Scrum & Kanban Boards

ezRACI’s built-in Scrum and Kanban boards provide Scrum Masters and IT Projects with visual boards to enhance workflow transparency, improve efficiency, and ensure smooth task tracking for their teams. While both methodologies help teams organize work, they serve distinct purposes and follow different principles. Project Managers can quickly pivot from a RACI to a Gantt, Scrum, or Kanban board.

Scrum Boards (Best for Iterative Development)

• Structure: Scrum boards are used in time-boxed sprints (typically 1-4 weeks) where teams plan, execute, and review work in cycles.

• Workflow: Work items (User Stories, Tasks) move through columns like To Do ? In Progress ? Testing ? Done within a sprint.

• Roles: Scrum teams consist of a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team, with daily stand-ups to track progress.

Use Case: Ideal for teams with structured workflows, defined deliverables, and frequent iterations (e.g., software development, feature releases).

Kanban Boards (Best for Continuous Delivery and Operational Teams)

• Structure: Kanban focuses on limiting work in progress (WIP) to maximize efficiency and prevent bottlenecks.

• Workflow: Tasks continuously flow across stages such as Backlog ? In Progress ? Review ? Done, without fixed time constraints.

• Roles: No predefined roles; team members self-manage workflow and prioritize based on business needs.

Use Case: Ideal for support teams, maintenance work, DevOps, and continuous deployments where work is ongoing.

Key Differences

• Scrum is sprint-based, while Kanban is flow-based.

• Scrum requires structured planning, while Kanban is flexible and adaptable.

• Scrum works best for iterative development, whereas Kanban excels in ongoing work management.