Automate the manual work in Kaiten

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Kaiten by the numbers

Insights from real process mapping sessions that involve Kaiten.

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Top 5 Kaiten friction points when done manually

Card status updates across Kaiten boards

You manually move cards between columns in Kaiten multiple times a day, but team members update status in email or Slack, forcing you to sync everything back into Kaiten.

78% report this

Kaiten swimlane assignments take hours

Organizing cards by swimlane in Kaiten requires you to manually drag and drop each card when team members don't assign themselves, creating bottlenecks during sprint planning.

51% report this

Kaiten cycle time data stays trapped

You manually calculate how long cards spend in each Kaiten column to report on cycle time, since the data isn't automatically compiled into a format you can share with stakeholders.

44% report this

Kaiten capacity planning requires spreadsheets

You track team capacity and workload in a separate Excel file because Kaiten doesn't automatically flag when someone is overloaded with cards across multiple boards.

35% report this

Kaiten blockers need constant follow-up

Cards marked as blocked in Kaiten sit stalled while you manually chase down team members to resolve dependencies instead of getting automatic escalation alerts.

25% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

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