Discovering Kanban tells the origin story of the Kanban Method, the story of how concepts from physical industries were adapted and adopted for modern 21st-century intellectual work , illustrating with early success stories from Microsoft and two other modern technology businesses based in Seattle and San Francisco. The concepts introduced here provide a foundation for the whole series and the complete Method. It is a must-read book for anyone tasked with leading and managing modern enterprises in which the workers think for a living , working with their brains much more than with their hands.