{"id":2202,"date":"2018-03-23T10:14:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T10:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kovair.com\/blog\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:06:06","slug":"applying-kanban-to-devops-for-speedy-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kovair.com\/blogs\/applying-kanban-to-devops-for-speedy-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying Kanban to DevOps to Achieve Speedy Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Applying<\/p>\n

In the world of IT, nothing sounds as consistent as the word \u2018Change\u2019. \u00a0Customer demands are constantly changing and organizations are searching for means to become more competitive and keep pace with the market graph.<\/p>\n

The only way to respond to this change is finding a simple way to improve software throughput<\/strong><\/a> – by leveraging products with timely software updates, adding new features, tweaking existing ones, and responding to customer feedbacks instantly.<\/p>\n

DevOps responds to the change by iteratively improving on the production process through automation of tasks and orchestration of the various stages involved in the software development and management of its lifecycle.<\/p>\n

However, even software deployment grinds to a halt if teams do not establish a strategy to deploy patches or new requirements without disrupting the workflow or application stability.<\/p>\n

Time to change your DevOps strategy!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

DevOps is a methodology that encourages teams to collaborate and to meet business goals<\/a>.<\/strong> However, by nature teams only focus on those parts that they possess expertise in and not on software production as a whole. Naturally, accepting responsibility of the end business result seems frightening, especially when you are accustomed to only accepting assigned tasks.<\/p>\n

It takes a lot of trust among team members and the management.<\/p>\n

Fitting the methodology within an organizational structure, requires being aware of the business goals and values that are important for deciding how a software production process should flow.<\/p>\n

The key is to draw a clear line-of-sight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Applying<\/p>\n

A sight that will help teams to get a clear idea of the business values, purpose, truly feel like being a part of the team and find motivation to contribute to the vision of the organization as one. It ultimately leads to better management style, where requirements are broken into chunks and then redirected to teams based on business priorities, all the while ensuring that the Work in Progress is under proper monitoring<\/a><\/strong> and control. All these are done while keeping the business context in mind.<\/p>\n

\"Applying<\/p>\n

Image Concept Courtesy: https:\/\/github.com\/bounswe\/bounswe2016group6\/wiki\/Scrum:-A-new-perspective-on-agile-development<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n

However, business priorities can only be drawn when you have a proper structure and guidance to help you get accurate information without referring to technical requirements or release notes.<\/p>\n

Draw the line! Add Kanban to your DevOps strategy<\/h2>\n

When Kanban is combined with DevOps, it helps the team to visualize the stages that a work item must flow through to consider it completed and done. Here are some of the advantages of applying Kanban in your DevOps methodology \u2013<\/p>\n

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  1. Prioritization at a Glance<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With just one glance, Kanban helps you decide on the three \u201cWhat\u2019s\u201d-<\/p>\n