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The Agile Manifesto’s values and principles offer more than just a shift in mindset—they are proven drivers of productivity and efficiency. By focusing on collaboration, delivering value, and adapting to change, Agile transforms workflows and boosts team performance. Discover how applying Agile’s core values leads to measurable improvements in time-to-market, quality, and customer satisfaction, helping organizations thrive in today’s fast-paced environment.

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When you visit the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Japan, you’ll either get a card and can enter the park or get told that the park is full. There is a certain amount of cards available on the entrance and each person that enters the park get exactly one. If all cards are handed out, you have to wait until someone leaves the park and returns their card. That card is called a Kanban. Kanban is a japanese word that translates to sign or singboard. Kanban is not only a signal card or token in japanese parks. According to Wikipedia it is also „a scheduling system for lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing (JIT)“ developed at Toyota by Taiichi Ohno. Here also the …

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