Agile Process Manager
Full agile project management with Scrum, Kanban and Hybrid frameworks. Product backlog, sprint planning, Kanban board with WIP limits, burndown charts, velocity tracking and Scrum Guide 2020 compliant roles. All in one free tool — works on any device.
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Scrum with sprints and ceremonies, Kanban with continuous flow and WIP limits, or Hybrid Scrumban combining both approaches.
Product Backlog
User stories with MoSCoW prioritization, acceptance criteria, story points, Class of Service, dependencies and tags.
Metrics & Charts
Velocity tracking, burndown/burnup charts, CFD, lead/cycle time, throughput, sprint health score and team workload analysis.
Scrum Guide 2020 Roles
Fine-grained permission matrix: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team. Kanban equivalents: SRM and SDM.
See It in Action
How It Works
Choose Your Framework
Create a project and select Scrum, Kanban or Hybrid. Each framework comes with tailored columns, roles, metrics and workflows.
Build Your Backlog
Add user stories with MoSCoW priority, acceptance criteria, story points and tags. Estimate with integrated Planning Poker.
Run Sprints or Flow
Plan sprints with team capacity, track progress on the Kanban board, monitor burndown and velocity, and run retrospectives.
3 Agile Frameworks, One Tool
Choose the methodology that fits your team. Switch between frameworks as your process evolves.
Scrum
Sprint-based iterative development following the Scrum Guide 2020. Fixed-length sprints (1-4 weeks) with planning, daily standups, sprint review and retrospective. Roles: Product Owner manages the backlog, Scrum Master facilitates ceremonies, Development Team estimates and delivers. Track velocity and burndown across sprints.
Kanban
Continuous flow management based on David Anderson's Kanban Method. Visualize work on a board with customizable columns, enforce WIP (Work In Progress) limits, define explicit column policies, and categorize work with Class of Service (Standard, Expedite, Fixed Date, Intangible). Use swimlanes to group cards by assignee, priority, CoS or tag. Roles: Service Request Manager and Service Delivery Manager.
Hybrid (Scrumban)
Combines the best of Scrum and Kanban: keep sprint structure for planning rhythm while using Kanban's WIP limits and flow metrics for daily execution. Optional sprints, simplified ceremonies, and both velocity and flow metrics. Get the predictability of Scrum with the flexibility of Kanban.
Framework Deep Dive
Each framework comes with tailored columns, roles, metrics and workflows. Here's exactly how they work inside Keisen.
🏃 Scrum — Sprint-Based Iterative Development
Keisen implements Scrum following the Scrum Guide 2020 with full ceremony support and role-based permissions.
Sprint Lifecycle (4 Phases)
- Planning — The Product Owner selects stories from the prioritized backlog. The team estimates with integrated Planning Poker and commits based on team capacity (hours per member, adjusted for availability and vacations). Sprint duration is configurable from 1 to 4 weeks.
- Active — The Development Team works on committed stories. The Kanban board shows 4 columns: To Do → In Progress → In Review → Done. Track daily progress with the burndown chart (ideal vs. actual), record daily standup notes (Yesterday / Today / Blockers) per team member, and detect blockers automatically.
- Review — The Scrum Master conducts a formal Sprint Review following Scrum Guide 2020. Each story receives an outcome: Approved, Needs Refinement, or Rejected. Capture stakeholder feedback, demo notes, formal decisions (action items, scope changes, technical decisions) and lessons learned.
- Completed — Velocity is calculated automatically. The sprint links to an integrated Retrospective board. Unfinished stories return to the backlog for the next sprint.
Scrum Roles (Scrum Guide 2020)
- Product Owner — Owns the backlog. Creates, edits, deletes and prioritizes stories. Sets the Definition of Ready. Defines the final estimate after team discussion. Assigns team members to stories.
- Scrum Master — Facilitates ceremonies. Creates, starts and completes sprints. Runs Sprint Review and Retrospective. Configures WIP limits and board settings. Removes impediments.
- Development Team (Developer, Designer, QA) — Estimates stories via Planning Poker. Self-assigns to stories. Moves own stories on the board. Records daily standup notes. Cannot create stories or manage sprints.
- Stakeholder — View-only access. Participates in Sprint Review feedback. Cannot modify stories, sprints or board.
