Xanpan

Xanpan is…

a cross between XP and Kanban… is an example of a roll-your-own method… is distilled from Allan Kelly's own experiences running development teams and then helping multiple teams adopt Agile working methods and practices.

Xanpan draws ideas from Kanban and Lean, XP and Scrum, product management and business analysis, and many other places. Allan tells the Xanpan story through a series of boards which tell the story of different teams.  In between he fills in the principles, practices and thinking which together constitutes Xanpan. Allan's key points include:

•handling planned and unplanned work in fixed length iterations
•the importance of keeping quality high with technical practices
•planning beyond the iteration

and why deadlines are more important than estimates.

"This book, very concise, is a goldmine. In a very accurate way, it will guide you through the implementation of the best from Kanban and Scrum." Umiastowski Nicolas

"This book is an important contribution to the agile literature. It tackles the challenges that most teams face, head-on, by proposing alternatives that some might consider heretical. This sort of discussion is invaluable in the face of corporate certification of activities that promote blind faith and dogma rather than observation and critical thought." Seb Rose

"Having bounced back and forth between Kanban and Scrum (including a brief foray into Scrumban) it's great to finally come across an agile methodology that's designed to work in the real world, with all the joys that brings. Allen introduces Xanpan in a manner than is accessible to more than just techies and provides a useful set of tools which you can use 'as is', or customise to fit your team and process." Dom Davis

"An excellent book giving real examples and experiences of the adoption of lean and Kanban models within software development teams." Belinda Waldock

"Thoroughly enjoyed XanPan. Allan challenges unfounded assumptions and really unearths a simplicity to writing about Agile and effective ways of working."
Amazon Review