Using Trac for Kanban

Kanban + Trac = Nice Fit
Paul Boos – EPA/OPP
Boos.paul@epa.gov
@paul_boos

kanban (little k); system of signaling for pulling items to be worked. Developed by Toyota. Simple pull system.
David Anderson credited for defining Kanban (big K). Incorporates:
Maintains Pull
Focus on Quality; Definition of Done!
Theory of Constraints
Explicit Policies
Limiting Work-in-Progress
Classes of Service
Predictability via measurement
measurement = lead time
per class of service
becomes your service level agreement

So where does Trac fit?

Kanban Board ≠ Issue Tracking
(or does it?)

Simple & easy
Lots of plug-ins: visit track-hacks.org
- Master Tickets – could be used to show
ticket blockages
- Custom fields
- Typed ticket workflow
- Notifications
- Keywords
- Metrics Plug-Ins (TracMetrix provides CFD for calculating Lead Time)
Can be configured so that person moving a ticket to a state takes ownership.
Ability to have pre- & post- hooks (e.g. prevent movement if blocked)

When moving to the next state,
that person moving it takes
ownership.

1st Attempt at Virtualizingthe Kanban

Work-in-Progress states at top
WIP Limit static text, use count of tickets as a comparison
Queue states
under
WIP states

2nd Attempt at Virtualizingthe Kanban
(in work)

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Using Trac for Kanban

by Paul Boos on Jul 05, 2011

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