A global first, a research group at the University of Helsinki has scientifically researched the impact of the Kanban method on software production. The method has been studied at the Software Factory laboratory of the Department of Computer Science for a year.

According to software developers, Kanban is an intuitive and motivating method, which in itself already increases the productivity of work. The freedom to choose your own tasks proved to be one motivating factor. Kanban helped the developers to avoid overlapping work, to make both problem-solving and decision-making more efficient, and promote communication inside the group.

See complete article at http://www.cloudsoftwareprogram.org/news-events/i/27345/68/the-kanban-production-control-system-streamlines-software-production-for-the-benefit-of-the-customer .

Reference: Ikonen, M., Pirinen, E., Fagerholm, F., Kettunen, P., ja Abrahamsson, P., On the impact of Kanban on software project work: An empirical case study investigation. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2011). IEEE, 2011, pages 305-314.

For more details, please contact Marko Ikonen, MSc, who is preparing a doctoral dissertation on the subject.

Photo: Marko Ikonen