Kanban board concepts including WIP limits, cumulative flow, and pull-based workflow terminology.
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- What is Kanban?
- A visual workflow management method using a board with columns to limit work in progress.
- What is a pull system in Kanban?
- Work is initiated only when capacity exists downstream, not pushed forward automatically.
- Define WIP limit.
- Maximum number of work items allowed in a specific column at any given time.
- What is a Kanban board?
- A physical or digital tool displaying workflow with columns representing different work stages.
- What does a card represent on a Kanban board?
- A single unit of work or task being tracked through the workflow.
- What is a column on a Kanban board?
- A vertical section representing a stage or status in the workflow.
- Define lead time.
- Total elapsed time from when a request is made until work is completed and delivered.
- Define cycle time.
- Amount of time an item spends actively being worked on, excluding waiting time.
- What is throughput in Kanban?
- The number of work items completed or passing through the system in a given time period.
- What is a cumulative flow diagram?
- A stacked area chart showing the total count of items in each workflow state over time.
- What does visualization mean in Kanban?
- Making all work items and workflow stages visible to the entire team.
- What is a bottleneck in Kanban?
- A workflow stage where items accumulate because work cannot progress fast enough.
- What is a swimlane on a Kanban board?
- A horizontal row used to separate work by team, priority, or work type.
- What is a blocker?
- An impediment preventing work on an item from progressing.
- What is the purpose of a backlog column?
- To hold work items that have not yet been pulled into active development.