1.
@xabarx
abaranovskis
Kanban pizza game
Learn Kanban the tasty way
Armands Baranovskis

2.
Kanban
• Meaning – visual card
• Origins – Toyota production system
• Principles:
– Visualize workflow
– Limit WIP
– Manage flow

3.
The Competition
• I am a pizza magnate planning to open a new
franchise in Riga
• I am willing to help with initial investments
• Only the best restaurant will gain my full
support and financial backing

4.
We are open!
• You have opened a pizzeria
• We are running one day promo – all
pizzas for free
• Your objectives:
–Make as many pizza as possible
until the end of day (until I say so)
–Try to avoid wasted materials

5.
Let’s play

6.
Kanban properties
• Measure and optimize
flow
• Visualize workflow
• Limit work in progress
• Make process policies
explicit
• Improve collaboratively

7.
Measure and optimize
Finished slice = +5 points
Pizza base = -2 points
2 toppings = -1 point
Each slice counts as negative until
it is fully done (-5 points)

8.
Let’s play
again

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Workflow and WIP
• Do you have a workflow?
• Make a station for each
step
• Was work piling up?
• Select an appropriate WIP

10.
Let’s play
again

11.
It’s time to introduce a
NEW and BETTER
pizza!

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And the orders start to arrive
• An order is fully done or nothing is done
• Orders will be placed centrally each
group can take orders
• The finished orders have to be placed at
a defined location for delivery

13.
Let’s play
again
and again

14.
Draw your workflow

15.
Kanban properties - reminder
• Measure and optimize
flow
• Visualize workflow
• Limit work in progress
• Make process policies
explicit
• Improve collaboratively

16.
Feedback and questions

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Further reading
Kanban and Scrum – making the most of both:
http://www.infoq.com/resource/minibooks/kanban-scrum-
minibook/en/pdf/KanbanAndScrumInfoQVersionFINAL.pdf
Kanban Pizza Game: www.agile42.com/training/kanban-
pizza-game

18.
Thank you!
eBIT
www.ebit.lv
e-mail: armands.baranovskis@ebit.lv