Kanban Zone Partners with Modus Institute to Deliver Expert-Led Services That Help Teams Achieve Workflow Excellence

New strategic services partnership brings world-class coaching, Kanban system design, and visual work expertise to Kanban Zone customers.

Scottsdale, AZ - August 19, 2025 - Kanban Zone, a leading visual work management platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Modus Institute, the global experts in visual collaboration and creators of Personal Kanban, Lean Coffee, and The Right Environment. This partnership enables organizations to not only visualize their work through software-but to master it with expert guidance rooted in psychology, systems thinking, and practical experience.

Through this partnership, Kanban Zone customers gain direct access to the same systems thinking and kanban coaching used by teams at Spotify, Meta, The New York Times, Turner Construction, and the World Bank. Services include value stream mapping, Kanban system design, and team training-delivered by Modus Institute founders Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria, the Shingo Award-winning team who pioneered many of today's most trusted visual work practices.

"Too many teams are stuck managing work instead of improving how it flows," said Jim Benson, co-founder of Modus Institute and co-creator of Personal Kanban. "This partnership is about giving organizations a complete system with powerful visual tools inside Kanban Zone, paired with proven methods to reduce friction, boost alignment, and deliver real outcomes."

"At Modus, we've always focused on designing humane systems that value clarity, communication, and the psychology of how people really work," added Tonianne DeMaria, co-founder of Modus Institute. "Kanban Zone is the perfect platform to bring those systems to life. Together, we're empowering teams to create environments where great work can truly happen."

To support organizations of all sizes, services are available as both self-guided resources and done-with-you engagements that accelerate implementation and drive change faster. Customers can now explore options ranging from self-paced courses to comprehensive onboarding experiences that include governance, metrics, and coaching-all integrated directly into the Kanban Zone platform.

"We've always believed software should adapt to people, not the other way around," said Dimitri Ponomareff, CEO of Kanban Zone. "With Modus Institute as our partner, we're equipping organizations with everything they need to succeed: strategic clarity, human-centered systems, and the visual workflows to make it all happen."

This announcement follows a period of strong momentum for Kanban Zone, which recently launched a redesigned experience for professional services and now offers personalized onboarding for growing teams across legal, education, software, and service-based industries.

For more details on the partnership and available services, visit:
https://kanbanzone.com/services

Kanban Zone
15333 North Pima Road, Suite 305
Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA

Press Contact:
Christine Joy Leal
christine@kanbanzone.com

ABOUT MODUS INSTITUTE
Founded by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria, Modus Institute is the global leader in humane systems design, visual collaboration, and team transformation. As the creators of Shingo Award-winning Personal Kanban and Lean Coffee, their frameworks have empowered thousands of teams, from solopreneurs to startups to global institutions, to align their work, reduce overload, and achieve meaningful progress.
https://modusinstitute.com/

ABOUT KANBAN ZONE
Kanban Zone is a visual work management platform that helps individuals and teams organize, prioritize, and deliver work with clarity and flow. Designed for everything from personal productivity to enterprise portfolio management, Kanban Zone enables smarter work, faster results, and better collaboration across teams of any size.
https://kanbanzone.com/

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