Experience Report: Introducing Kanban Into Automotive Software Project

摘要

The boundaries between traditional and agile approach methods are disappearing. A significantnumber of software projects require a continuous implementation of tasks without dividing theminto sprints or strict project phases. Customers expect more flexibility and responsiveness fromsoftware vendors in response to the ever-changing business environment. To achieve better resultsin this field, Capgemini has begun using the Lean philosophy and Kanban techniques.The following article illustrates examples of different uses of Kanban and the main stakeholder ofthe process. The article presents the main advantages of transparency and ways to improve thecustomer co-operation as well as stakeholder relationships. The Authors try to visualise all of theelements in the context of the project.There is also a discussion of different approaches in two software projects. The article focuseson the main challenges and the evolutionary approach used. An attempt is made to answer thequestion how to convince both the team as well as the customer, and how to optimise ways toachieve great results.