Recent research has noted the benefit of using Kanban, both within industry and for team-
based student projects. Unfortunately, there has been minimal research on how to improve
student learning of the Kanban process. This paper starts to address this gap by reporting on
the results of an in-class experiment that explores how to implement a Kanban Coach (KC)
for student teams that use Kanban. We first outline the key KC responsibilities and
interaction mechanisms that enables the KC to efficiently guide student teams, and then …

Recent research has noted the benefit of using Kanban, both within industry and for team-
based student projects. Unfortunately, there has been minimal research on how to improve
student learning of the Kanban process. This paper starts to address this gap by reporting on
the results of an in-class experiment that explores how to implement a Kanban Coach (KC)
for student teams that use Kanban. We first outline the key KC responsibilities and
interaction mechanisms that enables the KC to efficiently guide student teams, and then …