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title: "Kanban, anyone?"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2008/8/27/kanban-anyone.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2008/8/27/kanban-anyone.html"
published: "2008-08-27T14:41:49"
updated: "2008-08-27T14:41:49"
tags: ["Agile Related"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "ooh. This Kanban thing looks nice and shiney . Will it “meme” and die, or will it stay and flourish, to be the next “xp”? Maybe it’s time to learn from our XP-Scrum experiences and evolve. Maybe Kanban is one path to…"
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# Kanban, anyone?

By Roy Osherove August 27, 2008 In [Agile Related](https://osherove.com/blog/category/agile-related)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 27, 2008; technical details may be outdated.

ooh. This [Kanban](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban) thing looks [nice and shiney](http://codebetter.com/blogs/david_laribee/archive/2008/08/24/introducing-kanban-at-xclaim.aspx).  Will it “meme” and die, or will it stay and flourish, to be the next “xp”?

Maybe it’s time to learn from our XP-Scrum experiences and evolve. Maybe Kanban is one path to that evolution.

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