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## Value-Stream-Oriented Kanban

DevFeed: [Value-Stream-Oriented Kanban](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/value-stream-oriented-kanban-39952.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/value-stream-oriented-kanban/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2024-04-20T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Kanban](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kanban.md>), [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [burnout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/burnout.md>), [business-developer-productivity-engineering-leadership-kanban-product-management-engineering-ex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-developer-productivity-engineering-leadership-kanban-product-management-engineering-ex.md>), [business-value](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-value.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [cycle-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cycle-time.md>), [flow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flow.md>), [kanban](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kanban.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [parallel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parallel.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

### AI overview

The article argues that Kanban should be oriented around customer-focused value streams rather than individual subtasks. It contends that measuring task-level flow can create an illusion of productivity while multiple initiatives delay meaningful delivery, and recommends prioritizing fast business value over maximizing utilization.

### Source excerpt

Value-Stream-Oriented Kanban Many teams, especially in the startup environment, move away from Scrum and use a leaner Kanban-based approach. This is a good thing. I don't think Scrum is a suitable framework for modern, fast, agile companies. - Especially not in the SaaS field (the reasoning behind this statement will become another article, eventually).