Source: http://dpi-europe.com/what-is-critical-thinking-2/

What is a Kanban Roadmap?

The term “Kanban roadmap” seems to be taking over the product world, but is it even a thing? Spoiler alert: it’s not.

Last year I saw the term ‘Kanban roadmap’ emerge subtly in some product circles. At first I thought it was a bit of a faux pas, perhaps something that would die off naturally as some things do.

But as life will have it, the term seems to have grown in popularity lately.

A quick search on Google actually returned a worrying amount of articles that ‘defined’ what a Kanban roadmap was. At first I was actually kinda hoping it was an SEO click-bait juice and they would explain that the term was incorrect — but alas, I was wrong, again.

So let’s tackle this once and for all. If you are out there reading this, let’s establish one thing straight away:

There is no such thing as a Kanban roadmap.

So where did this term come from, anyway?

Let’s start with the basics.

What is Kanban, anyway?