Scrum Metrics
- Velocity — Story points completed per sprint, with trend line across sprints
- Burndown Chart — Points remaining per day vs. ideal burndown line
- Burnup Chart — Points completed per day showing scope changes
- Sprint Health Score — Automatic risk detection when progress falls below 80% of ideal
- Estimation Accuracy — Estimated vs. actual points comparison
- Lead Time & Cycle Time — Days from creation to done / in-progress to done
📊 Kanban — Continuous Flow Management
Keisen implements Kanban following David Anderson's Kanban Method with 6 practices: visualize workflow, limit WIP, manage flow, make policies explicit, implement feedback loops, improve collaboratively.
Board Configuration (6 Default Columns)
- Backlog — All incoming work. Policy: "Sort by priority". No WIP limit.
- Refinement — Stories being analyzed and detailed. WIP limit: 5. Policies: "Max 2 days in column", "Requires acceptance criteria".
- Ready — Stories that meet the Definition of Ready. WIP limit: 5. Policy: "Estimations completed".
- In Progress — Active development. WIP limit: 3. Policy: "Max 1 item per person", "Daily status update".
- Review — Code review / QA. WIP limit: 2. Policy: "Max 24h in column", "Requires code review".
- Done — Completed work. Policy: "All acceptance criteria met". No WIP limit.
WIP Limits & Visual Status
Each column shows a real-time WIP indicator with color coding: green = under limit, orange = at limit, red = exceeded. Expedite items (Class of Service) can exceed WIP limits when needed for urgent work.
5 Swimlane Types
- Class of Service — Expedite (top, red) → Fixed Date (purple) → Standard (blue) → Intangible (grey)
- Assignee — One horizontal row per team member
- Priority — Must (top) → Should → Could → Won't (bottom)
- Tag — One row per tag for category-based grouping
- None — Classic flat column view
Class of Service (4 Categories)
- Standard (blue) — Normal FIFO processing, respects WIP limits
- Expedite (red) — Urgent work, can exceed WIP limits, processed immediately
- Fixed Date (purple) — Immovable deadline, scheduled commitment
- Intangible (grey) — Technical debt, infrastructure, no immediate business value
Kanban Roles
- Service Request Manager (SRM) — Equivalent to Product Owner. Manages incoming requests, prioritizes backlog, defines acceptance criteria.
- Service Delivery Manager (SDM) — Equivalent to Scrum Master. Manages flow, monitors WIP limits, facilitates improvement meetings, removes impediments.
- Team Members — Pull work from the board, self-assign, update status daily.
Kanban Metrics
- Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) — Visualizes work item count per status over time, revealing bottlenecks
- Lead Time — Days from story creation to completion
- Cycle Time — Days from "In Progress" to "Done"
- Throughput — Items completed per week
- Work Item Age — How long each item has been in its current status
- Flow Efficiency — Ratio of active work time vs. total lead time
- WIP Distribution — Current items per status column
🔀 Hybrid (Scrumban) — Best of Both Worlds
Hybrid combines Scrum's sprint rhythm with Kanban's flow management. Keep the predictability of time-boxed iterations while using WIP limits and flow metrics for daily execution.
Board Configuration (Simplified)
- To Do — Sprint-committed stories ready to start. No WIP limit.
- In Progress — Active development. WIP limit: 5. Policy: "Max 1 item per person".
- Done — Completed work. Policy: "All acceptance criteria met".
What Hybrid Takes from Each Framework
| From Scrum | From Kanban |
|---|---|
| Optional sprint time-boxing | WIP limits per column |
| Velocity tracking | Flow metrics (CFD, lead/cycle time) |
| Burndown / Burnup charts | Continuous improvement cadence |
| Sprint planning & capacity | Pull system (team decides when to start) |
| Retrospectives per sprint | Column policies |
When to Use Hybrid
- Teams transitioning from Scrum to Kanban (or vice versa)
- Projects mixing feature development (sprint-based) with maintenance (flow-based)
- Teams that need sprint structure for planning but want more flexibility in daily execution
- Organizations with mixed maturity levels across teams
Scrum Guide 2020 — Role Permissions Matrix
Every action is controlled by a dual-layer role system: access role (owner, admin, member, viewer) combined with functional role (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developer). For Kanban projects, roles are remapped: PO → Service Request Manager, SM → Service Delivery Manager.
