Less chaos. More finished work. Together.
Personal Kanban helps overloaded teams and the people who lead them see the full picture of their work and finish more of the right things — using two simple rules that improve focus and flow, without another big transformation program: visualize your work and limit work-in-progress.
From the creators and authors of Personal Kanban – winner of the Shingo Research and Publication Award and featured in outlets such as The New York Times, the Times of London, Fast Company, and Forbes. Trusted by teams at organizations including the World Bank, the United Nations, Meta, Spotify, Starbucks, Turner Construction, Legal Sea Foods, Progressive, and Comcast.
Is this your team right now?
Work is scattered across tools, email, and meetings, and no one can see the complete picture of what’s really in flight.
Too many things are started, not enough are finished, and important work keeps stalling or slipping.
People feel overloaded and stuck in firefighting mode, while meetings and status updates rarely change anything.
Personal Kanban gives you a simple, visual way to see that reality together and change how work flows, starting with just two simple rules.
Two rules. Endless possibilities.
These two rules give you a clear picture of your actual workload and a humane way to reduce overload, improve collaboration, and finish more of the work that matters.
Visualize your work
Put everything that matters — projects, tasks, and support work — on a shared board so everyone can see what exists, what’s in progress, and what’s done.
Limit your work‑in‑progress (WIP)
Agree how much can be in “Doing” at once so people can focus, finish, and learn, instead of juggling too much, finishing too little, and drowning in half‑done work.
Why “personal” if it’s used with teams?
Personal Kanban was named to distinguish humane, knowledge‑work Kanban from factory floor Kanban — not to say it was only for individuals. From the beginning, it has been used by individuals, teams, and entire organizations that want better focus, collaboration, and flow.
On our Services pages, you’ll see how this same approach scales from individuals to teams, portfolios, and whole organizations.
Ways To Work With Personal Kanban
Consulting for teams and organizations
Bring Personal Kanban to your team or organization to reduce overload and stress, improve alignment, collaboration, and flow, and deliver more of the work that matters.
Partner with Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria to map your current work, design practical boards, and coach your teams into healthier, more sustainable flow — without adding brittle process or another heavyweight framework.
Engagements range from focused workshops to longer‑term coaching for leaders, teams, and cross‑functional groups.
Training and Courses
Learn Kanban step-by-step through live and self-paced courses from Modus Institute, designed for individuals, teams, and leaders. Deepen your practice through advanced workshops that focus on real-world applications, common challenges, and lessons learned in complex work environments.
Practice online with Kanban Zone
Use Personal Kanban in Kanban Zone, our preferred online partner, to build boards that match how your teams really work, without adding tool overload. Start with a simple Personal Kanban board and grow into more advanced views as your system matures, preserving visibility and WIP discipline as you scale.
