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The state of the art of agile kanban method: challenges and opportunities

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Alaidaros, Hamzah, Omar, Mazni, Romli, Rohaida·2021·Independent Journal of Management & Production
DOI 10.14807/ijmp.v12i8.1482
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In the recent years, the Agile Kanban has emerged as an appropriate method used for managing projects in numerous fields and various settings. Despite getting an increased popularity in the software organizations, the Agile Kanban method still has different challenges that need to be addressed. Therefore, this study aims to concisely explore the current state of the art and latest researches on the Agile Kanban method through conducting an extensive review of the literature. The results of this study carry strong implications and confirm the important need for conducting researches on the Agile Kanban method. It also provides the key challenges and opportunities that can be investigated in future studies. The cross analysis of the results leads to a better understanding of the Agile Kanban method and aids the research teams to address the Kanban limitations and increase its adoption in the software organizations.

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  • El sistema Kanban es una de las metodologías y herramientas innovadoras que permiten mejoras dentro de una organización para competir en el mercado.

    “Como solución a la busca de un aumento en la productividad surgen metodologías y herramientas innovadoras que permiten mejoras dentro de una organización para poder competir en el mercado, una de estas metodologías es el sistema Kanban [6], [7].”

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Authors
Alaidaros, H., Omar, M., & Romli, R.
Affiliations
  • Al-Ahgaff University (YE)
  • Universiti Utara Malaysia (MY)
ORCID
Venue
Independent Journal of Management & Production
Publisher
Independent Journal of Management and Production
Published
2021-12-01
Volume
12
Issue
8
Pages
2535-2550
ISSN
2236-269X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.14807/ijmp.v12i8.1482
OpenAlex
W3216735277
Cited by
33
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 5 · 2021: 1
FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Independent Journal of Management & Production (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) (submittedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Quality and Supply Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
Keywords
Kanban method, project management, software development, agile software development, barriers to adoption, research opportunities

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