| Action | Product Owner | Scrum Master | Dev Team | Stakeholder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backlog Management | ||||
| Create / Edit / Delete Stories | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Prioritize Backlog (MoSCoW) | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Set Final Estimate | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Assign Team Members | ✅ | — | — | — |
| Sprint Management | ||||
| Create / Start / Complete Sprint | — | ✅ | — | — |
| Facilitate Retrospective | — | ✅ | — | — |
| Configure WIP Limits | — | ✅ | — | — |
| Estimation & Development | ||||
| Estimate Story Points (Planning Poker) | — | — | ✅ | — |
| Self-assign to Stories | — | — | ✅ | — |
| Move Own Stories on Board | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | — |
| Move Any Story on Board | ✅ | ✅ | — | — |
| Team Management | ||||
| Invite Members | ✅ | ✅ | — | — |
| Remove Members / Change Roles | ✅ | — | — | — |
Kanban equivalents: Product Owner → Service Request Manager (SRM) · Scrum Master → Service Delivery Manager (SDM) · Development Team → Team Members. Same permission matrix, different terminology.
Complete Agile Toolkit
- Product Backlog Management — User stories with "As a... I want... So that..." template, MoSCoW prioritization (Must, Should, Could, Won't), acceptance criteria, business value scoring and story dependencies
- 7-State Story Workflow — Track stories through Backlog → Refinement → Ready → In Sprint → In Progress → In Review → Done with automatic status management
- Sprint Planning & Capacity — Configure sprint duration (1-4 weeks), calculate team capacity based on member availability, allocate stories by story points vs. capacity
- Kanban Board with WIP Limits — Customizable columns with Work In Progress limits, visual WIP status indicators (green/orange/red), and explicit column policies per Kanban Practice #4
- 5 Swimlane Types — Group cards by Class of Service, Assignee, Priority (MoSCoW), Tag, or no grouping for maximum board flexibility
- Class of Service (Kanban) — Categorize work items as Standard (FIFO), Expedite (can exceed WIP), Fixed Date (immovable deadline), or Intangible (tech debt)
- Burndown & Velocity Charts — Real-time burndown with ideal vs. actual lines, velocity tracking across sprints with trend analysis, sprint health scoring
- Lead Time & Cycle Time — Live calculation of lead time (creation to done) and cycle time (in-progress to done) for flow efficiency analysis
- Scrum Guide 2020 Permissions — Role-based access: PO manages backlog, SM manages sprints, Dev Team estimates and self-assigns. Fine-grained permission matrix for every action
- Daily Standup Tracking — Structured "Yesterday / Today / Blockers" notes per team member with blocker detection and historical tracking
- Sprint Review with Outcomes — Formal review with story-level outcomes (Approved / Needs Refinement / Rejected), stakeholder feedback, demo notes and formal decisions
- Team Capacity & Skill Matrix — Dual-view capacity planning (Scrum standard + hours view), skill matrix, member availability tracking with unavailable date ranges
- Integrated Estimation Room — Connect to Planning Poker sessions with Fibonacci, T-Shirt, PERT and Bucket estimation methods directly from stories
- Built-in Retrospective — Link sprints to retrospective boards with 5 templates, action items tracking and sentiment analysis
- Audit Trail — Complete change history tracking 11 actions (create, update, delete, move, estimate, assign, complete, start, close, invite, join) across 5 entity types
- Google Sheets Export — Export 5 formatted sheets: Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Team & Capacity, Retrospective, and Aggregated Metrics
Built on Proven Methodologies
Keisen's Agile Process Manager isn't just another project board — it implements the actual frameworks as defined by their creators. Scrum follows the Scrum Guide 2020 by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, with proper accountability boundaries between Product Owner, Scrum Master and Developers. Kanban implements David Anderson's six practices — from visualizing workflow to collaborative improvement — with real WIP limits, explicit policies and Class of Service categorization.
The permission matrix enforces Scrum's separation of concerns: only the Product Owner manages the backlog, only the Scrum Master manages sprints, and only Developers estimate. This isn't optional — it's how the framework is designed to work, and Keisen enforces it so your team builds the right habits from day one.
Combined with the integrated Estimation Room for Planning Poker, the Retrospective Board for continuous improvement, the Eisenhower Matrix for strategic prioritization, and Smart Todo for operational task management, Keisen provides a complete agile ecosystem — not just isolated tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
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