The Volcano is an enterprise kanban board that covers prioritization and execution of work.

1. The Volcano - Enterprise
kanban board
2015-11-23, Tomas Rybing, Aptilo Networks

2. My other visualizations
https://theagileist.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/the-arrow-advanced-kanban-board/
The Arrow - Advanced kanban boardPriority pyramid
https://theagileist.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/priority-pyramid/
Mirrored kanban board
https://theagileist.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/mirrored-kanban-board/
Product radar
https://theagileist.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/product-radar/

3. The Volcano - Design for kanban board
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 3 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 4 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOINGP1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES

4. The Volcano - Example
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 3 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 4 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOINGP1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES

5. The Volcano - Explained
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
The volcano is empty and needs
to be filled, for example from a
visual planning meeting.

6. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Ok, now the teams can move
stories to their ”swim lanes” to
mark them as ”ongoing”. Note! I
will only use two ”swim lanes” per
team in this example to keep it
simple.
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

7. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Team 1 takes two in P1 from
product A. Team 2 takes one
each from Product B & C.
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

8. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Team 1 and 2 starts working.P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

9. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Work continues… I fast forward a
bit now.
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

10. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Team 2 has finished first story
and have capacity free (empty
”swim lane”). They continue to
work with product B and pick that
story from P1.
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

11. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
The weekly priority meeting
replenish the volcano.
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”

12. The Volcano - Explained
TEAM 2 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS. DES. DEV. TEST DEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
TEAM 1 - EXPEDITE (FAST LANE)
ANALYS.DES.DEV.TESTDEPL.
Visible DoDs for each step
ONGOING
= System improvements
= Features
= Bugs
SERVICE CLASSES
Team 1 continues to work with
product A and pick that story
from P1. And then it continues
like this…
P1 - ”next”
PRODUCT A PRODUCT B PRODUCT C
P2 - ”soon”
P3 - ”later, maybe”