Open Guide to Kanban - In the Context of Knowledge Work
The Open Guide to Kanban is a practical, community-curated reference for using Kanban in knowledge work. It defines the essential practices, measures, and language for designing, running, and improving Kanban systems.

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Guide Overview
Key characteristics of this guide
Purpose
Community-expanded handbook
Ethos
Inclusive, evolving, collaborative
Audience
Teams blending Kanban with other approaches
Use Case
How do we apply Kanban in *our* context?
Content
Rich with examples and extensions
Update Model
Community-driven, iterative
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Choose the right approach for your context
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Updated July 2, 2025
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What is this Guide?
Open Source & Community Driven
The Open Guide to Kanban is an open source project that thrives on community collaboration. Whether you want to suggest improvements, report issues, or contribute content, we welcome your participation. The Kanban Guide is not open to contributions here, but is included here for reference. Together, we can make these resources even more valuable for the Kanban community worldwide and anyone wishing to improve the flow of value (potential and actual realized value).
License
This work, Open Guide to Kanban, is an adaptation of the [Kanban Guide (May 2025 version)](https://kanbanguides.org/history/kanban-guide-2025/), which is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). The original guide is © 2019-2025 Orderly Disruption Limited, Daniel S. Vacanti, Inc. Changes were made to the original. Licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). _Portions highlighted in italic are © 2025_ Orderly Disruption Limited, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. All other content is from © 2019-2025 Orderly Disruption Limited, Daniel S. Vacanti, Inc., also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.