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David Israel

It doesn't matter how you setup your board. A Kanban board is a display only tool - you can't effectively have communication inside of it or get approvals for new stories or reviews of existing work.

It shouldn't surprise you very much that 1950's factory sticky notes don't cover all aspects of modern software development.

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Rolf Streefkerk

This is really making a mockery of Kanban for software development, that's not at all how it's done. I suggest you review this excellent talk from a Microsoft employee on how they've effectively used the Kanban method to tackle issues that we've just discussed.
youtube.com/watch?v=CD0y-aU1sXo

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David Israel

Wow the part on estimation in that video is cringey. And naturally it doesn't cover any of the issues we are discussing around the standup like

  • What you do in between standups
  • How can you get asynchronous approvals for a different story in case you are blocked. (And asynchronous reviews as well.)
  • How do you share valuable information (outside of meetings)
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Mike Ekkel

What you do in between standups

Work, hopefully ๐Ÿ˜‚

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David Israel

Not according to the Scrum guide:

The Daily Scrum is not the only time Developers are allowed to adjust their plan. They often meet throughout the day for more detailed discussions about adapting or re-planning the rest of the Sprintโ€™s work.