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| IT Directors Go Retro to Improve Workflow in Virginia |
| By govtech.com - Brian Heaton |
| Published: 12/18/2012 |
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As IT budgets get squeezed in many government agencies, decision-makers are faced with completing tasks with less people on staff. Projects can take longer and frustration may rise between IT personnel and agency customers. But IT teams in two Virginia state departments have found a decidedly retro project management tool to streamline operations known as Kanban. Developed by Toyota Motor Corporation in the late 1940s, the product delivery system relies on a detailed whiteboard flow chart called a “Kanban Board” that arranges a department’s work processes like an assembly line. Kanban has led to workflow efficiency improvements for both the Virginia Department of Corrections Technology Services Agency and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Information Services agency. Read More. |
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