Kanban, unlike Scrum, which runs in iterations, focuses more on the actual execution of the delivery. It has a heavy emphasis on visualizing the delivery workflow from start to finish, places limits on different stages of the workflow by controlling how many work items are allowed to be in each stage, and measures the lead time.

With Kanban, it is important to be able to visually see the work items going through the workflow, identify areas of inefficiency and bottlenecks, and correct them. It is a continuous process, with work coming in from one end and going out from the other, making sure that things go through as efficiently as possible.