About this Publication

Between the covers of this book, you will find everything you need to know about Portfolio Kanban. The book is structured in 5 chapters, starting with the basics of Portfolio Kanban and smoothly advancing through the different layers of the method to provide concise and in-depth understanding. Beginning with what it is and why it is important, through different scenarios and ways to implement it in practice, to the powerful forecasting on a portfolio level.

About the Author

Dimitar Karaivanov, CEO and Co-founder of Kanbanize, is a Lean-thinker and a Kanban practitioner with a solid background in the areas of software development and process improvement. His expertise was gained through more than 15 years of career development at companies like Johnson Controls, SAP and Software AG. Dimitar has envisioned and brought to life the idea of Kanbanize as aimed at solving problems in the way companies manage big initiatives spread across multiple teams. Through the success of his company, he has proven that Kanban can be used for product development and not just change management activities. He is passionate about achieving extreme performance at scale and applying Lean / Kanban outside IT. Dimitar is a keynote speaker and author of ‘Lean Software Development with Kanban’. He is an active member of the Lean / Agile community and supporter of initiatives, which aim to promote it.