Agile Project Management Kanban Method and Practices 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a Work In Progress (WIP) limit in Kanban?

Accepted Answer

To reduce multitasking and expose bottlenecks

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To set a deadline for each task

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To assign more work to idle team members

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To increase the number of columns on the board

Question 2

In Kanban, what does 'pull' mean in a pull-based system?

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Work is pulled into the next stage only when there is capacity

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The manager pushes tasks to the team

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Tasks are pulled from the backlog at random

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Customers pull reports daily

Question 3

Which metric measures the total time from when a work item is requested to when it is delivered?

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Lead time

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Cycle time

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Velocity

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Story points

Question 4

What is a Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) primarily used to visualize?

Accepted Answer

Work distribution across stages and flow stability over time

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Individual developer performance rankings

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The project budget burn rate

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Customer satisfaction scores

Question 5

Kanban is best described as a method that promotes which kind of change?

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Evolutionary, incremental improvement starting from the current process

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Immediate, radical reorganization of roles

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A fixed-length sprint cadence

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Mandatory adoption of new job titles

Question 6

What does it mean to 'make policies explicit' in Kanban?

Accepted Answer

Clearly define and display the rules for how work flows and is prioritized

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Keep process rules in the manager's head

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Write a detailed annual business plan

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Limit who can view the board

Question 7

Why are Kanban boards typically organized into columns?

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To represent the stages of the workflow that items pass through

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To separate work by team member name

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To rank tasks by difficulty

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To group tasks by their due dates only