What are the differences between Scrum and Kanban?

Scrum is an Agile project management framework that helps teams structure and manage their work through a set of values, principles, and practices.

Kanban is a visual system used to manage and keep track of work as it moves through a process.

What are the differences between Scrum and Kanban?

• Scheduling: In the Scrum approach, managers set sprints by determining clear deadlines for each aspect of the project. Kanban, on the other hand, encourages continuity with the responsibility of setting deadlines lying with the team leader.
• Duties: In Scrum, every team member is delegated with a specific task. However, in Kanban, roles for team members are not strictly determined, resulting in greater cooperation.
• Improvisations: Scrum does not really allow improvisations and changes in the middle of a sprint, while Kanban encourages modifications and promotes continuous adjustments.
• KPIs: The velocity of a sprint helps in understanding productivity in Scrum. And since sprints are the smallest pieces of work, they get executed very quickly. Kanban, on the other hand, considers the time taken to complete a larger portion of the project.
• Application: While Scrum works best with projects that have fixed deliverables, Kanban is better suited for flexible teams that need frequent changes in between.