developer or Quality Assurance department to make sure they meet our clients\u2019 requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>PO checking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All developed tasks that need to be checked by the client (Product Owner) to help them analyze if the product matches their expectations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\"><p>Our Kanban framework begins with the To-Do and In-Progress flows, adding Code Review, Testing, and PO Checking before we enter the Done flow. This allows us to add or change anything that is invaluable to our client and permits us to develop a successful product.<\/p>\n<p><cite>&#8211; Peter Prak\u2013 Principal Developer (Slash)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Scrum methodology is best for receiving quick feedback, the Kanban framework allows teams to focus on particular tasks on priority. And if you desire rapid project completion, you can use Scrumban, as it\u2019s a mixture of Scrum and Kanban. We use all three agile frameworks at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slash.co\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make project management timely, flexible, and highly productive.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11663,"parent":0,"template":"","resource-topic":[],"resource-type":[43],"class_list":["post-6833","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource-type-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/6833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resource-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-topic?post=6833"},{"taxonomy":"resource-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slash.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-type?post=6833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}