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ABOUT THE KMM

The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM)


provides a map to guide an
organization’s journey toward business
agility and fitness for purpose.

Based on observed Kanban patterns


and practices as well as organizational
culture, the Kanban Maturity Model
addresses where you are now in your
improvement path and where you should
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look next for effective improvements that
last.
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MATURITY
MODEL
an organization on several points:
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Depth of Kanban initiative
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Adoption of Kanban practices
Achieved outcomes
Culture, values and leadership
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Does your organization have the
culture, leadership, and capability to
reach your desired level of maturity?

If not, what challenges and


opportunities need to be embraced for
improvement?

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LEVEL 0 OBLIVIOUS
THE KMM PROVIDES LEVEL 4 QUANTITATIVELY
MANAGED
The organization is oblivious to the Use of metrics and sophisticated
need for process. Individuals complete GUIDELINES ON ACTIONS TO feedback loops. Actively managed
tasks with little team collaboration. classes of services and shared
Basic personal kanban boards evolving
to an awareness of too much work in
TAKE, CREATING JUST resources. Capacity is deliberately
allocated and adjusted intentionally.
progress.
ENOUGH STRESS TO DRIVE Consistent economic outcomes.
Managers are satisfied.

IMPROVEMENT WITHOUT
LEVEL 1 EMERGING LEVEL 5 OPTIMIZING

Process definition is emerging but may


OVERREACHING.
Optimized for efficiency and improved
be applied inconsistently. There is a economic outcomes. A culture of
concept of teams and collaboration but continuous improvement emerges. Use
poor alignment. Individual heroics are of quantitative analysis, feedback loops,
common. May have a basic team David J Anderson | Teodora Bozheva experiments, and model-driven
kanban board or a board with tasks improvements.
separated by team member.

LEVEL 2 DEFINED LEVEL 3 MANAGED LEVEL 6 CONGRUENT

Basic processes, workflow, and Processes, workflows and policies are Can continually align strategy to
policies are established and followed understood and consistent. Service operational capabilities. Robust to
consistently but desired outcomes are definitions and agreements are clear and market shifts. Beyond adaptive,
inconsistent. Quality and service defined. A kanban pull system is in place. capable of reinvention. "Built to last!"
delivery are uneven. Improvements Desired outcomes are achieved
such as per-person WIP limits are consistently. Service delivery is fit-for-
inwardly focused. Behavior is reactive, purpose. Customers are satisfied.
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