Is it Scrum or kanban? Yes, er, no. Well, it depends. Sometimes the road to process development takes a few unexpected turns.
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In general terms, Scrum is a process framework for managing complex product development and typically associated with code development, while kanban, a pull-based scheduling system, is associated with manufacturing. But many work sectors use both of these methods successfully by adapting the tools to their particular company’s workflow. The media industry is no different.
The media industry is in as much turmoil as other business sectors, and the fairly recent transition from print to digital has all too often reduced best practices and process control to nothing short of triage. What to do then when your team gels enough to create the means and space for real improvement? For us at Quality Digest Daily (QDD), it has meant a redoubled effort at process development.
Our publication transitioned from print to digital in a two-step process that took a full year to implement, but managing the difference in workflow, content creation, and advertising was by far more challenging than mastering a new form of content delivery.
As for whether we Scrum or kanban: Yes, we do both. Our content creation takes many forms and comes from myriad sources, both internal and external. Although that lateral movement allows for a lot of creativity, it also means the workflow runs at a sometimes frenetic pace, and we have developed a sort of run-and-gun style of Scrum. On the other hand, as our circle of contributing authors widens and more assets become available, we have realized how kanban can help us to develop more in-depth content as well as a better and more consistent mix of content based on what our readers want (the pull, as it were). So the Scrum influences the kanban and vice versa.
Scrum vs. kanban? No way! We Scrumban. How about you?
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The answer is ...
... LOGISTICS ! Logistics still is one of the more neglected disciplines in systems' management or administration: it's high time that Logistics be not only forwarding, carrying and warehousing. Increasing outsourcing and suppliers' management and administration should give Logistics the place it deserves.
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